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  1. rhys
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    Free 1981 XJ650 and 1982 XS850 Free to Good Home

    I have these two parts bikes (and a few boxes of parts) that are free to anyone who wants them. I don't have the time or money to restore them,...
    Thread by: rhys, Feb 9, 2018, 13 replies, in forum: For Sale, Trade/Swap, Wanted
  2. rhys
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    Free 650 / 850 Project Bikes

    My Inbox was not full at a paltry 36 messages when I first signed up here. Why there needs to be a 10-message limit is beyond me. You can say...
    Post by: rhys, Apr 11, 2017 in forum: For Sale, Trade/Swap, Wanted
  3. rhys
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    Free 650 / 850 Project Bikes

    I'm sorry, but there are so many things wrong with that mentality. Firstly, it is patently false. There are very few messaging systems that do...
    Post by: rhys, Apr 11, 2017 in forum: For Sale, Trade/Swap, Wanted
  4. rhys
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    Free 650 / 850 Project Bikes

    Because private messages are supposed to be exactly that, and the inability to delete a private message - even in a forum like this - is a new...
    Post by: rhys, Apr 11, 2017 in forum: For Sale, Trade/Swap, Wanted
  5. rhys
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    Free 650 / 850 Project Bikes

    No reply, I see. I guess that answers my question. You can't delete messages in your own inbox on this forum. Creepy. Invasive. Unacceptable....
    Post by: rhys, Apr 11, 2017 in forum: For Sale, Trade/Swap, Wanted
  6. rhys
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    Free 650 / 850 Project Bikes

    I don't know if you are intentionally not hearing what I'm saying or what. In any messaging system, if I delete a message from my Inbox, that...
    Post by: rhys, Apr 10, 2017 in forum: For Sale, Trade/Swap, Wanted
  7. rhys
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    Free 650 / 850 Project Bikes

    The part that is fishy is this. With a normal messaging system, I have a message in my Inbox. If I delete that message, it is gone. That's why...
    Post by: rhys, Apr 10, 2017 in forum: For Sale, Trade/Swap, Wanted
  8. rhys
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    Free 650 / 850 Project Bikes

    Privacy-- nothing put out to any computer is really private anymore. Nonsense. That's just an excuse to not take care of things or be lazy and...
    Post by: rhys, Apr 10, 2017 in forum: For Sale, Trade/Swap, Wanted
  9. rhys
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    Free 650 / 850 Project Bikes

    While it may not s even like much improvement, there actually is a LOT of improvement. You just haven't been on long enough to work with the new...
    Post by: rhys, Apr 9, 2017 in forum: For Sale, Trade/Swap, Wanted
  10. rhys
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    Free 650 / 850 Project Bikes

    "Leave conversation" doesn't sound like "delete message" to me. Are they still in the system and I can't see them? Or are they really gone?
    Post by: rhys, Apr 7, 2017 in forum: For Sale, Trade/Swap, Wanted
  11. rhys
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    Free 650 / 850 Project Bikes

    Hmmm... I didn't get an alert for that. And there doesn't seem to be a way to delete messages from my Inbox any more. I'm not on this site as...
    Post by: rhys, Apr 6, 2017 in forum: For Sale, Trade/Swap, Wanted
  12. rhys
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    Time to make some choices.

    Time to make some choices.
    Status Update by rhys, Apr 2, 2017
  13. rhys
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    Free 650 / 850 Project Bikes

    I have these two project bikes that I have not been able to do anything with. Perhaps you can use them for parts or make them into working...
    Thread by: rhys, Apr 2, 2017, 31 replies, in forum: For Sale, Trade/Swap, Wanted
  14. rhys
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    XJ4ever parts & service

    Bump from another satisfied return customer. Got my replacement starter button (those things break after 30 years or so), oil filters, and cables...
    Post by: rhys, Jul 29, 2015 in forum: Reviews - Service, Online, Retail Shop
  15. rhys
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    Headlight and speedometer troubles

    I went through this recently with my 750 Maxim. High beam light would come on, and would pulse in time with the engine revs, but no light......
    Post by: rhys, Jul 28, 2015 in forum: XJ Technical Chat
  16. rhys
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    regulator rectifier problem

    A super-hot RR is not normal. It should be replaced before it fries something else. The battery is good and the starter motor is good and most...
    Post by: rhys, Jul 22, 2015 in forum: XJ Technical Chat
  17. rhys
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    regulator rectifier problem

    Here's the good news: The bike cranking problem can essentially be solved separately. The bad news is that even if you fix that, you really...
    Post by: rhys, Jul 20, 2015 in forum: XJ Technical Chat
  18. rhys
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    Finally getting some garage time again!

    Finally getting some garage time again!
    Status Update by rhys, Jul 20, 2015
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    Resurrecting the 750!

    Wow! Site upgrade happened while I was away. Lost my cheesy avatar. Ah, well. That's what happens when you disappear for 18 months at a time....
    Post by: rhys, Jul 20, 2015 in forum: XJ Technical Chat
  20. rhys
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    Front caliper rebuild

    There are two problems with compressed air (which I have used before). One is a problem that I avoided, though you might not be so lucky....
    Post by: rhys, Nov 8, 2013 in forum: XJ Technical Chat
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    Resurrecting the 750!

    So! Time for an update, given that this year has been full of progress. Brakes: Front brakes rebuilt! Got a used caliper from eBay....
    Post by: rhys, Nov 8, 2013 in forum: XJ Technical Chat
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    Resurrecting the 750!

    We did some (a trivial amount) of poking around on eBay and didn't find anything with a Buy It Now! marker. In fact, the only calipers for "750s"...
    Post by: rhys, Feb 4, 2013 in forum: XJ Technical Chat
  23. rhys
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    Resurrecting the 750!

    This is why I love this site. Those are *great* ideas! We're lucky... and unlucky. The left side caliper - which is pretty much unobtainium...
    Post by: rhys, Feb 2, 2013 in forum: XJ Technical Chat
  24. rhys
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    Resurrecting the 750!

    Thanks for the insights. I think we'll get this caliper bolt out, though it's going to take quite a bit of "encouragment". Glad to know what the...
    Post by: rhys, Jan 29, 2013 in forum: XJ Technical Chat
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    Resurrecting the 750!

    PM me your address and I'll mail them to you.
    Post by: rhys, Jan 25, 2013 in forum: XJ Technical Chat
  26. rhys
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    Resurrecting the 750!

    Okay, did some major stuff to the 750 last night. First, cut away the air box. We're going to get pod filters for this thing. It's just too...
    Post by: rhys, Jan 23, 2013 in forum: XJ Technical Chat
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    For Sale XJ PARTS FOR SALE---FOR ALL MAXIM, SECA, AND TURBO MODELS

    Got a whole box full of stuff for rebuilding the brakes on the 750. All the right parts came, and they came fast. Master cylinder is now rebuilt...
    Post by: rhys, Jan 23, 2013 in forum: For Sale, Trade/Swap, Wanted
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    Removing my front forks/rebuilding them

    On my XJs, the height of the forks themselves are not adjustable. The springs will force the forks to their maximum length, countered by the...
    Post by: rhys, Nov 2, 2012 in forum: XJ Technical Chat
  29. rhys
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    Removing my front forks/rebuilding them

    Yes, to get the old seals out, you grab hold of them with pliers, screwdrivers, whatever you like to get them out. The dust seals should come out...
    Post by: rhys, Oct 25, 2012 in forum: XJ Technical Chat
  30. rhys
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    For Sale XJ PARTS FOR SALE---FOR ALL MAXIM, SECA, AND TURBO MODELS

    As always, excellent service from chacal. Worked with him to get the right set of shoes and springs for the rear brakes on my 750 AND got them...
    Post by: rhys, Oct 16, 2012 in forum: For Sale, Trade/Swap, Wanted
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    Resurrecting the 750!

    Rear brakes reassembled and working well (at least, on the center stand). Drum was quite rusted and had to drive the cam out to clean and lube...
    Post by: rhys, Oct 16, 2012 in forum: XJ Technical Chat
  32. rhys
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    Removing my front forks/rebuilding them

    Dealing with the steering neck is a royal pain. Taking the forks apart is the time to CHECK the steering head, but not necessarily disssemble it....
    Post by: rhys, Oct 16, 2012 in forum: XJ Technical Chat
  33. rhys
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    Removing my front forks/rebuilding them

    Also, there are a few steps to disassembling the forks that are MUCH easier if you accomplish them while the forks are still on the bike. Here's...
    Post by: rhys, Oct 10, 2012 in forum: XJ Technical Chat
  34. rhys
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    Stuck needle jet (main nozzle) in Hitachi Carburetor

    Which is precisely why I said the object was to break it loose, NOT drive it out. If it's still stuck enough to need being driven out, it needs...
    Post by: rhys, Oct 8, 2012 in forum: XJ Technical Chat
  35. rhys
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    Stuck needle jet (main nozzle) in Hitachi Carburetor

    If the tops are off (no diaphragms), flip the carb rack upside down and dribble carb cleaner onto the emulsion tube from the float bowl side (now...
    Post by: rhys, Oct 8, 2012 in forum: XJ Technical Chat
  36. rhys
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    82 xj750 maxim issues

    One thing that used to get me while I was working on the 650 was that the battery must be fairly well charged OR you need a good, strong battery...
    Post by: rhys, Sep 4, 2012 in forum: XJ Technical Chat
  37. rhys
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    650 Engine Clicking

    That thread fitz wrote about the header gaskets suggests that they might need to be doubled up. I have a four-into-one exhaust, but it predates...
    Post by: rhys, Aug 28, 2012 in forum: XJ Technical Chat
  38. rhys
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    650 Engine Clicking

    The only trouble with THAT is that before I got my hands on her, I'm fairly sure that certain kinds of maintenance were not done too regularly....
    Post by: rhys, Aug 28, 2012 in forum: XJ Technical Chat
  39. rhys
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    650 Engine Clicking

    I know. That's why I mentioned it. But I didn't want to spend a lot of time running the thing and chasing ghosts if the likely cause of the...
    Post by: rhys, Aug 28, 2012 in forum: XJ Technical Chat
  40. rhys
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    650 Engine Clicking

    RELATED: I have a ColorTune plug, but no idea how to use it. The instructions that came with it are pretty darned thin...
    Post by: rhys, Aug 27, 2012 in forum: XJ Technical Chat
  41. rhys
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    650 Engine Clicking

    So there's this clicking noise that sounds like it's coming from the right side of the engine on the 650. 650 Engine Noise (I can convert to...
    Thread by: rhys, Aug 27, 2012, 6 replies, in forum: XJ Technical Chat
  42. rhys
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    What did you do to your Yamaha today?

    Now that the Honda is all put back together and running, turned attention back to the Yamahas. Ordering brakes parts for the 750 and found the...
    Post by: rhys, Aug 27, 2012 in forum: XJ Technical Chat
  43. rhys
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    82 maxim 1100xj rear wheel locked up at highway speed...why?

    No one is born with knowledge of how to do anything besides eat, poop, and complain. What differentiates us is how we react to a situation where...
    Post by: rhys, Jul 27, 2012 in forum: XJ Technical Chat
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    82 maxim 1100xj rear wheel locked up at highway speed...why?

    There's so little oil in the rear that you don't really check it so much as you either change it outright (it only takes a couple of ounces) or...
    Post by: rhys, Jul 27, 2012 in forum: XJ Technical Chat
  45. rhys
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    1981 xj650 starter just rebuilt still not starting.

    Time to do the valve adjustment. Obviously, idling that high is not good, which means time to look at various things that affect the mix, which...
    Post by: rhys, Jul 27, 2012 in forum: XJ Technical Chat
  46. rhys
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    Resurrecting the 750!

    Ah, excellent! Excellent! Thanks!
    Post by: rhys, Jul 26, 2012 in forum: XJ Technical Chat
  47. rhys
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    Resurrecting the 750!

    Put some Kenda tires that I got from another project bike (an XS 850 that will get reborn later) onto the 750 yesterday. Mirrors both left and...
    Post by: rhys, Jul 26, 2012 in forum: XJ Technical Chat
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    Resurrecting the 750!

    Just for grins, a buddy of mine and I put together the carb rack, complete with perforated diaphragm, missing spacer washer, and oversized pilot...
    Post by: rhys, Apr 9, 2012 in forum: XJ Technical Chat
  49. rhys
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    Resurrecting the 750!

    You are correct. "Valve adjustment" on the 750 and the 650 is indeed what I meant. Big difference. I do need a "valve job" on a different...
    Post by: rhys, Aug 16, 2011 in forum: XJ Technical Chat
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    Resurrecting the 750!

    Well, against previous advice - mainly due to lack of funds and parts at the time that I had help - a friend of mine and I put the carbs back...
    Post by: rhys, Aug 15, 2011 in forum: XJ Technical Chat
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