"Bass-ackwards" is really funny! Being a bass player myself, I felt "Bass-awkward" when I first read this! lol Aharon
can't see them pitches hi guys, I cannot see the pictures in post #1. Is it just me? Aharon
As I said: I had many bikes, but only messed in the two-strokers. The fact that I am now capable of figuring that the (automatic) tensor might be...
MiGhost, that was really, really kind and sweet of you! However... hebrew is also not my mother language! Let me explain: I was born in Brazil...
Mr.Biggs, I considered the possibility of doing as you suggest. However, I considered that it would involve loosening the chain sprocket (my...
thanks guys, I think I will go kind of viking and try the cable tie trick. This tool is driving me bonkers. I will make this engine turn or die...
dear friends, I am still stuck with changing my shims. I cannot figure out how to use the shim tool. I am attaching a lousy drawing of the tool's...
That is why me and my brazilian cycling friends always called the primary transmission sprocket area "the bike's a**hole". Yuk!
Thanks Barefoot. Two cylinders and stretched frame, it's looking real mean and slick. I really look forward to see you project completed. Way to go!
Barefoot, I have a question out of curiosity: have you increased the distance between the bike's axles, or are my eyes playing jokes on me?...
Guys, please educate me on this. On every picture in this thread, all I sea is a frozen frog and the words: Domain Unregistered. To view, register...
well, kevin11, the "never" in my post does not apply to the case in question.
Gregu, I think you wrote intending to be ironic, and I always welcome irony as it is a product only of the brightest minds (no irony here, I...
A fool and his hearing are soon parted. Rad is good. Mad is... well, sad!
Virus, congrats on your achievement. Now about your bike's appearance: back in the 80's, a brazilian bike magazine I used to read mentioned a...
Robert, your wife was right and you were wise to heed her advice: they gang up on anyone - they see themselves as the underdogs before cars, so in...
I hear you Robert! Motoboys (delivery boys) there are called "motoqueiros", while the rest of us sane riders call ourselves "motociclistas"....
Rick, I am disappointed in you! :lol: Automatic? :roll: When I arrived in Israel two years ago I called it "a country of pussies" - all I...
I ordered the Yamaha-suzuki shim tool off e-bay. My "fake" tool (made of aluminum) is too cumbersome for the job. Guess: $14,80 for the tool and...
A honda civic's shaft? get the bleep outtahere! Man, this is a great solution - instead of welding pieces together, shorten an existing shaft....
Thanks, Jeff! The only "duck" I cross the bridge along with my eyes closed is our loving, dethspikkable BigFitz... avatar!
Dear brothers and sisters, On my quest searching several websites to find the service manual for my XJ400, I joined repairmanualclub.com. A...
Come to think of it, it really doesn't! a-ha! thanks, BigFitz. But I confess: now that the moment of truth nears, I-Am-Nervous! Aharon
Hi guys, long time no see! I finally got my shims and camshaft cover gasket from wemoto.co.uk (they call it "rocker cover", he!). Here is the...
Guys, kind of OT, but bear with me: when you come to think of it, this is one of the finest things about XJBikes: people points you to other...
Re: Artie's 82' XJ 400 bobber project...research then build... BareFoot, you're a hero! Amazing how the attitude of everybody here is so...
Re: Artie's 82' XJ 400 bobber project...research then build... Dude, I am just loving this thread, thanks for posting! I have recently bought...
I cannot believe I was finally able to place my order for my shims! Because my Visa was Brazilian and the delivery address was in Israel, I had...
Swissjon, your bike looked gorgeous back then! What happened to the further pictures you promised? Did you do something else on that black beauty?...
Mirco, this is an interesting and enlighting discussion but I wonder what the cost would be for the average joe, were the shims actually...
My first bike is a fond memory. It was a Suzuki 50cc, green as the kawazaki brand color of the following decades. I was 18, and found out that a...
SBSTebbe, is this your first bike ever, or do you have previous riding experience? Believe me, there is a reason for my asking - it has to do with...
@orange'n'black: that was back in 1974, when I was 20, man! My favorite Motorhead song was "Stay Clean" - although I did not! :)
@cutlass79500: "wish the rest of the bike fit that nice body work" Please elaborate. The way you wrote this sounds like a criticism without...
thank you, 80einstein - you've really done it, man. The chrome headlight is "metsuian" (wonderful in hebrew)! Sweet ride, shiny black beauty. all...
Please, post pictures from other angles as well. I would like to see the headlight. I hope you don't mind my saying (nor should it matter to you...
Is that a speedo on the can to the right?
OnTheStorm's motto: Coming home from very lonely places, all of us go a little mad: whether from great personal success, or just an all-night...
I organized my tools on my improvised "shop" on my porch, with a special place for my german-made brand new torque-wrench. Ah, and fixed my paypal...
JapRatJX, you do not seem to run out of ideas - good for you! Whe white stripe on the rear tire is instant character - I like the vintage look it...
japratxj, I really appreciated your effort to illustrate how you did the backbone, thank you for being such a cool friend. Orange-n-black's...
You did it real nice, congrats. My frame is much too "modern" though. I will post a picture just to illustrate my point. Really good job!
I am rebuilding an XJ400 1993 - a rare bird sold only in Japan (where they like them small) and in Israel (I don't know why!). It is very, very...
Re: XJ 400 - Ordering Parts... I checked wemoto.com; To make my question simpler, can you tell me where I find the part numbers for the XJ600?...
That round headlight is *the* thing, man! I am old school, like them big, round and chrome plated! Your build is looking really cool - go for it....
Re: 82 maxim with backbone Hi JapRat, your bike mod is radical, congrats! I read you modified it to have a single backbone. I never saw a...
I am jealous, man! My xj400 is the first four-cylinder bike I have in my life, and I cannot wait to hear it running, let alone go for a ride! I...
Thank you BigFitz and Markie. Nice you remembered my next challenge, the exhaust pipes, I will certainly purchase the gaskets. Speaking of which,...
Thank you as always, BigFreeeend (non-desphikablllle type). I would e-mail you the catalog... if the dastard did not weight 28MB! But it will be...
Guys, moto-services.net supplies for the 25mm diameter shims I need. Their catalog is vast, and include the air and oil filters that I need (I...
