My 82 XJ650 RJ Cafe project

Sorry these pics are a bit fuzzy.
doing the paint and upholstery next week.
Also adding an oil cooler and spin on filter adapter.
I haven't had this much fun since the hogs ate my baby brother.
The hardest part has been doing the work to not only coincide with days off, but keeping the thing road worthy, that is, I ride it to work everyday. So if I chop on the frame, the welding has to be done before my next work day.

 

Looking good what mufflers are you useing?
Al

 

NICE!!!

skillet

 

These mufflers were on the bike when I got it last year. I think they came off an 1100(?)They are shot though. I am thinking some shortys off of a Sportster might be nice.

 

The paint and upholstery SHOULD be finished next week, but as I am doing it myself, well, ya never know. Taking 5 days off work to do it, so, that'll help.

 

Nice work, love the tail section. I just cant see myself paying $130-$150 for a tail section. I am still in that planning process, meaning getting around purchasing one from ebay but creating my own, if you know what I mean.

Great work!

 

I do know what you mean. I got this one for $120. It was as long as my original seat. My guts hurt a bit when I took a hack saw to it to shorten it.

 

got the paint on it last week along with the oil cooler and new mufflers.
Thanks to Chacal (Len) for his tech support and AndreasWeiss (a member here) for the cooler. Mufflers are from Low Brow Customs. Cheap and not too loud (hahaha!)
Hammered out the side mount for the plate and tail light one morning before breakfast. Solid. Kept the original tail light as an homage of sorts.

 

Nicely done! Glad to see another shafty cafe on here. Reminds me a lot of mine:



Are those the factory side covers, modded? I couldn't find anything close, so I custom made mine. The rear seat is hand-fabbed, too.

 

What are those rear sets? I'd love a set of those on my project.

 

Do you mind posting a pic of how you mounted your cooler? Thanks!

 

First off, this is the wrong cooler, just so you know. My bad. But not wanting to search for the correct one, I decided to make it work and it does work just fine.

the top post just fit in there...the wiring is in the way a bit. 10 points for persistence.

This one hangs about 2 inches lower than the stock one and the hole widths are different. So I made a plate that mounted in the original holes, and drilled holes for the cooler to mount to in the plate.

From the back you can see the lower part of the new mount.
The cooling lines fit just fine and tucked in between the 2 and 3 head pipes.
hope this helps.

 

Yeah. Factory side covers hacksawed..
they are left wide open front and back. It is temporary.
Nice work on your bike there.
didn't have the shop space to mod my own seat pan. I have the metal laying about in my kitchen though. Somewhere under the dishes and other bike parts.

 

That's perfect thanks! Ingenious job, might have to pull something off similar myself.

 

looks fantastic!

 

Thanks.
(good looking Triumph build, BTW)

 

Thank YOU! I appreciate the comments. Years ago when I first started riding, I had a chance on a super clean old school seca and
Didn't get it. I've wanted one since! Got the two maxims now so I'm close! I'm looking to put a seca tank on the one as part of my build, but someday amigo....

 

quick question. how do you get your clip ons to not hit the tank when turning the forks. Its seems like a tight fit lol

 

clip-ons are pretty adjustable amigo, I'd think that you just swing them out a bit?