North Carolina

[Joe Rocket=>]

Yeah, we do have alot of good country back roads, but none as good as the Gap though. :o

[safety-boy]

Hello all,

Thought I'd ping the NC riders.

Went to Michael's two weekends ago. Tons of bikes, but the restraunt was swamped. Wound up eating elsewhere.

Anyone else go to Michael's? If you see an ugly Kawa 454 Ltd and an orange vest, that's me :-)

--Dave

[cmoneta]

Hello everybody,
I'm new on this site and I'm looking for some assistance.
Two years ago I bought a 1986 Yamaha Maxim XJ700. I never had any problems and did basic maintenance on it (by myself - big risk).
A couple of months ago I had a fall :cry: and some where along the main feul line something got disconected. Every time I turn the bike on it licks gas, but only when i'm on main tank; if I'm on reserve, I just can't get it started.
The problem is that I don't have a regular mecanic and no big repair shop wants to tak it because its more then 10 years old :evil: .
I'm looking for an enthusiast bike mechanic with references to put my baby back on the road.
Any advise will be very appreciated.
Thank you. :D

Cecilia

[safety-boy]

Hi Cecilia,

You don't hapen to have the blue/gray Yamaha I see at Michael's most Sundays? I always see a little blue 650/700-ish Yama Cafe racer, but no rider. The wife loves that bike :-)

I don't know any local repair guys (Raleigh/Durham) that I really like yet. Matison Motorsports in Raleigh has good sales guys, but I am not impressed with their parts department (haven't had their mechanics do anything for me), but they do (IIRC) service Yamaha. There is also Triangle Cycles in Durham (15/501, north of I-40 near Millenium Hyundai/Kia/something-else/something-else/etc/etc). They seem ok, but I have had no service there. I know they sell Yama, and probably do service as well.

You might check out two of the Maintenance/Repair forums:

General Maintenance & Appearance:
http://www.totalmotorcycle.com/BBS/viewforum.php?f=16

Troubleshooting
http://www.totalmotorcycle.com/BBS/viewforum.php?f=17

You might check ebay for a repair manual as well. I got an old Clymer guide for my '86 Kawa EN450, and it seems better than most of the car books of the same type. You might also look on Cycle Trader - they have a parts search that shows diagrams of bike parts and how they fit together. Doesn't really explain repair, but will show you all those mystery parts you didn't know about. You can search for manufcturer parts by make/model/year at: http://cycletrader.bikebandit.com/partsbandit/mp/OEM-Parts~mp_id~CT.asp. I just went there and saw they had the '86 XJ700S.

Good luck with the bike. Fuel problems scare me to death :shock: so be careful!

--Dave

[cmoneta]

Dave,

Thanks for all the websites; I'll check them out for sure.

No, I'm not the one with blue and gray bike; although my bike is navy sparkly blue (I don't know how else to describe it).

Because of the lick I haven't been riding for the last 4-6 months. Now spring/sumer is here and I'm dying. Everybody at work who has a motorcycle is enjoying the easy rides during sunset after a hard week of work, and I have to get on my car, ggggggggggrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr.

Yesterday I finally found a Yamaha dealer not to far away from my house that agreed to take a look at my bike and see if they can check-it in for diagnosis. The bad side of that is that I have to rent a u-haul (don't have the trailer to attach to my care) and the "see if we can take it" will cost me $140. We'll see what happens. I have it scheduled for next Tuesday.

I bought the oficial maintenance manual from Ebay, but the pictures aren't that great and there are many technical terms that I just don't get. Besides, I might brake a nail... tee hee hee.

Thanks again for the help.

Cecilia

[CORSCO]

Hey Poppy, I about fell out of my chair when you mentioned Bullocks BBQ!!! I go there once a week for lunch...if I have cash that is :laughing:

[CORSCO]

Hey Safety-Boy...stay out of Matison Motorsports and try Triangle Cycles!

[avoidalliteration]

New to the board and new to bikes too...so new in fact, I haven't even taken the MSF course (signed up for a July session). :) I am planning on a Kawasaki Ninja EX250 (preferably used) for my first bike, as I'd like to survive my first few rides!

I have lived in every vertex of the Triangle (Raleigh, Durham and Chapel Hill for those of you not from the middle of NC), and am currently living in RTP.

[Technik]

Catamount here, I'll be a sophomore next year at WCU. Ride a '93 Yamaha Seca II for now, looking at enjoying it for a little while (it's my second bike), then shopping for something new.

[flycaster]

New to the site here and back new to riding after several years without a bike. I bought a new Road Star a couple weeks ago and so far love it. I live in Marion so I have been riding highway 80 or down around Lake Lure just to wind down after work. I am getting the bike serviced today but plan on hitting the BRP tomorrow.
Donald

[cherokeepati]

Hi folks!

Just wanted to intro my husband and I. We are both newbies and 50+ living just East of Pilot Mountain in Stokes County (just a piece below Mayberry) and the bikes are everywhere on weekends around here. Lots of winding backroads on NC66 from NC268S to Moore Springs Rd. Also NC89 from 268s to Danbury. Towing a three horse slant gooseneck behind a F350 Dually on these roads is not for the faint of heart. Hope to see "y'all" out there! :D

[cherokeepati]

Hey Folks..if you are in a jam with your bike near Pinnacle or Pilot Mountain we have a great couple of mechanics at a small place called Wall to Wall on old 52 between Pinnacle and Pilot Mountain. The couple are honestly the most helpful people I have run into and the wife is as good or better mechanic (hubby says) than he is. Stop by if you are in the area..Robert and Danielle are the owners. :D

[tekla]

Dropping a hello from me and my husband here in Charlotte. He has a 05 VT 1300R and I just got a gorgeous 1971 Honda CB750 K1. ( today actually) We usually go out on Sundays and after a bit of work, I'll be riding along side instead on of the back. ;) Glad to see quite a few of ya from NC!!

[cherokeepati]

Hello Telka!
And ditto on the Gals of NC! Hope you are having a great independant ride this weekend!! My husband and I rode up to Independance, Va. to order a leather jacket, chaps, and gloves from a great company called "Fox Creek Leathers". This is some real quality leather if you know of anybody looking, plus..It's made in the good ole USA!!
Take care! Cp :wave:

[safety-boy]

Hello all,

Just moved to Fayetteville. This is a bike ridin' town. TONS of bikes runnin' around.

Anyone know any good roads here? Things are a lot flatter and straighter than Raleigh. River Road is not bad, neither is Cliffdale Road between Reilly and Raeford.

Any others I should look for? Any bike meetings/get togethers in the area?

--Dave