davie6711

Hey, I'm helping my pal import his Toyota just now and the most important doc required seems to be a certificate of conformity which should be supplied by the manufacturer's agent from the appropriate country. Obviously in your case this would be Yamaha Australia. You should also have a registration document, or equivalent, which should in it's own right confirm the bike's age. Without these docs it's going to make the process more difficult but as Preload mentioned Yamaha themselves may be able to help? Good luck with this! It seems at first like a huge amount of paper is required but it will all come together eventually. Davie.

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Hey Jimmy & Mervin, It's funny when I read your posts because it sounds just like the kind of place that I work. Family owned business, no pressure allowed nor given etc etc etc. But alas you do get people who obviously know much better than me that all dealers are thieving bastards. Kinda sweeping statement eh? Obviously they have been to every one in the land. I wonder what they do for a living? They clearly are better people than me and every other person who works in the car/bike trade by the the sound of it. Must be Godlike! This kind of ignorance really fucks me off. Davie

Hey Beef, To be fair that's the before pic. Honest! I think the the tube from the left crank case may be something to do with de icing or summit. I've just never seen so many blocked or useless breathers on a bike before. Tonight I had it spinning and it was really trying. The clicking noise heard on the last thread seems to be the starter sticking. Coupla taps with the persuader gets it spinning again. The one positive factor seems to be that at least the carbs are not leaking anymore. Tomorrow it'll be plugs out, more fresh fuel and we'll need to see what happens. I don't think it's far away. Again, thanks for all advice/comments big or small. Greatly appreciated. Once this is going it's to the MOT station and back to the XJ as per other thread. Davie.

It ha s pods mate

Good advice mate. And the clicking noise? Had a good booster pack on it.

Feck, Thought that to be fair. Any thoughts on the previous questions? Davie.

Hi All, Not a lot to report really. I managed to remove from the carbs the fuel pipe which was a real fiddle to get back on. Removed the carbs and straightened the rubbers to the head and re-fitted the carbs. It has a new battery in it but that was several years ago. Even though it's not been used do you think it needs replaced? I had it on charge for a couple of hours today but it didn't hold much of a charge, just enough to make the lights/horn etc. Anyway, i'm thinking well it's now or never, hit it with easy start and it caught and died, caught and died over and over again. It only seems to want to fire with the easy start. After trying for about twenty minutes using a good booster pack i'm now only getting a single click when I hit the start button. Have I knackered the solenoid or something? Now home, mingin of easy start and thoroughly fed up. All the best, Davie.

Hey All, Finally a bit of progress...while the carbs were off again I took the opportunity to dry and get a lot of the crap that's accumulated under there away by giving it a mild steam clean. Obviously I blocked off the bores etc but is looking better. A couple of questions ..... What;s this? And this? I think it may be the breather from when there was an air box but am not sure. Last one. What's the blue tube for? Opps, sorry there is another one. I presume there must be some air assistance for the rear shock because I discovered a valve for pumping air into. If so does anyone know the correct pressure? Then bled the clutch.... Finally carbs refitted and got the throttle cable on first time. Result! The noticed the rubbers are all squinty and they'll need to come off again. Bollocks. Anyway, thanks for looking and in advance for any advice received but i'm really chuffed to get some progress. I'll need to bleed the brakes after work and then i'll try and get her to fire up. Fingers crossed. Cheers, Davie.

I would've had it if it were the black one

When's the last time you saw one of them for two hundred quid? Answer...never! Grab it while you can. Only now are you seeing them under a grand. My tuppence worth. Davie.

Hiya, I bought one of the motad systems from eBay and although it doesn't exactly specify it's for my bike it's close enough although i'm having some problems but that's to do with the bike not the pipework. Getting to the point. If you search eBay sellers for Motad get in touch with them. They were really very helpful and I got my system delivered to my door for just over a hundred quid. In saying that I agree with the previous posters, don't rely on the looks. Motad should be able to help I hope. Good luck, Davie.

Aye them downpipes didn't half sparkle

Think they've got some left

Hey, Theo 4-1 was purely bought for the cost.......Motad were selling their new/old stock on ebay recently so I got it for just over £100 I would've preferred 4-2 but they were costing much more than I paid for the bike! Davie

I have a new continental to go on the rear when, if I ever, get the new 4-1 fitted. The front is brand new but is the cheapest of the cheap so i'll see how it is when I get it back on the road. This is mine.......... Davie.

Hiya, My Frame No is 5C18020930 But yes it did have fuel injection. It's kept in a lock up a bit away from my home. Did you see the pictures I posted before? I think it was on the workshop area with the title exhaust help needed or something. Davie.

Cheers for that up yours and kendawg

Hi, I seem to be talking to you on two different threads and repeating myself!! Old age fast approaching clearly with the on set of senility! Davie.

Hi Again, What reply was deleted? I'm a bit in the same boat as mine is pretty rare too and is now a bit of a bitsa. It was originally fuel injected, has had that removed and now has a set of carbs and pod filters. I don't know what the carbs are from though. I've been told the model code for mine is XJ 750 E II 29R Jap Import. Yours looks like the XJ900 pre-diversion a bit, there's a 900 on ebay now for spares or repair I think but is not as nice as the one you bought. I'm new to this forum also but to be honest i've found other members really really helpful even with non Yam stuff. See post in the workshop section on my GPz problem. All the best, Davie.

Hiya Mate, Don't think bad of people on here...normally really helpful As I said on another thread you got a bargain there, it certainly looks mint and I certainly love mine Keep in touch, Davie

Hey All, On a slightly different note I sell cars for a living. Dealers are not ALL bad whether they're bike or car dealers. Bike dealers have become more like the car dealerships with big comfy warm showrooms and free coffee and all that shite. I feel the need to defend (some) of them who do a good job and genuinely want to look after their customers. Yes they need to make a profit but so do Tesco's and Asda and everyone else for that matter to survive. The majority are tarred by the minority and as clarkegray says the dealer has worked hard to keep him happy and honour the promise given by Suzuki but it's the bad'uns that give the some of them their bad name. If you have a dealer you can trust and double check any deal offered by going to another dealer for comparison's sake it should keep them honest, leave them a sensible margin and expect a good level of customer service. Easy you would think but so many get it wrong. Badly. All the best, end of rant. Davie.

Hi Baker Ben, Ebay is the best option for choice and price. There are a lot of shysters on there now but feedback is usually a good guide but a good used carb shouldn't set you back too much I would have thought. Good luck with it anyway.....with the old one as mentioned it's a no=brainer give it a go yourself and if you fuck it up it's going in the bin anyway. Davie.

Hiya, This is my first real reply so go easy on me! As far as I know the 31k is for the first of the power valves or the LCII as they are also known. Don't know much about the other number though. As far as value it seems as Up Yours says thay matching numbers are a must when trying to get top money. I've seen concourse LCII's going for as much as £5000 which is a bit mental. Hold out for a matching number example needing work. You'll get more back for it. Good luck with whatever you get. Davie.

Hi Beef, Thanks for that advice....I saw a guy on youtube doing that once but hadn't thought of it since. Due to pressure of work I haven't been near the thing but I'll get an hour after work so am looking forward to giving it a go. Will obviously post up pictures if I have success or i'll be back on tomorrow night with more questions. I was talking to one of the mechanics at work today and he recommended setting up the float height?????? How the hell do you do that? I think someone on here mentioned it too. I'm an enthusiastic amateur and this is beyond my comfort level. I find refitting the carbs a right bastard as I have to use a heat gun to soften the rubbers enough to get them to fit and re-fitting the throttle and choke cables are a nightmare. Davie.