thanks, no nothing really, it's just been a little word of mouth advertising so far. I have a friend that knows a guy in MI thats interested in it...
I was only able put 12 miles on it today. It's just too cold here right now. 65mph in 40 degrees with only a fleece jacket! I was done fast and...
I have the 82 XJ 650 (now for sale) but I wanted something more. After a month of looking around. I chose this beautiful 2007 V-Star 1100 Classic....
Just wanted to post this video to show what this looks like. The left side has not been cleaned or polished. The rest have been done. Clunk Video
It will probably be some time in MAY before I can get it out again. We finally started getting snow, and it's pretty much snowed every day for the...
Ok!! it's been a few weeks. I've had a lot going on lately and it's been -30 degrees a lot lately too. I managed to get the carbs all finished...
Sorry I missed this. I just put mine back together and had some issues too. Through some trial and error This is what I figured out. 1. clamp...
It's a dirt bike, but I'm sure with a few more ratchet straps you can make it work!! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Pfvy9Fj_ ... r_embedded
Geez! talk about a slap in the face first thing this morning! It was like that was written about me. "The story of Jason and his old motorcycle in...
They are $4 from Chacal plus a donation to the UPS guy I'm sure. All 4 front boots are cracked. I sealed them up with RTV just to make sure I...
I couldn't wait... so I pulled the e-clips and washers off the ends of the throttle shaft. I sprayed the seals with PB Blaster and was able to...
Thanks.... :evil: I guess that will be on the list for this weekend. They are just O rings or something that has to come from a Yamaha parts bin?
Float levels should be dialed in. I'll have to double check them tomorrow... I think I'm HIGH from all the gas fumes in the garage!
Not the way I read the instructions.... From: Your Carbs NEED to go CLUNK!!! Thats the part I'm working on right now.... This part really...
the last 2 pictures above are videos of my clunk test.
I'm the first to admit that I have no idea what I'm doing here.... but by looking at these carbs, I can guess that the throttle shaft seals may be...
I'm just saying, I easily removed 2 broken studs from my bike with the method I mentioned. They were both broken off flush, maybe even a thread or...
I think I posted this before... not sure. When I broke mine off I just scored the remaining part of the stud with a thin cut off wheel on the...
PS I'm slow too!
I figure I have them all off the bike I'm going to clean them up. I was really surprised at how clean the carbs are! No sludge or varnish to speak...
Alright, I went out and started taking stuff apart (I'm no bike mechanic) I think I found where the smell is coming from. [img] The inside...
HA HA I was kidding! I'm not really soaking the air filter in febreze! Yeah it smells after it's shut off. I walked out in to the garage just...
I'm soaking the air filter in Fabreze right now!
Went out and pulled the air filter. The smell is coming from the air box for sure! Thats all I had time for right now. The filter was dirty, but...
The bike is all stock. To me it smells like a rich exhaust/gas smell. It reminds me of the way my jacket smells after ridding snowmobiles. I guess...
After a very short ride (35 degrees) today I noticed that I have a strong smell of exhaust on my clothes. Is this normal for these bikes? What can...
I tested this out on some rusty old nuts and bolts... works pretty well. http://www.stovebolt.com/techtips/rust/ ... usting.htm
I was watching weird stuff on my new DirecTV HD and one of the commercials I saw last night was for a show called Café Racer on Discovery HD...
if you can, just cut a small slit in it with a dremel and use a small flat head screwdriver to back it out.
This is where it rubs. [img]
Got a new rear tire mounted, and now I can not get the thing back together. The cover plate that fits just inside the final drive rubs on a 2 inch...
Thank You! I had the tire cut down today to fix the clearance issues. Now I can get a piece of heavy emery cloth between the tire and the drive...
So wait a sec. I also picked up this same tire (Shinko 712, 130-90-16) and had in mounted for $75. I'm no bike mechanic, and this is the first...
No experience with it, but a product called ZoopSeal might help you out.... anyone here used it before? http://www.zoopseal.com/
Already did that! Only one broke, so for a temp fix I just cut the head off a 6mm hex head bolt and threaded it in in place of the broken stud.
I pulled all the exhaust off my new 82 650 Maxim and now after putting it back together I have at least one leak. I noticed while putting it back...
I've been busy with this thing. I can't seem to stop messing with it or looking stuff up about it. Today I took off the luggage rack, sissy bar,...
I picked up my first XJ today and first bike in about 7 years. I'm sure this site will come in very handy for me as I know very little about these...
