I completed my xj750seca project, looks great. I'll post pics soon. Anyway, I have an xj650 that I almost finished a couple of years ago. The...
Hi all, As in the topic, my XJ700S (1986 model, build year 1985) will not start. To give some background - it has a fairly new accu and that is...
Hi everyone. Been trying to get my '82 XJ550 project up and running for the coming season, but I just can't seem to get this ignition system...
Hi all, I'm writing for the first time on the forum, though I read a lot of posts in the past year. I have been experiencing a problem since I...
I have a 1982 Yamaha xj750 café racer build that had been working great for the month and a half that I've had it, but I went to the gas station...
I have a 1985 XJ700. When I got it, it worked great. I was riding it back and forth to work with no problem. One day after I got home from work...
Hi all. Firstpost here. I just got an 82 650 that had been in dry heated storage for about 5 years. It ran when parked. The bike is generally very...
The pickups sits on a steel plate on the left side, and the plate is fixed with only two screws. I drilled two new holes, and removed the steel...
On the plus side, I am learning a lot about this bike. I recently rebuilt my carbs thinking my rough running problem was fuel related, but now...
1981 XJ750 SECA. Started running like crap, stumbling and losing power. Idling weird; sometimes low, sometimes high. (this was effected by my...
So after fighting some engine battles with this bike I finally got it running. Its a 1982 Xj750j. When I first went to fire up the bike I stuck...
Hey y'all. I have an '82 650 Seca that just lost spark on all 4. The coils pass resistance tests and battery in brand spanking new. I don't...
First and foremost: this forum and all of you that make the collective body of community and knowledge are humanity at its best! haha maybe a lil...
I purchased a 1982 xj750R late last year and it was running when I took it for a short test drive. I trailered it home about 60 miles. When I...
Dear everybody, After a lot of struggles with the bike (holes in the exhaust, holes in the clutch side cover) I finally got around to replacing...
Hi guys, I need a bit of technical assistance. bike is running a bit off. cylinders 3 and 4 are running cool @approx 85celcius. about 50 degrees...
Xj550 Maxim, I shorted out a relay while riding and the bike would try to start but wouldn't roll over(no spark) and after replacing the relay not...
So, this just happened today. The bike was running perfectly fine and today when i go to start it, it took forever to start, just cranked and...
1981 XJ750R runs pretty awesome when below 7000RPM and when quickly accelerated through that range. Slow throttle increase to 7000 reveals a...
Hello all, 82-83 Yamaha Xj750 Maxim. I'm having a problem with the electrical system. It seems like cylinders 2 and 3 aren't firing. At least it...
...open resistance on both HT leads to the coils -chopped a bit of the insulation back on the HT leads, multimeter reads open. MMeter...
So I'm still working on my build thread... but I'm completely re-wiring my '82 XJ750 Maxim due to massive component replacement and electrical...
Recently purchased an 81 xj550 and started turning it into a cafe racer. Re-wired the entire bike and had a working harness and a running bike. I...
My umpteenth time trying to create this thread as it keeps getting marked as "Spam" ....... Got a 1981 XJ550. Getting voltage drop at the TCI,...
OK guys and gals, I was trying to check out my ignition coils and I am not sure what to expect. I saw that I would see about 11k ohm on both of...
Hello all, New to the forum so hello from Florida! I aquired a 1982 XJ650R Seca about 6 months ago and have slowly been turning it into a cafe...
Hi all, First time posting here. I've done some poking about... as far as I can tell, I should be getting spark at the plugs (battery has fine...
I have an 82' Maxim 1100. The other day we were riding and I lost spark to cylinders 1&4. I checked the coil and it's not bad. Bought a new pick...
After fighting a bike that would intermittently die, I came to the conclusion that the tci on my bike was defective (I've since torn out apart and...
I have no spark from any leads. I have tried a spare ignition control box and checked out all relays. The only thing I can think of checking out...
Hello, I've got a 1983 XJ750 that'd been sitting for 6 years in a shed. I've cleaned out the carbs (which were heavily gummed and corroded in the...
hey I have an 82 XJ550 cafe racer project. Going for a simple clean build and the ignition barrel is pretty ugly on the triple tree I want to...
Hello there fellow XJ riders! So I've been following this forum for about a year now and haven't posted anything until now. I have been helped...
