Off parts bike with 9000km on it. Does not include igniter, sold seperate. My pet Seca is sold, these are spares. $100 Selling separate, ignited...
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When I bought it I was told it was out of a 1982 Sec a it is shaft drive and a 650 will try to post pictures.
I have got for sale a 1982 seca engine I bought as a spare, sold bike and now offering the spare engine for sale. Complete motor tranny unit with...
I have a spare engine I bought can the Seca engine be used in a maxim?
're carbs : In early 80s government regulations for pollution made the bike manufacturers limit the pilot screw setting to very lean. My Sec a...
Do not tear down. Get it running.
I assume you held the throttle wide open when you cranked the engine with a fully charged battery when you did the compression test??
I had read somewhere that around 3000 rpm more closely mimicked where you used the bike. May try both this winter. Did valve adjustment last...
Going to balance carbs, really the cylinders, I have always done this just above idle around 1500. Considering doing it around 3000 rpm. Thoughts?...
Buy it you will have no regrets. Hang the expense, throw the cat another canary!
Welding is your only option. Oil contamination is the reason welders shy away. You have not found the right welder yet. Good luck
On second set shinko. Last set no weights to balance rear, half ounce on front. 6000 km on last set not much wear. Cheap enough for me to replace...
Oh ya, bike just turned 47000 km.
Thanks. I have put 7000 km since I bought this great bike 3 years ago. Re universal joint. On farm machinery I sometimes will use a needle on a...
Will service spline this winter. Can I pull driveshaft out without taking off the swing arm? Or, just grease the rear spline only and not pull...
Getting old is better than the alternative. Most of my riding buddies are gone or eating through a straw. Been riding since I was 16, now 79.
Ops convex not concave.
Concave glue on mirrors saved my skin more than once. The day after I put them on I was being followed by a gravel truck I was to make a left hand...
I didn't think of that! My way was less messy and I can still reach for a beer. You might have a creative solution for a Lower seat or longer...
Into my 3rd season riding my seca with no issues and have no complaints. However using the factory mirrors gave me an excellent view of my elbows....
Check gas cap vent and petcock filter in tank.
I bought a spare engine trany unit with 9000 km on it, or so he said. That was last fall. Hadn't been run in years. Pulled plugs soaked piston...
It does have a split. Use brake cleaner to get rid of The grease and you will see it.
Just took the wheel off. Drive unit has the large gear held in place by a circlip ,between this circlip and the gear is a flat washer. This washer...
Ops it a 82 seca xj650rj
Hi, too good to be true. Bike has been running amazing thisseason. However drive for speedometer on front wheel not working. Before I year off...
Try pulling plugs then put a shot of motor oil in each cylinder then try to start. Low compression is a known hard to start condition. Good luck.
With forks off bike. Put shock in vise use c clamp to compress spring, worked for me.
Thought there !might be an after market lower seat.
Anyone know of aftermarket seat that will be lower than stock 1982 xj650 rj seat? I love this bike but too heavy, too tall for me I am 79 and not...
Even with the spacer pipe reduced from 1 1/2 inches to one inch it was quite a job to reassemble. Had to use vice and c clamp. I will check the...
Thanks for this. I reduced the length of the pipe to one inch. The pipe still stuck up above the shock top before compression. Will leave it like...
I was wondering if the pipe that was used was always 1 1/2 inches long or were different lengths used. May shave off 1/2 inch using 1 inch pipe to...
The length of the pipe in my shocks is 1 1/2 inches. Did guys use different lengths? Would like a little softer ride I am 165 lbs and ride rough...
Doing shock seals, found a 1 1/2 inch length of 1/2 inch galvanized steel pipe and washer on top of shock spring, both shocks? Measured spring it...
A fun machine to ride! Going into my second season with my xj650 rj it has a nice layout that suits me; foot pegs back bars low and short. Nice...
Going to swap out the ignition module to test a used one I just bought. Also got complete motor with carbs starter and alt had 9000km on it. Got...
I know the problem. Get a great view of my elbows. I bent the original stems on the mirrors down more parallel with the ground. The place where my...
So after 40 years corrosion would not be occurring in All connections? Just don't want to be stuck on side of the road if a little preventative...
Doing end of season jobs. Considering pulling apart all electrical connections I can find and greasing them. Bike runs fine with no electrical...
Just an old farmer working with what he has. Anyhow, just did compression test 120 on a low battery. pulled shim out it's a 265. Wonder of...
The gauge I use has both imperial and metric on each gauge. Going to do compression test on close intake before I pull shim . So close on exhaust...
Bike off road for winter after 3314km of trouble free riding! Took valve cover off and got these readings I. 127. 127 152 38 E 152 152 152 152...
Ditto. The p.o. Replaced the starter button. Did not fix issue, when I got the Bike replaced solenoid problem solved. Good luck.
Was browsing on eBay parts forxj650 and saw the assembly that is damaged on yours. Hope this helps.
Thanks for this. I wondered about the starter clutch issue since I got this bike last fall. No issues so far.
On my second set of shinko. Last set took very little weight to balance. I am not a hard rider. Would by these again. Price was right.
Take a look at givi. I have same bike. Clamps to bars covers headlight pot.
Be patiant. Soak cylinders a few days. If it was mine I would take the side cover off, the one on the shifter side and just nudge the engine using...
