I contacted a gentleman at a seal manufacturer called Total Seals regarding this subject and after sending some engine specs for a 1983 xj900 he...
I was just hoping for a plug and play application but you make a good point. The actual piston might have to be changed as well. Bummer.
I was just curious if there's an option out there to put lower tension piston rings on our bikes. I was watching a video about burning oil in cars...
I would like to get the groups opinion regarding general tire quality. I understand that different riding requires different requirements but...
That’s exactly what I did.
I did the controversial zip tie trick to the brake lever and it ended up working better than before. The front brakes were never great to begin...
Thanks to the many thing I have learned on this forum the problem has been resolved and the bike is up and running. The adventure continues.
Hello everybody, Im stranded outside of Portland. My fork seals are blown causing my brakes to fail excuse the fork fluid dripped down and my...
Got it. I'll give it a thorough cleaning. Thanks.
Rooster. Has anybody said you’re good. Like, REALLY GOOD. Sure enough I pulled apart the harness to the rh starter button/kill switch which you...
Thanks Rooster. When you say combo starter /headlight switch are you referring to the ignition key switch? Little confused.
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So I conducted this test and I am getting some weird readings. I get 50 volts on ALL THREE terminals on the H4 connector, this includes the...
Soooo, it turns out that if I unhook the main harness to the headlight then the instrument back lights turn back on! One thing I failed to...
The XJ Gods decided to curse me once more after chasing a carb issure for 3 years on my Seca 900. Headlight and cluster lights stopped working...
This is a shot in the dark but would you happen to have a luggage rack that fits the 900?
Thanks K-moe. I've checked the throttle cable and tube. All work pretty well. I'll check the slides again. What is graphite?
I don't have a hanging idle but on my Seca 650 if I ride on the freeway for maybe 5 minutes and then pull off at the first light my rpms hang at...
Sorry to hear that. I had bad sciatica once and it took about two months of daily strengthening exercises to relieve the pain. I now do them...
Another issue SOLVED! I through the hoses over the air box. It almost seemed like there was a little space there for the vent tubes to slide...
Very interesting stuff. Thanks Chacal. I think you're right about the "1" being just the left vertical element of the number 0. Since putting in...
Looking closer at the pic I think you're right. It does say Y-O. About the placement of the vent tubes. I think you are also right. I always...
Ugh. Never checked.
May I ask another question. I removed the carbs and it seems oil made it as far back to the airbox. What are possible reasons for this happening....
I'm just going to have to fiddle with it some more. Thanks Chacal.
Ha! The vacuum was disconnected at the time of this video.
3 years ago I did an ultrasonic carb clean and things just haven’t been the same since. I have now just realized that one of my mistakes was...
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thanks. I've decided to just switch out the carb body. Whatever the reason nobody can figure it out so this is the logical next step.
Thank you. I may have a lead already but if not I'll give you a buzz.
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To answer your question it only DOESN’t leak when the bike just sits there. That’s all I can tell you.
When I first bought the bike 3 years ago it didn’t happen. It seems like these symptoms started happening after I broke the rack and ultrasonic...
I've tried testing the o-ring seal by leaving the carb bowl off and keeping the float up with a rubber band, leaving the petcock on PRI over night...
Not to sound condescending but I've done everything you suggested multiple times...and then some. I swapped everything with every carb. Put brand...
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I'm specifically looking for the #2 Carb body.
Any chance you have a rack of carbs floating around?
Any chance you have a spare pair of those wind swoops that connect just below the fuel tank?
What exactly am I leaving out?
I guess this wasn't a popular subject. LOL. It's all good. For anybody wondering if the air assist Yamaha Turbo rear shocks are a good idea I can...
So how many people are rebuilding these old things???? Haha. I'd like to experiment with the Seca Turbo shocks on my '82 Seca 650. I found some...
Hi Mlew, I was looking at some old posts and I saw that you had rebuilt some xj1100 rear shocks. I have some Seca Turbo shocks that look very...
I paid around $50 for the actual starter clutch. My bike starts up like it's brand new now. Very pleased with the result.
I'd even say the xj900 is running better than before!
Unfortunately, I never could figure out what happened and ended up finding a used one. It was the weirdest issue and I'm no electrical genius....
Here's a screenshot of the brief conversation with "hectic" before we eventually started to chat on gmail. I never had a conversation with...
For anyone who is interested: I ended up buying a new float from Yamaha and the differences couldn't be more obvious. The old float is bloated...