I will say I think I did get an improvement when the choke is off. Mine has never run for any duration with full choke. But now when I use the...
New throttle shaft seals did not help with hard starting when cold.
Took the time to pull the carbs and replace the throttle shaft seals. No big deal and the old seals were definitely leaking and old. No issues....
Ok last winter I went to the church of clean and rebuilt my 1986 XJ700 Maxim Hitachi 34C carbs. I did not replace the shaft seals (bad decision)....
Sorry I meant to add 1986 XJ700N
My issue is similar, but when it is cold I use full choke and it starts right up then runs a short while and dies. From that point it is a bear...
Any other ideas. I think the foam had harden some over the years.
So the seat is not too comfortable. I am wondering if I were to remove the seat cover could I sculpt a gel insert into to foam? Second question...
I would not have guessed this was such a tough find on the internet. Does anyone know if the 1986 XJ700 was reviewed and where I might find it?...
Today I got insurance, got an inspection and got the license plate. Waiting now for warm weather! Ready to ride
Took my 86 XJ700 for its first ride since I started the work. Love it so far. Lots of work done and all has gone pretty good. Learned a ton.
First thank you to all here that provided help. Many don't know it and others that I interacted with were extremely helpful. I could not have...
I would add here that the numbers I read seems to be SAE converted to MM. I checked mine with SAE and of course that was wrong. Then I got a MM...
Might as well too cold to ride it anyway! - So there was mention of shim exchanges. Is that here on this site? Possibility exists that I need...
Ok, did a carb synch and I was surprised at how easy this was. 1 and 2 synched up then 3 and 4 and then 1/2 and 3/4 pulled together easily. I...
So I really struggled with something that should be as simple as any putting air in tire. I could not get the brakes to bleed. I started doing...
I have been working on an 86 XJ700S and indeed this is the place to gain info. Many great resources here and XJ4ever is your source for parts....
I know this has been hashed about, but I am hoping no stupid questions applies here. I rebuilt the calipers, master cylinder and new brake...
Well at 13,000 miles this bike was pretty well taken care of. Petcock and filter do not look like the above. I think some glue will work....
Well the bike runs so that is good. I rebuilt and setup the carbs and fired if up with an auxiliary tank. I had some very slight flash rust in...
There are indeed good people out there.
Tabaka, my Hitachci 33's have a 1mm setting. Pretty much I guess the bowl is brim full. Not a lot of allowance here for +/-
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I just wanted to provide to all about my experience with Jim French. It was outstanding (5-stars). First I made contact with and then OI sent...
Thanks guys. I may get back with more questions
Ok, I think I have a good idea of setting up these carbs. I read that some set the first one manually setting the float level and then come back...
First I want to say I am so happy to have this forum as a resource, I was drawn to the Maxim after rebuilding a 1971 Yamaha R5D 350. Anyway...
