Dialed in the length of the tail to somewhere I'm happy with. Made some progress with the lower fender too. A bit more metal work to get...
Finally found a fender blank to chop up, so went at it today. Had to section the fender to make it look filled. Will keep working down the piece...
It's not a direct swap and not sure on the differences between xj550 frame and yours, but with enough know how it could be fine im sure.
Thanks saftie, appreciate all your help over the past few years! Still a long way to go but nothing to exciting until funds come again. I'll have...
depending on what you do with your seat, xv250 tanks can fit with a little know how.. a long with a few others who have a wide tunnel.. but again,...
You wont see peanut tanks on xjs because of the triple back bone.. Unless you wanna do serious modifications to the frame, dont go with any frisco...
best bet is to stuff your stock airbox boots into the pod and remove the stock ring. Gotta find narrow enough pods and its going to be a tight...
[ATTACH] last pic of the old fender.. now to tackle the rear! Sometimes you just gotta send it! ha
Sorry I haven't updated anything lately.. I sorted out a battery issue and did some final welding on the battery box. The new avon tires mixed...
so how accurate is it? What would indicate over charging? seeing anything above 14 volts? anything under 14 is general running? Would hooking it...
Yes, indeed I checked them all, in all honesty it looks like I should depin them all and replace the actual connector, its for sure seen better...
it was def flat... Thats how i fixed it by moving the tang so it 'clicked' in when seated.
I'm thankful whatever it was happened in the battery and the battery only.. seems I cooked it for sure, brown wire was the culprit based on my...
Got my new battery in, tested everything in the charging system. although I didn't get up in the revs tooo much (very loud bike). Anyways, v2 was...
Bikes running again.
Vacuum leaks are bad long term for sure.. it adds more air to the mixture. Forcing you to run lean on a bike that's already set lean from factory...
You going any spark from my of the plug??
well... the fz600 fits all these.. maybe not the criteria of using those bars, that is a different story. The fz600 part is aluminum so you can't...
Possible. But when I rewired it,it did not appear to be that way. The pin retainer on the brown wire needed to be bent out, but it now snapped it...
here are my findings according to the chart using my 'yamaha pocket tester' (multimeter) : D1 - 545 D2 - 527 D3 - 532 D4 - 543 D5 - 547 D6 - 544...
For sure will once the battery is back in. Can't test it until then, want to make sure to cross everything off my list. (Or everyone else's list...
So assuming the rectifier tests fine, this brown wire seems like the smoking gun to this problem? I ran over the harness and didn't see any other...
"yamaha pocket tester" .. I'm assuming this is a multimeter on the continuity setting? Obviously can't test the charging system until a new...
Bikes down for awhile. Please check my thread to possibly help.
Well hopefully I grabbed your attention.. The bike did indeed go up in smoke, luckily it wasn't a fire. I do need tons of help trying to figure...
I attached a few pictures.. In these pictures I originally slid the fork tubes up the tree to mount the bars on top. I have since slid the tubes...
Yamaha 1986 - 1988 FZ600 FZ 600 upper Triple Tree Fork Clamp is a direct replacement for an xj550... That's what I used on my build. Nothing to be...
Dumb question but you offset the primary plates as per spec, right? Just trying to rule out that.
Bikes are never finished for sure! Check out my build thread and you'll see for sure! They never end!
Welcome. Share should pictures! Jetfixer is on point, welcome to the wealth of knowledge that is this page!
As someone who demolished his 81 xj550 and turned it into an awesome bobber/cafe/brat bike.. for the love of all those holy.. don't do it!! That's...
Okay thanks guys. A little too eager for the new tires.. haste makes waste.. mt90-16 should work fine then.
will a mt90-16 fit? they don't have a 130/90-16...
Wow. I feel like an idiot. Not sure what I did.. except possibly poor research?? I ordered a set of Avon am26 tires for my 1981 xj550.. front...
Enjoying riding the bike these days.. Glad all the hard work is behind me this year!
slight cable adjustment fixed finding neutral.. Now to burn the rear off in a blazing flame of glory before the new tires come in. Just ordered...
Today I rebuilt the clutch. Following the guide it was a breeze. Spent some time polishing up the clutch cover as well while it was off. All the...
Yeah kinda dig the whole no fender thing but on the flip side I want some sort of fork support like what's offered with the stock fender.. if I go...
just another update.. well I've been test riding it for a while and everythings running good. Decided to find the stock mirrors, then i remembered...
Bike was trailing horrible in the turns.. I knew this may have been a problem with how much I lowered the front. I decided to flip the bars down...
Winters finally letting go of it's grasp here and just in time I'm getting the bike back up and running.. I'll upload my progress on the battery...
Issue was the plugs.. wouldn't start again, tried some starting fluid and nothing.. only had two spare plugs so changed out two of them and it...
okay guys.. Quick question in elimination a problem. Today I finally welded up my battery box on my bobber. AFTER welding, and before stuffing...
For reasons I'd embarrassed about, my rectifier took a hit; Dragged it along the road. You live you learn, but where can I pay for my lesson? As...
Thanks xj550. When I paint her blue the chain should really pop. Polock, I took some more pictures. I'm still fairly certain it's straight and...
Wow, yeah it doesn't in that picture. So, the xt250 top that's attached to the stock xj550 swing arm was asymmetrical. I think this was do to...
[ATTACH] Well, I finally got to take her out for a test ride. Everything seems to be functioning. The engine really loved the quick jog around...
[ATTACH] Finally have a new chain on the way.. then it's time for a test ride!! Can't wait. I'll hook up the camera for the first test run.
My wife hasn't left me..... yet.
100% get it running in tip top shape before you even think about modding it. That means go over it with a fine tooth comb. Follow all the...