I have been told the bike I purchased (In bits with engine separated from frame) has done 30,000km. The engine has been sitting for maybe 3 or...
Question BLUF: how do I know if something is wrong without a known-good reference engine or cringing while on a post-breakin test ride? The...
So I recently acquired an '82 Seca 650 that had been sat for many years, I saved it from the scrapyard and has now become my project. I worked...
So I have a 1983 xj650 Maxim and it’s been sitting for two years so I cleaned them and got the butterfly valves moving with the throttle because...
The engine is fairly complete. Picked it up from @hogfiddles on one of my last trips to New England years ago. It is absolutely not in running...
Hey guys, me again. After the success of getting new keys for my 82' Xj650 Maxim, I decided to clean the tops of the cylinders to get ready for...
Hi everyone, I just joined so allow me to introduce myself. I do not own one of these bikes but yesterday I went with my friend/ roommate to look...
I'm having 2 problems (2 that I've found) with my 1982 XJ750J. The bike has been sitting for about 2 months. 1) After running (even at idle) for...
Hello, i recently bought a 1982 Yamaha XJ400, when getting it home i noticed that it made a weird clunking/ticking noise from the engine, some...
My 1983 Yamaha XJ900R is a really lovely bike. It has less than 10K miles on the ticker and looks near-new, such was the care it received before I...
I have a 1982 Yamaha XJ650 Maxim that I bought for dirt cheap from a guy off of eBay. I got the bike because I wanted to learn how to work on bike...
I started removing my engine off the frame and I got everything off except bolt number 7. I hit it with WD-40 and other penetrating lubricants but...
Hi everybody, I joined the forum to see if I could get some pointers on an issue I am having. I picked up this bike as a trade for an old pickup...
sup, guys Faced an issue. Saw that oil leacking out of it. There was a tiny crack when I examined it. I know it is not from metal, I think if it...
Hello all. I have a 92 Seca II that was running before I stripped it down to get it road worthy and it's been sitting in storage. I saw a thread...
I live in Tasmania, Australia and am on the hunt for parts to perform a full engine rebuild on my 1983 Yamaha XJ 900R (aka: XJ 900 SECA)....
In Bryson city NC have engine and big box of parts. Pm me for buddy's email
Hello everyone. I'm proud to be new owner of Yamaha XJ700N Maxim 1985 (for Canada, thanks to the thread I've read on this forum!). This is my...
Good morning all. Just joined the forum, and first time posting so I hope it's in the right section. I just bought am 85 maxim xj700. It wouldn't...
Sup xj Im standing in a dillema here, and it all starts out with me wanting to paint the engine. I was told to split the engine completly and yes...
Ok so i have all per diversion; An xj600 engine and carbs 2 frames 1 is newly painted with few scuffs 2 sets of forks 1 already attached to...
After swapping the motor from the parts bike, I'm proud to say I have a motorcycle once again! Now there's a few things here and there that I...
Hello everyone, I've had two '82 Seca 550's since June of '16. I've worked on cars for almost my whole 22 years on this planet but this is my...
Hey all, long time lurker first time poster, a while back I nabbed a Seca 650rj for 25 bucks and have set to work getting it going again, the...
I recently did a bit of an overhaul on my old xj. Rebuilt starter, new 4-1 Mac Exhaust, changed to K&N pod filters, new plugs, oil, after all this...
looking for someone who knows if 81-83 maxim and seca cylinders interchange i have looked and they are different part numbers 562-11101-00-00 for...
How's it going everyone, first time poster here and a new owner of an '82 XJ650 Maxim. Acquired the bike from a friend where it had been sitting...
hey xj'ers so i got around to taking the tank of today. easier than i thought. but i was planning on welding my own tank together, im going for a...
To pull the head off the xj750 engine, do I need to break the chain?
The oil pump chain on my 1981 XJ750RH (Seca) has some slack in it. How much slack is too much?
It happened, a couple of months ago, I am coming home from work and I noticed that beyond 60 mph, acceleration was pretty sluggish and at there...
I'm starting my winter project of fixing my leaks and replacing all the factory gasket materials heads included and fi e tuning my new slimmer...
Hi all, It's goofy haphazard me again, I just wanted to find out what these little rubber bits are that are wedged between the cooling fans all...
