Keep in mind guys, I have only put about 600 or 700 miles on the bike at this time.

The shaft looks pretty straight in the pics... well... at least the shaft housing.

If it's anything like a driveshaft on a car, the main concern would be the operating angles of the u-joints. I am not sure what the maximum allowable operating angle is on a motorcycle like this. I would also be concerned about pushing or pulling the driveshaft to close or far away from the transmission output shaft. This could cause damage to the internal components of the transmission (by pushing in) or pull the driveshaft out (by pulling out).

Whether or not the driveshaft is "level" to the ground is not important

In any event, hope it all works out.
Bike looks excellent. Would hate to see it get messed up b/c of the shaft angle.

Great looking bike the only thing I can suggest is to either black out most of the motor or polish it up. Bioklean makes some nice stuff for cleaning and polishing aluminum thier polish takes almost no effort just light buffing to bring out a shine. The stuff is used more for sleds than bikes but works well.

I may do something like that.. black the motor out. But I am going to wait until the winter time before I tear it back down. I've been having a lot of fun riding it every day it's nice out.

I finally got my tags in today. "RELAXD".... in reference to the car club I am in - ///Relaxed Atmosphere.



And another pic from the Eat Rite in just on the edge of down town St. Louis.

Man, that's one of the hottest xj's i've ever seen.... period!

Your bike motivated me to buy a 650. I am working on the frame now.

Here is my progress page.

www.bobbyhancock.com/Wilma

My site is simple, just like I want my bike. Chacal is hooking me up with tons of parts, he is a killer person to work with!

More to come!

Mate as a visual statement that bike looks great but with those pipes I'm so glad I'm not your neighbour.But she really does look good.

gunnabuild1 wrote:

Mate as a visual statement that bike looks great but with those pipes I'm so glad I'm not your neighbour.But she really does look good.

haha, that's funny you say that. All my neighbors complain all the time!!

I have the same bike. And I have two questions. That have not been asked yet.
1) how long did it take?
2) what was the cost? You say budget, but that could mean a lot of things.

partagas wrote:

I have the same bike. And I have two questions. That have not been asked yet. 1) how long did it take? 2) what was the cost? You say budget, but that could mean a lot of things.

That is a very good question
1) It took me around a month and a half, start to finish.

2) I kept track of everthihng I bought, nuts, bolts, paint, parts.... everything

Yamaha 650 Costs
Cost Description Date Notes
$250.00 cost of bike 3/10/2008 Ray 309-533-1233
$50.00 pay Brad for help 3/10/2008 dissasemble and clean carbs
$65.00 title transfer 3/11/2008 DMV
$25.00 bike taxes 3/11/2008 DMV
$11.40 spark plugs 3/11/2008 four NGK's
$31.88 frame material 3/12/2008 round tubing - Morris Tick
$30.00 pay Brad for help 3/15/2008 dissasemble and clean
-$75.00 sold covers, bars, pegs, signals 3/17/2008 Xjbikes.com
$37.98 seat 3/19/2008 ebay
$71.62 air filters 3/27/2008 online
$2.65 battery box hardware 3/27/2008 steel and aluminum
$59.11 clean fuel tank 3/28/2008 Maas radiator shop
$9.00 tail lights 3/31/2008 truck stop
$17.39 3" seat springs 4/1/2008 Ebay
$88.00 license plate and registration 4/10/2008 DMV
$12.47 handlebar grips 4/11/2008 Sportland dealership
$83.06 paint and engine oil 4/12/2008 flat black and primer
-$111.07 sold seat 4/14/2008 factory recovered seat
$8.06 brake parts cleaner 4/15/2008 Oreillys
$15.98 electrical and switch 4/19/2008 headlight switch, etc
$39.00 master cylinder rebuild kit 4/23/2008 Xjbikes.com
$63.83 diagnose and repair no start 4/24/2008 Sportland dealership
$121.00 carb rebuild kit and jet kit 4/24/2008 Xjbikes.com
$17.00 resistors, paint 4/27/2008 Oreillys
$38.83 black header tape 4/27/2008 ebay
$18.39 clutch and brake levers 5/5/2008 Sportland dealership
$185.00 ignition coils 5/12/2008 Xjbikes.com
$7.27 bulbs 5/6/2008 Oreillys


$1,172.85 Total Cost To Date

Wow, Fast and cheap. Now have to talk the old lady into letting me. And finding a show/space to do it.

crath,

i have the same exact lights on my bike and im wondering how you you have them wired? the lights came with a single filament and a bulb so i bought a double filament and im having trouble finding a double filament bulb that will fit in the beehive. a suggestions from you or anyone else would be appriciated.

thanks in advance

Is there a single wire going to the back of the fixture? If there is, you can only mount a single filament bulb in the housing. This is likely your only option. You have to wire in a resistor on the running light circuit to get a dimmer illumunation for the running lights vs. the brake light. Try several different combinations of resistors to get the brightness you are looking for in a running light. Both the brake light wire and the running light wires (positive) get wired to the single wire at the back of the housing.

any idea how long it took you, in hours, to do this mod? was this a 4 hors a night for a month thing or a 8 hours every saturday build?