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1985 Maxim XJ700 winter paint, Polish and tune.

Discussion in 'XJ Technical Chat' started by Colin 85 700, Nov 15, 2018.

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    Ok, so the saddlebags used to be tied together, and draped over the grab handles on the rear, this not only hid the handles, and the pretty chrome shock, but made it nearly impossible for a passenger to hold onto them.... Kinda dumb.
    So i took the bag support, welded in a cross bar and an extended lower support, folded the strap over the cross bar n riveted it back to the bag.
    This liwers the bag and pushes it back, exposing the grab handles and shock when remounted.
    Herses a pick of the improved mount, ill post one of em installed when i get to it. :)
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    I dont know why the pictures upside down haha.
     
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    Just to note, on the last picture, that center bar was where the current lower bag support is now, really interested how it will look instalked with the bags so low... Kinda held it in place, think it will be pretty gnarly
     
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    So i got a new tire on the front, polished the aluminum and.... Believe it or not my girlfriend helped me paint the rim at the kitchen table! :)
    So i spilt the whole can of paint on the floor in the process... And she didnt even run away! Lol!
    Anyhow, tremclad and a brush or 2 a nd it looks mint!
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    So i put the exhaust and tank on yseterday and pulled the ol girl outta the shed to fire it up...
    First the starter wouldnt crank, i had forgotten to tighten the bolts and it wasnt grounding... Dummy
    Then the choke was sticking, i routed the cable shitty...
    Then i noticed the low fuel sender was leaking gas and it basically melted the paint off my valve cover...
    I went to pull the tank back off and the petcock i just rebuilt wouldnt shut off...
    I gave up and figured id work on it today...
    Does life hate me?
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    And the new cover i bought doenst quite fit... (Its infront of the door in pic)
     
    Colin 85 700, Apr 29, 2019
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    when did you move to Australia ?
     
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    Heres a pic of the new saddle bag mounts installed with painted grab handles.
    Not so happy with the handles... They look great from far but are far from great ;)
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    Still got some minor tweaks... Rear wheel n drum polish, forks to polish, gotta take a little foam out of the back of the seat yet, but here she is, ready for her maiden voyage!
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    It ran great by the way, then it started raining... Just enough to get cold n wet... Damn
     
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    Where I grew up if you didn't ride in the rain you never got to ride.
     
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    Ya, unfortunatly i got pods on that hate the rain, im ordering a set of frogsinz bags for the filters.
    Then i just gotta cut a few holes in a garbage bag n i got a raincoat! Lol jk ;)
     
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    Before picture... Similar angle
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    You can see how shitty those bags are if you got a passenger... Plus they hid the pretty Maxim logo!
     
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    I grew up on the west coast of B.C. Learned to ride my mountain bike in the rain! :)
     
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    that's no joke, i've ridden in garbage bags
     
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    Ya me too, had to pick up a friend from work, in HIS jeep, no top, or doors, in a rainstorm... I mean rainstorm, wearing a garbage bag... True story...
    He went to get in and said, wtf? You never covered my seat? Its wet!
    You can enter your own response... Lol! ;)
     
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    Heck yes anything that will keep you dry and safe has been used are the proper time. Hands and feet need to stay warm so have done some interesting improvising when needed.
     
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