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  1. chuck101
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    Ran out of gas again today. 1.7 gallons to fill up. ?

    Ok so I took the tank off and dumped out the rest of the remaining gas. Huge rust particles and lots of them were sloshing around inside the...
    Post by: chuck101, Jun 6, 2008 in forum: XJ Technical Chat
  2. chuck101
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    Ran out of gas again today. 1.7 gallons to fill up. ?

    Haha. No smoke stashed in the tank. I just siphoned off the gas in the tank and I appear to have about 4 gallons. I am going to proceed with...
    Post by: chuck101, Jun 6, 2008 in forum: XJ Technical Chat
  3. chuck101
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    Ran out of gas again today. 1.7 gallons to fill up. ?

    I have a 1982 650 Seca. I think the initial specs are a 4.5 or so gallon tank and 200 mile range. I am going to take my tank off and take...
    Post by: chuck101, Jun 5, 2008 in forum: XJ Technical Chat
  4. chuck101
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    Ran out of gas again today. 1.7 gallons to fill up. ?

    Rick, I got 60 miles of in town driving. I don't think my problem is distance, it is more a problem if running out of gas after having burned...
    Post by: chuck101, Jun 5, 2008 in forum: XJ Technical Chat
  5. chuck101
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    Ran out of gas again today. 1.7 gallons to fill up. ?

    Ok I keep running my Seca out of gas. I ran out today and coasted to a station and filled to the absolute top of the tank for only 1.7 gallons....
    Thread by: chuck101, Jun 5, 2008, 16 replies, in forum: XJ Technical Chat
  6. chuck101
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    Square rear seat bag

    I saw a picture on here somewhere of a bike with a square rear seat bag. The bike had no sissy bar and the bag looked like it strapped under the...
    Thread by: chuck101, May 13, 2008, 3 replies, in forum: XJ Technical Chat
  7. chuck101
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    Clutch gasket material - What works for you guys

    Ok I'll see if I can find the gasket maker. My local dealership is a joke. I called them and they can't get the official gasket, and they also...
    Post by: chuck101, May 10, 2008 in forum: XJ Technical Chat
  8. chuck101
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    Clutch gasket material - What works for you guys

    I changed my clutch the other day and got some gasket material and made the gasket without too much fuss. The stuff I got was from Autozone and...
    Thread by: chuck101, May 9, 2008, 18 replies, in forum: XJ Technical Chat
  9. chuck101
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    what oil do you use

    Just a little food for thought: The Air cooled VW guys say that synthetic oil transfers heat better than dyno oil, which allows it to do a better...
    Post by: chuck101, May 6, 2008 in forum: XJ Technical Chat
  10. chuck101
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    Do new wheel bearings need to be greased?

    Come to find out, I was so paranoid to get everything as tight as possible, I pushed in the fork legs too hard and then tightened the bolts at the...
    Post by: chuck101, Apr 18, 2008 in forum: XJ Technical Chat
  11. chuck101
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    Do new wheel bearings need to be greased?

    Ok I figured it out. I somehow put the wheel back together wrong and the driver's side brake disk was eating into metal on the brake caliper....
    Post by: chuck101, Apr 18, 2008 in forum: XJ Technical Chat
  12. chuck101
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    More mid-range grunt for Seca 650

    There was a magazine article about running a Seca and giving it a little more midrange.... I think it was titled "Saving old standards" I'd link...
    Post by: chuck101, Apr 18, 2008 in forum: XJ Technical Chat
  13. chuck101
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    Do new wheel bearings need to be greased?

    Ok thanks for the tips. I have ordered another set of bearings as well just encase these weren't greased or I screw them up in the process of...
    Post by: chuck101, Apr 18, 2008 in forum: XJ Technical Chat
  14. chuck101
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    Do new wheel bearings need to be greased?

    Ok will do. I am getting a ton of drag too. I was thinking it might be the speedo gears, but for the drag...
    Post by: chuck101, Apr 18, 2008 in forum: XJ Technical Chat
  15. chuck101
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    Do new wheel bearings need to be greased?

    I got a set of new front wheel bearings from partsnmore.com and installed them last weekend. The install went ok. The bearings looked like they...
    Thread by: chuck101, Apr 18, 2008, 9 replies, in forum: XJ Technical Chat
  16. chuck101
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    High pitched whine at 3k RPM

    Sounds good. Thanks for the information.
    Post by: chuck101, Mar 28, 2008 in forum: XJ Technical Chat
  17. chuck101
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    High pitched whine at 3k RPM

    Is it normal for my 650 Seca to have a high pitched whine that sounds like it is coming from the engine at about 3 grand in most any gear? The...
    Thread by: chuck101, Mar 27, 2008, 2 replies, in forum: XJ Technical Chat
  18. chuck101
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    Source for tapered steering bearings

    Thank you for the quick replies and info. Just got my bike. It is very unstable trying to drive in a straight line at slow speeds and unstable...
    Post by: chuck101, Mar 19, 2008 in forum: XJ Technical Chat
  19. chuck101
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    Source for tapered steering bearings

    I have seen mention of replacing the steering bearings with tapered ones, but I can't seem to find a source for them. Can anyone help me find...
    Thread by: chuck101, Mar 19, 2008, 5 replies, in forum: XJ Technical Chat
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