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  1. 4nik8r
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    HELP! One piston ring is stuck but good.....need solution

    Tried that - no dice
    Post by: 4nik8r, Jun 4, 2025 in forum: XJ Technical Chat
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    Looking for One used XJ550 piston with rings

    Actually I just used Sauquoit as a guess of where you were generally located to generate a shipping quote and was surprised when shipping cost...
    Post by: 4nik8r, Apr 10, 2025 in forum: For Sale, Trade/Swap, Wanted
  3. 4nik8r
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    Looking for One used XJ550 piston with rings

    LOL! It certainly has become Clown World! - So, just as an example - There is an eBay item (#126787628599) that will NOT ship to Canada...
    Post by: 4nik8r, Apr 10, 2025 in forum: For Sale, Trade/Swap, Wanted
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    Looking for One used XJ550 piston with rings

    I'm trying to find one locally to avoid paying excessively for shipping, duty, and taxes. Well, shipping and duty anyway, since the 13% tax...
    Post by: 4nik8r, Apr 10, 2025 in forum: For Sale, Trade/Swap, Wanted
  5. 4nik8r
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    Looking for One used XJ550 piston with rings

    Oh, not sure where I got that #. I need the original bore, not an oversize. There are some on EBay but none from Canada. More than the part...
    Post by: 4nik8r, Apr 10, 2025 in forum: For Sale, Trade/Swap, Wanted
  6. 4nik8r
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    CNYCC#18 - now scheduled for June 7, 2025

    Tried to send you a conversation invite - is that the same as a PM? Site says you haven't been online since March 24th, hope all is OK.
    Post by: 4nik8r, Apr 8, 2025 in forum: Hangout Lounge
  7. 4nik8r
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    Looking for One used XJ550 piston with rings

    Its for an XJ550 block - 57mm diameter, part #4U8-11637-00-00. Shipping, taxes and tariffs make it prohibitive to order a used one from the US....
    Post by: 4nik8r, Apr 3, 2025 in forum: For Sale, Trade/Swap, Wanted
  8. 4nik8r
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    Looking for One used XJ550 piston with rings

    Hi - I'm hoping someone might have a spare kicking around with good rings, lowish miles that I can use for a parts engine rebuild/restore. I'm...
    Thread by: 4nik8r, Mar 22, 2025, 15 replies, in forum: For Sale, Trade/Swap, Wanted
  9. 4nik8r
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    HELP! One piston ring is stuck but good.....need solution

    Upon further review, It does not look like its exactly the same based on the pinion hole location, and it might be shorter. I'll be looking to get...
    Post by: 4nik8r, Mar 22, 2025 in forum: XJ Technical Chat
  10. 4nik8r
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    CNYCC#18 - now scheduled for June 7, 2025

    I know I've wanted to go to this for many years but this might be the year I'll pull the trigger and do it. I'll need to PM you about it Dave, if...
    Post by: 4nik8r, Mar 22, 2025 in forum: Hangout Lounge
  11. 4nik8r
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    HELP! One piston ring is stuck but good.....need solution

    Can anyone tell me if this piston could actually be a substitute for an XJ550 piston? It is exactly the same diameter, and looks identical. Even...
    Post by: 4nik8r, Mar 5, 2025 in forum: XJ Technical Chat
  12. 4nik8r
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    HELP! One piston ring is stuck but good.....need solution

    [ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH]
    Post by: 4nik8r, Feb 23, 2025 in forum: XJ Technical Chat
  13. 4nik8r
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    HELP! One piston ring is stuck but good.....need solution

    Re: "US sellers can ship motorcycle parts tax- and duty-free into Canada".....that is interesting; I will look into that. I'd like to know what...
    Post by: 4nik8r, Feb 23, 2025 in forum: XJ Technical Chat
  14. 4nik8r
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    HELP! One piston ring is stuck but good.....need solution

    Well, odds are good - its just so cold right now in the garage that I don't want to tear down another engine, in there, when I still don't know...
    Post by: 4nik8r, Feb 23, 2025 in forum: XJ Technical Chat
  15. 4nik8r
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    HELP! One piston ring is stuck but good.....need solution

    So........It's toast. :( Not a chance this piston is salvageable. Even propane blowtorch and modified jeweller's screwdriver used as a chisel...
    Post by: 4nik8r, Feb 20, 2025 in forum: XJ Technical Chat
  16. 4nik8r
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    HELP! One piston ring is stuck but good.....need solution

    It's the shipping cost, then the import duties, then the currency conversion, then - yes there's more - the 13% sales tax on ALL of that. A piston...
    Post by: 4nik8r, Feb 12, 2025 in forum: XJ Technical Chat
  17. 4nik8r
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    HELP! One piston ring is stuck but good.....need solution

    Thanks for all the ideas. Right now it is just the top ring that is stuck, the others were all free. I just can't tell why it is so stuck, so I'm...
    Post by: 4nik8r, Feb 11, 2025 in forum: XJ Technical Chat
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    HELP! One piston ring is stuck but good.....need solution

    I think it is rust stuck - this was the same cylinder that had the rusty sparkplug that broke off trying to remove it. The cylinder walls had some...
    Post by: 4nik8r, Feb 9, 2025 in forum: XJ Technical Chat
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    HELP! One piston ring is stuck but good.....need solution

    During my teardown of my spare XJ550 engine (lower mileage that I was hoping to use to replace my high mileage one) the same cylinder #2 with the...
    Thread by: 4nik8r, Feb 8, 2025, 32 replies, in forum: XJ Technical Chat
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    WTB XJ550 Carb

    Decided to rebuild the "parts bike" Seca engine, now that I got the broken plug out. I have a gasket kit on order and just trying to clean it up....
    Post by: 4nik8r, Jan 1, 2025 in forum: For Sale, Trade/Swap, Wanted
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    High Mileage Woes - power loss and starting to burn oil

    Well, its the wife's ride now (mostly), so unfortunately it needs to be the 2nd option, that's just the way she rolls. Besides, the rest of the...
    Post by: 4nik8r, Dec 6, 2024 in forum: XJ Technical Chat
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    High Mileage Woes - power loss and starting to burn oil

    Yeah, it was a bit nerve racking, since I didn't want to wreck the threads on what I thought might be a needed donor part. And yeah, these pics...
    Post by: 4nik8r, Dec 6, 2024 in forum: XJ Technical Chat
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    High Mileage Woes - power loss and starting to burn oil

    Supposing I did want to refresh this parts bike engine, what is the best, most cost effective way to clean up the exterior?
    Post by: 4nik8r, Dec 4, 2024 in forum: XJ Technical Chat
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    High Mileage Woes - power loss and starting to burn oil

    Thanks - getting that plug out was nasty; basically drilling to within a few micrometers of the threads, then using a sharp edged needle file to...
    Post by: 4nik8r, Dec 4, 2024 in forum: XJ Technical Chat
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    High Mileage Woes - power loss and starting to burn oil

    Well, I feared this day might come. My wife has been riding the Seca 550 a lot, and it now has over 115,000 km (about 71,500 miles); and these are...
    Thread by: 4nik8r, Dec 4, 2024, 7 replies, in forum: XJ Technical Chat
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    For Sale Lots of parts available 550/650/750.....Maxim and Seca

    Thanks for that great info, Dave, its been a while since I've been on here and while my 550 was running well last few years or so, now I've got...
    Post by: 4nik8r, Nov 23, 2024 in forum: For Sale, Trade/Swap, Wanted
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    Seca/Maxim 550 differences?

    So it sounds like I could take a pair of Seca 550 camshafts, swap them into a Maxim 550 motor, do the required shim swaps/checks, and basically...
    Post by: 4nik8r, Nov 20, 2024 in forum: XJ Technical Chat
  28. 4nik8r
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    For Sale Lots of parts available 550/650/750.....Maxim and Seca

    Other than the cams, what are the differences between a seca and maxim 550 engine, exactly? After 115,000 km, I'm having issues with my seca...
    Post by: 4nik8r, Nov 19, 2024 in forum: For Sale, Trade/Swap, Wanted
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    WTB XJ550 Carb

    Is it just the cams, and nothing else, that is different? I thought that the compression ratio and/or heads were also different. I have a line on...
    Post by: 4nik8r, Nov 19, 2024 in forum: For Sale, Trade/Swap, Wanted
  30. 4nik8r
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    currently diagnosing issues on a high mileage 1982 Seca 550.

    currently diagnosing issues on a high mileage 1982 Seca 550.
    Status Update by 4nik8r, Nov 19, 2024
  31. 4nik8r
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    Wanted Seca 550 Fairing Bracket

    Just to let you know I have not forgot about you; I've been dealing with deaths in my family and other more pressing things but I'll still get you...
    Post by: 4nik8r, Jun 3, 2023 in forum: For Sale, Trade/Swap, Wanted
  32. 4nik8r
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    Please God not the starter clutch..

    After spending hours fixing leaks and setting up refurbished carbs earlier this year, The 550XJ ran fine until last night. In the heat, it refused...
    Thread by: 4nik8r, Jun 2, 2023, 0 replies, in forum: XJ Technical Chat
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    XJ550 BS28 Carb Float Height Debate

    Just one more wrinkle - somewhere is a manual or other document that shows the "dry" method, which IMHO is easier to do and had not failed me in...
    Post by: 4nik8r, May 5, 2023 in forum: XJ Technical Chat
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    XJ550 BS28 Carb Float Height Debate

    So I know its lean because even at 4+ turns out: 1. Starts and idles with choke on, dies without it until semi-warm 2. when starting out...
    Post by: 4nik8r, May 5, 2023 in forum: XJ Technical Chat
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    XJ550 BS28 Carb Float Height Debate

    Yeah, 3# look low partly because of the camera angle; most of the pics I tried to "line up" the bowls centre to the camera but not that one.
    Post by: 4nik8r, May 5, 2023 in forum: XJ Technical Chat
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    XJ550 BS28 Carb Float Height Debate

    [ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH] So, for those XJ550 owners on here, what's your general opinion of the levels seen in these photos? Do they...
    Post by: 4nik8r, May 5, 2023 in forum: XJ Technical Chat
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    XJ550 BS28 Carb Float Height Debate

    Actually, my bad for hijacking the thread, but my issue is the same as Derrek's. I wet set at 2mm, based on the "lip" not the gasket, and its...
    Post by: 4nik8r, May 4, 2023 in forum: XJ Technical Chat
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    XJ550 BS28 Carb Float Height Debate

    But I DID the wet set off the bike, painstakingly, and with the carbs level. But when on the bike, they, by default, are not level, they angle...
    Post by: 4nik8r, May 4, 2023 in forum: XJ Technical Chat
  39. 4nik8r
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    XJ550 BS28 Carb Float Height Debate

    This is my current dilemma. I had to swap my original carbs for a spare set due to too many leak issues (tees, float pins, etc.) After getting the...
    Post by: 4nik8r, May 3, 2023 in forum: XJ Technical Chat
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    Carb / tune help in Ottawa xj750x

    If you still have this on the road in 2023 and still have issues, you could bring it to me. At least I can give it a fair diagnostic assessment...
    Post by: 4nik8r, Apr 29, 2023 in forum: XJ Technical Chat
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    New OEM Valve Cover gasket - advice needed

    Yeah,. I've seen somewhere on the forum that placing a bit of sealant under the corners of the half moons is a good idea to fix that issue; so I...
    Post by: 4nik8r, Apr 21, 2023 in forum: XJ Technical Chat
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    New OEM Valve Cover gasket - advice needed

    Thanks Chacal and Franz. I have Permatec Red RT high temp gasket "maker", if used sparingly would that work?
    Post by: 4nik8r, Apr 20, 2023 in forum: XJ Technical Chat
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    New OEM Valve Cover gasket - advice needed

    I just got what looks like an OEM replacement gasket for my XJ550 (PN 3KM-11193 in original Yamaha wrapper) and it seems to be covered with some...
    Thread by: 4nik8r, Apr 19, 2023, 11 replies, in forum: XJ Technical Chat
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    1994 Vmax

    Yeah - just like the inline 4's, the carbs on these V4 bikes really benefit from a good cleaning. Good idea to run 1/2 can or so of seafoam...
    Post by: 4nik8r, Apr 19, 2023 in forum: Other Motorcycles
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    1994 Vmax

    Congrats on your purchase. I own a 1993 VMX1200 with a Stage 1 jet kit and 4 into 1 Hindle exhaust. While overall they are very solid and reliable...
    Post by: 4nik8r, Apr 6, 2023 in forum: Other Motorcycles
  46. 4nik8r
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    Wanted Seca 550 Fairing Bracket

    Yep, got 'em. I have both sides - the two-piece one (4U8-28366-00-00) and the one-piece one with the tang in the middle (4U8-28367-00-00). PM me...
    Post by: 4nik8r, Apr 6, 2023 in forum: For Sale, Trade/Swap, Wanted
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    Wanted Seca 550 Fairing Bracket

    I might have these 2, somewhere in my parts bin. I'll check this weekend
    Post by: 4nik8r, Apr 6, 2023 in forum: For Sale, Trade/Swap, Wanted
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    1982 XJ550 Maxim rebuild/restore

    I'm also about to install a VC gasket to correct a leak issue, and was wondering what kind of sealant you used. The gasket I used after the last...
    Post by: 4nik8r, Apr 6, 2023 in forum: XJ Technical Chat
  49. 4nik8r
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    Rotella T6 oil

    Not as many as you think - Canadian model so it’s in km so it’s only about 62,000 miles (It’s actually at 101,053 km now) That instrument cluster...
    Post by: 4nik8r, Oct 8, 2020 in forum: Hangout Lounge
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    Milestone 38 years in the making - ODO rollover

    Just thought I'd post this up to see if there are any others on the forum with high mileage, smaller displacement XJ's. I just rolled the...
    Thread by: 4nik8r, Oct 8, 2020, 7 replies, in forum: Hangout Lounge
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