I wanted to know how to turn down the idle on my 1981 XJ 650 Maxim. Every time I come to a stop in first gear the engine races. At first I thought it was the choke. I don't know anything about motorcycle repair so a diagram would be helpful. Thanks

If you mean the "WHEEL LOCK ASSEMBLY":

http://www.bikebandit.com/houseofmotorcycles/1981-yamaha-maxim-650-xj650h-side-cover-tool/o/m147135sch225615

Item #29 = $76.76

With the spark plugs in it would be very challenging. Your best chance of trying this would be to roll it down a hill and pop the clutch ....But this really begs the question of why would you want to? For help in solving any problems with your XJ, visit XJBikes.com. It is a free forum/discussion site for all things XJ related and you will find more knowledge and troubleshooting than you are likely to find anywhere. The folks there are extremely friendly and helpful to novice and pro alike.

 

 

I've used www.tradebit.com. It's not free, but extremely reasonable. I've gotten them as cheap as $4.99, and the most I've spent is $20. They have tons of manuals, worht a look to see if your's is available.Good luck!

yes

i belive it is a straight swap, but there are some points to watch for, here is a discussion on just that...

http://xjbikes.com/Forums/viewtopic/p=22001.html

# 1carb left 0.04+or-0.04 inches mm 1.0+or-1.0 # 2 carb right 0.08+or-0.04 2.0+or-1.0 hope this gets you there

there is not much difference between those 2 engines. they are the same cc and both are in-line 4 cylinders.

You need to replace your floats in carbs, problem solved