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Hello, all! Just want to first point out what a wealth of information this site has been for me. But, alas, I have a few more q's.
Quick History:
Picked up MOST of a rolling chassis of a 1982 XJ1100J. Total project bike. Someone, somewhere, might have loved to restore it, but it was mostly just a frame and a front wheel. And rust.
Today I wish for two things:
X-RAY VISION
Or, information about the amount of fork oil this thing needs. It has SOME, but has also left a bit on the floor in the garage. I'm happy to try that syringe trick posted here and totally change it out (which might be a good idea anyway), but is there such a thing as topping-off the stuff?
PSYCHIC POWERS
Or, as another fine information-based substitute, some basic information about seats. Never had one for this. Are there seat families or anything standard about motorcycle seating? I know they all go under your butt and then attach to the frame, but that's where my knowledge of their similarities ends. Again, I'm not restoring; I'm cobbling. Has anyone ever successfully taken a seat from something else and put it onto an XJ/XS?
Google has scads about seat *covers* and other upgrades that all assume I still have the pan. It also has loads of opportunities to buy fork oil but very little about a magic dipstick to divine how much I already have.
I'll hit y'all up about shock air pressure later. Right now my system of pumping the shocks up until the bike rides like a shopping cart and then bleeding a bit at a time until it feels smoother seems to work pretty well. As you can see, I'm very scientifically-minded.
Thanks again for all you've already given me!
Quick History:
Picked up MOST of a rolling chassis of a 1982 XJ1100J. Total project bike. Someone, somewhere, might have loved to restore it, but it was mostly just a frame and a front wheel. And rust.
Today I wish for two things:
X-RAY VISION
Or, information about the amount of fork oil this thing needs. It has SOME, but has also left a bit on the floor in the garage. I'm happy to try that syringe trick posted here and totally change it out (which might be a good idea anyway), but is there such a thing as topping-off the stuff?
PSYCHIC POWERS
Or, as another fine information-based substitute, some basic information about seats. Never had one for this. Are there seat families or anything standard about motorcycle seating? I know they all go under your butt and then attach to the frame, but that's where my knowledge of their similarities ends. Again, I'm not restoring; I'm cobbling. Has anyone ever successfully taken a seat from something else and put it onto an XJ/XS?
Google has scads about seat *covers* and other upgrades that all assume I still have the pan. It also has loads of opportunities to buy fork oil but very little about a magic dipstick to divine how much I already have.
I'll hit y'all up about shock air pressure later. Right now my system of pumping the shocks up until the bike rides like a shopping cart and then bleeding a bit at a time until it feels smoother seems to work pretty well. As you can see, I'm very scientifically-minded.
Thanks again for all you've already given me!
Secondly, if you'll check out the LINKS section, you'll find lots of info on where to find parts other than EBAY!!! And, if you'll follow this link:
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