wild foamy

how much you after for the XJ and are you anywhere near reading/oxford?

what an xmas pressie... sure would be nice to find my old DT under the tree in late december...

disregard, with creative use of a multimeter i found the outlet and the 3 phases from the alternator. all is now well

hey everyone new reg-rec has arrived for the XJ, but i binned the plug because it was melted, now i need to know which wires go to which plug on the regulator so i can wire it up again as the socket is built in on this new regulator. could somebody please take a photo of the plug on the bikes wiring going to the regulator/rectifier unit and post it up here so i can see which cables are what? cheers Steve

CBX V12, thats juicy... , i thought my old mans straight 6 honda CBX was awesome

roflcopter

get your voltmeter out and start tracing the loom back from the battery, do a continuity test on the main fuse just to check it hasnt blown, sometimes they can look fine but infact be broken (multimeter set to ohms measuring across the fuse, if it shows an open line then the use is f*cked

£27 equates to about 25 pints of beer in the squadron bar on base, and women like beer

ebay, breakers, maybe try your local yam dealer as apparently around 50% of RD parts are still available from yamaha (as told to me by ProBike Yamaha, Newbury)

cheapest place is ebay, search "XJ600 rectifier" and theres a used one on there for £22 posted, and a new one for £36, there was a new one for £33 but i had that

still quite pricey, as mentioned above i bought a new one off fleabay for £33 and OG, i have to be tight, who do the ladies prefer, the skinny teenager with a 21-year old XJ and no money, or the skinny teenager with a 21-year old bike and a little bit of money?...

as above, if its boiled dry its more than likely to be fucked, best to change it for the sake of £20 and knowing that new battery will give you (hopefully) years of reliable service . as for the fault, check your regulator/rectifier unit for any signs of burning, shorting e.t.c, its a metal box mounted onto a metal plate with a plastic cover over the front connected by a four pin plug (1 red wire, 3 white wires), pay particular attention to the plug which connects it to the bike as this may have been damaged (such as in my case...)

as above, if its boiled dry its more than likely to be fucked, best to change it for the sake of £20 and knowing that new battery will give you (hopefully) years of reliable service . as for the fault, check your regulator/rectifier unit for any signs of burning, shorting e.t.c, its a metal box mounted onto a metal plate with a plastic cover over the front connected by a four pin plug (1 red wire, 3 white wires), pay particular attention to the plug which connects it to the bike as this may have been damaged (such as in my case...). now for the long winded bit... The regulator/rectifier turns the high voltage (around 60v AC at 4000-5000 rpm) into a usable 13v DC output which can be sent to your battery to charge it, it does this by using a "diode pack" (think of it as a series of one way valves) to create a constant DC voltage, with the excess being sent to earth through a heatsink, if one of these diodes fails it will allow AC voltage output, to test this disconnect the red wire from the reg/rec and put an AC voltmeter from the red wire connection on the reg/rec to an earthing point, if it is displaying an AC voltage the unit has failed and requires replacing (mine was showing about 1.5v AC at idle, and hence mine is f*cked)

again they are wanting about £60 for a reg/rec, in the end i bought a new one off fleabay for £33

hi peeps had a little incident with my XJ on sunday, regulator/rectifier unit went pop, need a new one now... and im not shelling out £60 for one. where can i find another regulator/rectifier unit? theres some second hand ones on ebay going for around £20 but id rather get a new one that i can trust. are the units unique to every bike? or is there a generic part that would fit and do the job just as well? -Steve

Could be anything along the main loom, on mine it was the Regulator/rectifier unit which went bang, blew the fuse the first time, then melted the plug and earthed out the battery on the second time follow the cable back from the positive on your battery and check all the plugs for corrosion e.t.c, if a plug wont disconnect it is probably either corroded or melted on.

y'all got to let me know next time you going, now the XJ is on the road i cant wait to get out on it and have a play XD

*munches popcorn* reminds me of me at a young(er) age...

hey peeps. well i have been riding the XJ for a few days now and apart from a blown fuse last night it has not skipped a beat. i now have a michelin pilot sporty on the front, and its quite awesome and the bike is cornering much better than it did before. but its nearly time for the rear tyre to be replaced, which ones are best to use? look at the <£60 price range. also, my bike is supposed to be running 110/90-18 front and 140/90-18 rear. but its currently running 90/90-18 front and 110/90-18 rear, any reason why the previous owner would have change it to these and what difference would i feel if i changed to the original specs?

Take your seat off and have a look for a box labeled "fuses", open the lid and you will find the fuse labeled "main" is most probably blown, it is a 30amp constant rated fuse. happened to me last night

Better get in line, i want a go too... really wish i hadnt sold mine :/

nout wrong with those bikes, i had one at 16 and it was bulletproof (just dont fuck with it!)

'kin 'ell, where do you young'uns keep getting these DTs from?, i want mine back so badly

thought the DTs are meant to be go-anywhere pocket rockets?... you obviously arent doing it right

Quite fancy a Yam FJ1200, mint condition ofc , they look nice and comfy, but with an engine that size no doubt it will be quite rapid aswell