20 Most Recent 1985 Yamaha XJ 700 X Maxim Questions & Answers

The socket is an 18mm Sparkplug Socket for a 12mm thread plug.

Question edited for clarity. Question moved to model category. I am in two minds whether you have two issues or just one/ Bike runs and stall out, could be a few things, like a fuel hose air lock, I have seen that a few times. Or it just ran out of electrical power because the battery went flat (total loss system) I had that on a Kawasaki H1 500 triple that I took to the Isle of Man TT. I rode it home with a car battery on the back rack. That was caused by a faulty rectifier. My guess is that you have a broken wire in the harness somewhere. Is the battery connected to the right polarity. That is an easy mistake to make. Tip, get the wife's red nail polish and put a line around the positive terminal edge and paint the hard to see black, raised plus + sign. See if you have an Motorcycle Electrician near you. You need someone with access to the wiring diagrams, the ability to read them and the test equipment. This link will find someone close to you. https://www.google.com/search?q=motorcycle+auto+electrician+near+me ..

Well I'll just tell you this if you're standing on the left side of the bike facing the gauges look straight down you're going to see the smaller round cylinder type deal that has two bolts in the top of it not the side but the top of it you pull those two bolts out then the starter will slide right out after you unhook the wire

Well as far as your starter goes you can either buy a new one for about 300 bucks or you can get like me and get pretty proficient at the rebuilding them it's probably the brushes aren't making contact with the armature pretty simple I use some brushes out of a old starter motor off of a car I had to modify them but they worked not an easy chore though

Hi I think it's a yamaha xj seca 750 1983 r.

You should only use a JASO MA certified motorcycle oil. 10w-40 for cold climate and 20w-50 for warmer climate...3.7 qts with filter change.