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  1. clhannah
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    Few questions about an XJ550 Maxim

    BTW -- welcome! I have an xj 550 and I love it. Really follow fitz's advice about replacing the rear brake shoes. Had the delamination 'event'...
    Post by: clhannah, Sep 9, 2009 in forum: XJ Technical Chat
  2. clhannah
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    Buzz between 4K and 4500 -- much worse!

    Thanks again guys -- Seems y'all think its not serious. I'll check out the gas cap and collector box for my peace of mind. I turned around and...
    Post by: clhannah, Aug 29, 2009 in forum: XJ Technical Chat
  3. clhannah
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    Why me :(

    cell phone in one ear and coffee in the other ear?
    Post by: clhannah, Aug 27, 2009 in forum: XJ Technical Chat
  4. clhannah
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    Buzz between 4K and 4500 -- much worse!

    Me again, It may be that the xj750 is just louder than my other bikes, but the buzz seems to have gotten much worst all the sudden. The...
    Post by: clhannah, Aug 27, 2009 in forum: XJ Technical Chat
  5. clhannah
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    How moody is your bike?

    both my XJ's start and run really well -- I think I am really lucky to have two very good ones. My gf's cheap chinese scooter, OTOH, is a picky...
    Post by: clhannah, Aug 18, 2009 in forum: XJ Technical Chat
  6. clhannah
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    more float valve problems -- RESOLVED

    Re: more float valve problems thanks fitz. yeah -- the corroded one was pretty bad. I shouldn't have tried to re-use it. I can try buffing the...
    Post by: clhannah, Aug 5, 2009 in forum: Other Motorcycles
  7. clhannah
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    more float valve problems -- RESOLVED

    This is a cheepie GY6 style 150CC carb -- a copy of a Keihin 24mm. New, the float needle had some crusty white corrosion which made it stick...
    Thread by: clhannah, Aug 5, 2009, 3 replies, in forum: Other Motorcycles
  8. clhannah
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    Why there are cotter pins...

    second that fitz. I learned the hard way after A) a delamination incident and b) a thunk in the read brakes caused by not retightening those bolts!
    Post by: clhannah, Jun 29, 2009 in forum: XJ Technical Chat
  9. clhannah
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    Reverse brake bleeding

    chacal sells one pretty cheap
    Post by: clhannah, Jun 28, 2009 in forum: XJ Technical Chat
  10. clhannah
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    IT's NOT STARTING AGAIN AAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHH-- SOLVED!!

    "It's the only color wire I had!" sound a lot like "It was the only size adjustable wrench I had!" doesn't it? haha just kidding! the wiring job...
    Post by: clhannah, Jun 28, 2009 in forum: XJ Technical Chat
  11. clhannah
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    General carburator question

    It only took a coupla hours to strip the plastics, pull the carb, pop the bowl, and get it all back together again. Very sweet. The float...
    Post by: clhannah, Jun 28, 2009 in forum: Other Motorcycles
  12. clhannah
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    General carburator question

    Rick U are awesome!
    Post by: clhannah, Jun 27, 2009 in forum: Other Motorcycles
  13. clhannah
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    General carburator question

    Hey guys -- The sweetie's learner bike is a 150 scooter based on the GY6 with a Keihin style CV carb. pics here...
    Thread by: clhannah, Jun 27, 2009, 3 replies, in forum: Other Motorcycles
  14. clhannah
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    How fast am I going?

    Yeah -- you will have to find the manual or instructions online. Basically you mark the tire and the ground, roll the bike a revolution and mark...
    Post by: clhannah, Jun 26, 2009 in forum: XJ Technical Chat
  15. clhannah
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    How fast am I going?

    i use a $20 bicycle speedo good to 125 MPH and dead simple to install. I forget the name but I found it on this forum. Tracks ride time, max...
    Post by: clhannah, Jun 26, 2009 in forum: XJ Technical Chat
  16. clhannah
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    *facepalm* Thanks mom...

    Yup -- I broke my master cylinder clamp that way. #1 the bolts tighten in a certain order, #2 the torq is really low. BTW Chacal here on the...
    Post by: clhannah, Jun 12, 2009 in forum: XJ Technical Chat
  17. clhannah
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    confused and need major help!!!!!!!!!

    It doesn't much matter if the fuses look good, the metal on the fuse clips goes bad. Chacal here sells replacement fuseboxes -- a *must* fix,...
    Post by: clhannah, Jun 12, 2009 in forum: XJ Technical Chat
  18. clhannah
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    You all know this...

    Chacal not only sells stuff cheap and ships it fast, but recommends tools, tips, other parts you may need, stuff to do while U are up to yer elbows.
    Post by: clhannah, May 31, 2009 in forum: XJ Technical Chat
  19. clhannah
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    need help identifying sound above 60mph

    resolved -- definitely the speedo cable -- thanks again!
    Post by: clhannah, May 25, 2009 in forum: XJ Technical Chat
  20. clhannah
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    need help identifying sound above 60mph

    Hmm, I lubed the cable on the 750 but not the 550, so that's a thought. I will search teh forums again for the recommended lube -- easy job. It...
    Post by: clhannah, May 18, 2009 in forum: XJ Technical Chat
  21. clhannah
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    need help identifying sound above 60mph

    thanks joe. I have more than one bike -- maybe I will take the other one (81 xj750 maxim) out tomorrow for a -- cough -- comparison ride....
    Post by: clhannah, May 18, 2009 in forum: XJ Technical Chat
  22. clhannah
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    need help identifying sound above 60mph

    Greetings all! I am fairly new to riding, maybe a couple thousand miles, and I have rarely had this bike at freeway speeds, so this could be...
    Thread by: clhannah, May 17, 2009, 6 replies, in forum: XJ Technical Chat
  23. clhannah
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    Words of Wisdom

    I have made over a dozen orders from len -- he has great advice and helps with extra bits and special tools and stuff too,
    Post by: clhannah, Mar 14, 2009 in forum: XJ Technical Chat
  24. clhannah
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    wonderful brakes, not really

    I am mostly a novice with some mechanical background. I got the master cylinder kit and mity vac chacal sells, and had the job done quickly. I...
    Post by: clhannah, Dec 27, 2008 in forum: XJ Technical Chat
  25. clhannah
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    New XJ owner with a few ?s

    Rick is too humble: http://www.xjbikes.com/Forums/viewtopic/t=2908.html here's where I started: http://xjbikes.com/Forums/viewtopic/t=9 ......
    Post by: clhannah, Dec 13, 2008 in forum: XJ Technical Chat
  26. clhannah
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    Drained the battery

    bigfitz52 -- yeah I caught that one last week on the xj750 when I was shuttling bikes during my move. Still had enough juice to run her into the...
    Post by: clhannah, Dec 8, 2008 in forum: XJ Technical Chat
  27. clhannah
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    My restored XJ650J Maxim

    wow -- just wow
    Post by: clhannah, Dec 8, 2008 in forum: Hangout Lounge
  28. clhannah
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    Drained the battery

    well, am I a dumm-f! To answer your question, I went out and started her up, then thumbed the kill. Yup, the headlight stayed on (I bet about...
    Post by: clhannah, Dec 8, 2008 in forum: XJ Technical Chat
  29. clhannah
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    3 stupid questions that need asking

    rick! no heated gloves? say it ain't so!
    Post by: clhannah, Dec 7, 2008 in forum: XJ Technical Chat
  30. clhannah
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    Drained the battery

    Hey y'all, just call me noob moron. I rode to a meeting at my boss's place, which is 1000 ft higher at least and cold as hell. Great ride, but I...
    Thread by: clhannah, Dec 7, 2008, 5 replies, in forum: XJ Technical Chat
  31. clhannah
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    One that got away.....

    sgary, when I was shopping for my first bike this summer I tried to get 2 that were gone within hours. The only ones that stuck didn't have...
    Post by: clhannah, Dec 6, 2008 in forum: XJ Technical Chat
  32. clhannah
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    Should I say something?

    offer to *work* for it
    Post by: clhannah, Dec 6, 2008 in forum: XJ Technical Chat
  33. clhannah
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    still wont start...

    my bad fuse box caused similar symptoms. The starter ran and got a couple pops, but the engine wouldn't run. I *could* push start it easily, so...
    Post by: clhannah, Dec 4, 2008 in forum: XJ Technical Chat
  34. clhannah
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    Won't start issue -- fuse box -- resolved -- thanks chacal!

    Greetings -- just a few notes if someone might search the forum in the future. When I got the '81 xj550 it started right up and ran fine. I...
    Thread by: clhannah, Dec 4, 2008, 2 replies, in forum: XJ Technical Chat
  35. clhannah
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    She didn't smoke when I got her!

    hey DianCecht, smoke from the end of the exhaust pipe, and also from right in front of the rear tire, which I took to be an exhaust leak....
    Post by: clhannah, Nov 27, 2008 in forum: XJ Technical Chat
  36. clhannah
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    Who hasn't put their bike to bed yet?

    Tons of bikes out today! Sunny and chilly, but dry after 8-9 days of rain. Sweetie tweaked her back, so no ride today, but gonna layer up and go...
    Post by: clhannah, Nov 15, 2008 in forum: Hangout Lounge
  37. clhannah
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    Start today, not tomorrow?

    my 550 will turn over fine, but not start if the battery is a little weak, I just learned yesterday. pushed it a mile before I though to try push...
    Post by: clhannah, Nov 15, 2008 in forum: XJ Technical Chat
  38. clhannah
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    What Not to Do to any bike

    Wow -- and I thought one fuse soldered in place and another one shorted out was bad!
    Post by: clhannah, Nov 15, 2008 in forum: XJ Technical Chat
  39. clhannah
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    She didn't smoke when I got her!

    not oil -- yeah! it finally stopped raining so I could take her out for her first ling ride and get her her really warmed up. No more smokey!...
    Post by: clhannah, Nov 13, 2008 in forum: XJ Technical Chat
  40. clhannah
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    She didn't smoke when I got her!

    Thanks bigfitz, interesting idea. Smokes about even from both sides, though. I am gonna pack up my shop tonight, so I will be going through...
    Post by: clhannah, Nov 10, 2008 in forum: XJ Technical Chat
  41. clhannah
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    Carb bow lament

    for what it's worth my enrichment circuits opened up after switching from gumout to chemtool!
    Post by: clhannah, Nov 9, 2008 in forum: XJ Technical Chat
  42. clhannah
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    She didn't smoke when I got her!

    "Get the numbers, now, you should have gotten before." ouch! haha. You mean "before I bought her" or "before I put an extra $200 in her"?...
    Post by: clhannah, Nov 9, 2008 in forum: XJ Technical Chat
  43. clhannah
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    She didn't smoke when I got her!

    Hey 'gain, I just finished the safety work on the jx550 -- rebuilt master cylinder, new rear brake pads, new clutch cable, unstuck throttle...
    Thread by: clhannah, Nov 9, 2008, 10 replies, in forum: XJ Technical Chat
  44. clhannah
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    xj550 Master Cylinder rebuild -- not so good

    richt -- thanks. I considered drilling the bleed valve out, but it was pretty well crushed, so I drove around (raining!) for an hour and found...
    Post by: clhannah, Nov 1, 2008 in forum: XJ Technical Chat
  45. clhannah
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    xj550 Master Cylinder rebuild -- not so good

    bigfitz52 -- you are a friggin genius! The bleeder valve was crushed and would only draw out air, not brake fluid, so once it got the air out...
    Post by: clhannah, Nov 1, 2008 in forum: XJ Technical Chat
  46. clhannah
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    Front brake

    Well, I am far from an expert, but I have a concern. First, does the brake lever pull all the way to the grip? If the brakes are mushy and the...
    Post by: clhannah, Nov 1, 2008 in forum: XJ Technical Chat
  47. clhannah
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    xj550 Master Cylinder rebuild -- not so good

    bigfitz -- sorry I wasn't clear. After the bench bleed I replaced the MC onto the bike, refit the brake line, and bled the whole thing from the...
    Post by: clhannah, Oct 31, 2008 in forum: XJ Technical Chat
  48. clhannah
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    xj550 Master Cylinder rebuild -- not so good

    Hey y'all! I am giving up for the night, and looking for suggestions where to start tomorrow. Initial symptoms: Major geyser inside reservoir...
    Thread by: clhannah, Oct 31, 2008, 7 replies, in forum: XJ Technical Chat
  49. clhannah
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    XJ550 vs XJ750 seat vibration

    Thanks guys. I won't have it up to highway speeds until I rebuild the master cylinder (parts on the way -- thanks chacal!). I do tend to ride...
    Post by: clhannah, Oct 29, 2008 in forum: XJ Technical Chat
  50. clhannah
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    Great, I lost my key. IN THE BIKE.

    you can pull the gas tank pretty easy. All you need is to open the helmet lock . . . with the key . . . oh. Mobile locksmith to pick the lock...
    Post by: clhannah, Oct 29, 2008 in forum: XJ Technical Chat
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