Depends on how much you like yourself. The center stand and a paddock type stand will do wonders. Or you can just get two paddock stands....
I did in fact change the whole needle assembly on all 4. The mesh, o ring, float needle, but now I’m tempted to pull them and throw some buna...
So in more frustration, I have the fuel levels set within parameter and even recleaned my carbs after the rebuild (gaskets, jets etc) and the...
Yeah that’s eventually what I tried. Seems to work but I don’t feel like my shifter pedal is popping back up the way it was before all this. I’m...
So I was having trouble getting my bike to cycle into neutral while running, it seems once Idling and out of neutral it was basically impossible...
Here are the pics.
Yeah I tore the caliper down and it works fine now but I ordered a rebuild kit to be safe. Fool me once kinda deal. Haha I’m also including a pic...
So I was finally taking my xj550k out for a ride yesterday and my brake caliper seized either right before taking a turn or it was seized the...
Two diodes? It said to connect one. The picture was a mock up before I soldered it in. I connected to the ground off the speedo led, which of...
Getting on that tomorrow. In the mean time, is it possible that the bike might have had one of the fuse leads mixed up causing the voltage...
So the three white wires from the alternator are all consistent with each other. But I did have to use the Kohm setting to test it, don’t think...
And so the riddle continues. Replaced my 9v battery in the multimeter, tested the dead battery 1.9v, tested the second new battery 9.7V (both...
Last I checked yes. But I’m going to check it again after work before I start up the bike and see. I need to pickup a second multimeter to try and...
Swapped all lights to LED including all indicators, new regulator in. Battery now reads 17v. Still not enough going to rear signals.
I’m looking at getting a new Reg/Rec, could you walk me through the testing of it and how to get voltage up to my rear signals/ why only my...
On a few Harleys, and my 79 Kz750 the handle bars I’ve have seen either had little splines pressed into the bars at the mounting area or a sort...
Awesome. It read near 19 today, DC. So how do I resolve this? Is it just an alternator or just a rectifier problem? Could it be my battery? I...
As far as I can tell the meter is accurate but I’ll retake my battery reading. I know it’s at like 13.9 when off. I figured 17 was high, but my...
Try to measure your cables with a fabric tape if you’ve got one. If not, run string, cut it to size and measure. Remember you don’t want the...
You’d have to do some math there as those are substantially higher.
Anyone got any input before I try running an additional lead and go kaboom?
Sometimes all it takes is reseating.
Hooked up to carb #3? Either way I’d test that main jet (the one with the metal plug over it closest to the engine). Albeit, if you didn’t use...
I bench sync’d mine using a business card I ripped to strips then on the bike adjusted the jet as needed.
Here are the crazy readings with it running that I got. Left side is switch on/right side is not Battery: 17.69 Front turn signals: 3.5/2.5...
I tried flipping and even swapping to another of the same bulb and incandescent. Nothing.
Bottom notes read (DRL) and Secondary Signals Spliced off each signal. As in Red to chocolate, white to ground. Red to DG, white to Ground....
I’m going to highlight the way I ran my wires on a schematic in a bit. I gotta run out and get color pencils or something.
Fuseblock, sorry not buss. But I pulled them and put them in line to avoid problems and rule out the block. It’s the bussman brand one. Thats...
I checked the pigtails the other day and I was getting nothing on the left, 7V on the right. I even replaced the connectors and just ran them...
So you’re saying to run the diode in full loop (let’s say using Chocolate to Green) at the bulb and then run the ground to ground? I’m still not...
I tried the diode that way, one lead to chocolate, one to DG off the indicator set up, ground to ground at the lights and nothing. gonna check...
This is what I’m working from.
ATM fuses in a bus, but I removed the bus and directly wired them inline to remove any issues it may have been causing. I’ll post a pic of my...
I skimmed through the search and couldn’t find an example of what I’m dealing with. I have an 83 Maxim 550k that I lost power to my rear signals...
Thanks man, I really appreciate your write up! I never thought to seafoam a bike. I did put some marvel mystery oil in the case and tank before...
So far it seems the leakage was an isolated event. Perhaps because it was the first ride in years and it’s been humid and rainy here? Just...
No power to the rear wires it seems. Just in the taillight end. I’ve been trying to chase why the lead is dead and how to run a new one but I’m...
Anyone?
Hey, so long time browser turned poster here. I just got an XJ550 up and running, spent all weekend working the wiring, and I already did a carb...
