ebay 284164917996 are the same i used but got mine from the uk looks like you can only get them from china now
I have a cheap pair (£5 on ebay) i put on my xj750 in the winter.They fit using the exsisting lever bolts and some washers.They work well, i put...
1940 bsa wdm20 500cc 1960 ariel arrow 250cc 1967 bsa bantam 175cc 1976 triumph bonny 750cc
fitted hand guards to my maxim using clutch and brake pivot bolts but you need to change bolts for longer ones.got the guards of ebay for 4...
had the same problem on my maxim when i had the wheel out.i turned the spacer on the axle the other way round and all good.
have used this twice on tanks and it sets as hard as iron.once you have opened the tin and put lid on to save some if any left it sets solid.
went through and cleaned connectors again and now light goes off and stays off,although not been out for a run yet.
had the same hard to start when been standing and cold.i went thru all the electrical connectors and cleaned with electrical cleaner and worked in...
update,have been out on the bike three times since ,battery seems fine but the battery warning light stays on all the time (resistor fitted see above)
update,checked all above.battery level was low on 2 of the cells and filled with distilled water,only checked battery a couple of months ago.on...
thanks,will check all that and report back
went out for first run since last year,about 50 miles, for the last couple of miles the battery warning light came on.have a resistor fitted {see...
thanks for that.sorry to jump on this thread but i am not able to post a new thread.or might be just a senior moment.
i am fitting new coils that need spade terminals fitting to the wires.does it matter which wire goes to which connector as they are not marked + or -
update.went through all the wire connectors on the ignition system and cleaned them up with contact cleaner.that was 8 days ago and today tried...
sorry this is it www.motorcyclespareparts.eu/yamaha-parts/color-codes.aspx
this site might help www.motorcyclespareparts.eu
when starting bike from cold in the winter i start it up about every 2 weeks, it takes a bit of starting and if it does start it is very uneven...
update,since cleaning the ignition switch and connectors the bike starts as soon as you hit the button,before if you had not started it for a few...
eureka it works.there was no continuity between the w/r wire at the ignition switch,so removed ignition switch. only had to remove headlight bolts...
thanks, will check it out at the weekend.
update,went out last night to a bike meet 20 miles away,on start up warning light on, after a few yards light went out and stayed out.on return...
update,have tried all the above and get no readings at all except when i back probe the 9 pin cms connector and get a reading of 1.245 [voltmeter...
ok thanks for all the replies i have had,will get a new battery when funds allow.
update,battery voltage 12.55v(not used for 4 days} in failed condition{warning light on} 12.20v at resistor after about 2 minutes warning light...
update,battery voltage 12.55 when cranking drops to 9.2v.Went for a run of about seventy miles, light was on when started but after about two...
xj550H thanks for all the very good info will check it all out.
update.battery voltage at resistor when running is 2.7v.sometimes the light goes out when started other times it stays on.not been out on the road...
i am not very up on electrics what do you mean by [series or parallel] i have fitted one resistor to the white/red wire and the other end to the +...
sorry to jump on this thread,i have fitted a 2.2k ohms 1 watt resistor and the warning light remains on.battery reads 12.55v and at 2k revs 14.25v
yes i have a xj750 maxim import i am in the midlands
mine works every now and then when it feels like it.always has since i have owned the bike.
redex is for petrol only not engine flush.will try wyns engine flush.
seafoam not available over here in the uk.will look for an alternative.
oil warning light comes on when starting from cold but goes out when engine is hot.level is ok.
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just seen this thread.i live in Leicestershire have a 1982 xj750j had it 10 years.
yes that is correct.you screw it in or out when running to get the slowest smothest tickover.
what are the size of fork oil seals. inner,outer,and thickness size for xj750j maxim.many thanks
if its the same as xj750 maxim just 2 bolts hold it in place.the lock is just a round peg that comes out of it so will need no smashing to get it...
changed out steering head bearings for taper roller bearings.quite staightforward only problem was seating the bottom cone as it kept pulling in...
hi tonup tony.i like the story of your name but the arrows only did about 75 if you were lucky.i had one in 67 with racing tank seat and fairing...
hi my xj750 maxim was my first jap bike i bought 3 years ago.i am in leicestershire.good luck on the rebuild.
still have my third bike i owned a 1940 bsa wdm20 a ww2 dispatch riders bike.i bought it in 1968 used it till 72 then stored her away.put her back...
hi i am in the east midlands in leicestershire have a xj750j go to a massive bike and car show every month at ashby folville near melton...
it runs okay when cold this problem only happens when hot.
any ideas on why engine starts to falter, revs do not pick up when pulling off.this only happens now and again when engine is hot.carbs are...
nice bike,had to go check in garage to see if mine was still there?check out my gallery