1982 XJ650RJ Seca Build

I sent mine out to Sargent's; a "stock recover" job only costs around $100, shipped, and it was worth it to have it done by the pros.

I also had them recontour and "upfoam" my other seat; also not super-expensive and another superlative example of their work.

http://www.sargentcycle.com/custserv.htm

 

big- wow thats not bad at all...... i did not know they did stock recover jobs. very reasonable and better anything i could do for sure. thanks !

 

Installed new shaft seals, did a running sync and carbtune.

Had to start another thread about a rich running #4 cylinder. Had to charge the battery, so that's all sorted out.

Tomorrow is a re-sync and colortune, hopefully the last time for a couple months depending on mileage.

Also had to hook up the old tach for the sync. The tach I got from a '78 XS is a little slow to respond to the throttle so it looks like I'll be doing a disection tomorrow night to get that lubed up.

Then after all that it'll be time for a ride to test out those new brakes and tires.

Will post some more pics when I get her out on the road.

 

Tach dissected and lubed. Responds instantly now.

Odometer reset to 00000.0

And the best news is that I didn't break the glass this time.

Replaced the threaded rod that PO used for combination motor/crash bar mounts with standard G8 bolts, nuts, and washers.

Installed cotter pins into the axle shaft castle nuts.

Currently waiting for the degreased motor to dry.

Then with insurance in hand (actually in wallet) it will be time to take her for her maiden voyage around town.

 

Enjoy that first ride... Nice job!

odo reset! OK?

 

Put a few miles on her today.








She runs awesome, and stops even better.

Coasted into the drive at home after a 5,000RPM plug chop.

1,3,4 were a lighter grey, 2 was tan-gray.
slightly lean, so a minor adjustment tomorrow then it will be time for another plug chop.

 

Yeah baby looks great... have fun

 

Thanks coach

 

tskaz, are the gauges factory?

 

Hey mook, sorry I didn't answer sooner.

The gauges are factory.

Factory 1978 Yamaha XS750 in very good condition for the age.

The nicest thing about these is that he sent me the entire assembly, so I got the wiring, lights, everything.

Some wire splicing and heat-shrink and now I have double the lights in the gauges, so they are nice and bright for riding to work at 4am.

 

Ok I noticed the 140 mph speedo and was curious.

 

Yeah, it's nice to be able to go 75 down the expressway and know that it's 75, not bouncing between 70 and 80.

The install was pretty easy. these happened to be a direct replacement for the cans and guts, so I was able to pick the best of the two sets to build them.

 

Looking nice, Kaz..
I'll have to duplicate your methods when doing the covers and tank...

 

Thanks Erman

 

Nice resto/customizing job! I've got an XJ650 that I've owned from new, so it's all stock, but I like what you've done.

 

Just to chime in on how great this bike looks. I'm envious of where you've taken your Seca and in how little time you did it. I got my completely stock 650RJ with lots of miles up and running over the winter, and have just started with my brake rebuild, and with that, my first thoughts on where I want it to go cosmetically. I was about halfway done refinishing my MC, and after seeing what you did with your cover, I've been inspired to put a bit more work into it.

Now that the nice weather is out and you've been fine tuning it, how's she treating you?

Great job all around.

 

Thanks for the compliments guys.

Haven't had much of a chance to ride yet, only have about 1,000 miles on her. Did do about a 250 mile trip though.

Absolutely no problems so far, other than a signal issue. One of the ground wires got pinched so turning left would blow the fuse. Five minutes got that sorted.

Has now devolped a problem with the starter solenoid, so I've been bump starting her until I get an order in to chacal.

Other than that it's just a lot of cleaning. I hate living on a dirt road.

I've actually been quite bored since I got the build done. Having separation anxiety from my man cave lol. So I've started another resto project.

This time there is no extra cash for another bike, so I decided to restore an old Stihl chainsaw that I got as an add-in when I bought the bike.

Parts for this thing are hard to find. Too bad Len's shop isn't called XJ&Stihl4ever!