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82 XJ550

1982 Yamaha XJ550 Maxim

Property of slomo85 Added Jun 2012 Location: San Diego

Aquired at 17,xxx miles.

Immediately made the following repairs:

Replaced Rear Tire

Replaced Brake Pads (F&R)

Replaced Front Brake Lines (Stainless Steel)

Replaced Battery

Replaced Air Filter

Replaced Valve Shims (7 of 8 were too tight)

Rebuilt Front Brake Caliper

Rebuilt Petcock

Rebuilt Starter

Rebuilt Carbs (bench/running sync w/YICS blocked)

Cleaned all electrical connections and greased

Bad: Compression on cylinder #2 is low by ~40psi. I'll ride it for a little while but a rebuild is in the future.

Update: Compression came back after a few thousand miles and two valve adjustments, all good now :)

Basic Stats

43.9 (0.0)

Avg MPG

47.7 (-6.5)

Last MPG

54.2 (10/3/17)

Best MPG

  • $3.59 Avg Price/Gallons
  • $9.04 Avg Price/Fuel-up
  • $0.082 Avg Price/Mile
  • $650.93 Total Spent

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Total Miles Tracked

City vs Highway Driving

72 averaging 1 per month
Total Fuel-ups

Recent Fuel-ups

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Log Book

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