What is Santa bringing your XJ this year

She's been a good girl this past year and Santa Chacal is delivering the following....


6 Panel fuse box

Neutral switch and related washer

A snazy new o-ring for her leaky oil sending unit

Papa Rob is delivering front and rear skins along with a couple of coats of tender loving TW Ice.


Shhhhh..... dont tell her.....

 

my ho aint gettin nothing this christmas, she'll have to wait till spring, and if she gives me feed back, well ill have to slap her upside the head and be like, "ho, get outta my face, ho, get outta my face ho, ya b!tch ya!"

 

Nothing but my sweat and blood, sadly...

Money is getting really tight.

 

schooter's drunk dont mind him!

my xj may get some sweet dual sport tires from the in-laws for hanukah, or i may get a full face helmet from them. not sure.

other than that my wife and i arent getting gifts for each other. her school loans are coming due now that she is graduated, and connecticut has this lovely "lawyer tax" that is due by the end of the month. $450 because she worked her ass off and passed the CT bar exam. WTF is that?

way too many bills for us in one month, so no presents. however the chopping will begin because labor is "free" when im the one doing it!

merry christmas bike, i got you a sawzall!

 

Fix the fake shiney spots. She'll appreciate it.

 

Got some Christmas cash so I plan on buying a new set of soft saddlebags. Then I'll have a good excuse to get out and go for a tour in the spring. Always thinking!

 

Got a new rear tire Santa brought me. Some how the old one just wore out to fast, I'm not sure how.

 

Ruby's getting new 17T front and 35T rear sprockets, and a new o-ring chain, should be in today

 

Lets see, she's getting:

Forks rebuilt
New Front and Rear fenders
New Hard Saddlebags
New Lighting
A windshield
An alternator rebrushing
Removal of some what will be excess frame
A new coat of paint
A new seat
A name, ARACHNAE

And a newly poor, but hopefully ecstatic rider.

 

i wasn't drunk when i posted that, underage drinking is bad.... But really, im pissed off at my maxim, cuz of the second gear thing, what i think i want to do is sell it, and then use that money to buy another bike.... not sure how well that will work...

 

Hey schooter, with all of that angst, why not apply the effort to fixing it???
It may seem daunting but it is a very do-able job. If you have the book, take pictures as you go along and you should be able to whip that thing out in a week or two (winter is here, why wait any longer???). Just remember to mark everything in terms of location and (very important here) orientation. I paid a fellow to teach me how to rebuild a transaxle (best investment I ever made, after my wife of course) and learned not only how to do it but that it wasn't the nightmare I believed it would be. It taught me not to fear the unknown of gearboxes and I have been fearless at tearing into anything ever since. You might be surprised at how simple it really can be.
Incidentally, Santa got me a new rear tire (Duro) and a new helmet! I must have been really good this year!

 

Santa is bringing my XJ a face lift (Paint job) and possibly a new m.c. since she was good and very dependable all year around!

 

Santa is bringing my XJ a sibling. '81 650 Maxim. Hmmm...I'll have the '81, '82 Maxims, now I need a 550 Seca.


550 Seca enduro anyone?

 

What can you get for the bike that has everything ?

 

New set of tires and some paint after i wire brush the rust spots!

I wish Santa would bring a week of 70 degree days!

 

my 81 550 seca is at the shop now getting the stripes put on her. i had the tank repainted last year. Also putting on the second horn. Maybe flatter bars and steel brake lines.

ken k

 

Take a look at these:



"European" bend from Bike Master, you can get them anywhere, I glommed the pic from JC Whitney.

 

hey bigfitz,
Those bars look great. Which bars are those? that is about what i am l;ooking for. i do not really want flat drag bars or clubman bars but something more forward than what I have. I think mine might be the nighthawk style from your second picture. they come back pretty much. I assume they were the original bars but I do not know.
beautiful bikes BTW, do you have pix from the side? i wou ldlove to see them. When I get mione back I will post some here. Mine has the little fairing.

ken k

 

New chrome tear drop mirrors ,fork +dust seals and drag handle bars.

 

Both bikes have the "European" bend, the second from the bottom in the handlebar array pic. There are pics of my white one ('81) in my gallery and here: http://s437.photobucket.com/albums/qq93/bigfitz52/ Not as many pics of the black '83, it's still a work in progress.
My '81 came with the fairing too, I sold it and "defairinged" the bike (front side reflectors and "Seca" logo on front of instrument cluster.)

Your bike looks like it has the stock bars on it.

Back to the original topic: The '83 is getting black chrome bits and H4 conversion; and the valve adjustment finished if I can get off my butt. The '81 is getting spiffy new carb hats from Santa chacal.

 

Santa brought me a Memphis Shades bobbed (shorty) windshield to replace my Memphis slim, which was too high and narrow for my taste. It actually protects me from the wind better, being it's widder and the wind still flows over my head while looking over the top.
I'm also thinking of converting my tail light (oblong LED type used on trucks, etc) so that the three LEDs on each end will work as turn signals. Intigrated ones cost way too much and by looking inside of it, it looks like just a bit of electrical magic will solder and a few wires will do the trick.

 

I hit the jackpot this year! Order placed today!

Nighthawk handlebars
Slipstreamer III windscreen
Modular Helmet
Brake Pads
KURYAKYN ISO Grips
KURYAKYN ISO Throttle Boss
Mac 4-1 Exhaust (from myself)

Now I just have to freeze my fanny off in my portable garage figuring out how to install it all!

 

santa came early for my xj,

drag handlebars
new grips
new bar end mirrors
new spark plugs
new chain

yaay!

 

Ooooh er! fanny means something else this side of the water - and Gentlemen don't have one!

I think my XJ wants an owner who is a bit more motivated to get into the garage but when it's -5, I like to stay inside!!!

 

-5 markie, it must be global warming. 8)

 

My girl is asking for new grips and a new stereo. (bluetooth and MP3 compatible,pleeze)

She's been very nice this year. We'll see.

 

No, it's good old Blighty!
Just glad I live in East Anglia and not Scotland.
Have snowy pics from today if you yearn for England!!!

 

a real world speedo, no 85 mph silliness

 

Stebel air horn with a plug and play wire kit and get the seat redone....

 

Valve cover gasket, shims ( if needed ), rear tire.

 

Santa brought a battery that is on the charger now. Hopefully, putting her together can get back under way!

 

"Santa" brings my kids a ski trip every year and someone has to take them, I guess I have to be the one. So "Santa" brings me one too! I love her so much.

 

Santa brought me torque wrenches this year. Thank you Santa

 

Braided lines and a wash.

 

Hmm...why do we all know what Santa is bringing us? Christmas is still a few days away....

 

Santa came early. He brought me some 15" ape hangers, forward foot conrtol kit (both courtesy of TCBros Choppers), mini turn signals, tail light and two weeks of leave so I could transform my '81 550 maxim into one bitchin' bobber. I even customised the exhaust to fit the fwd controls. All that was done with help from Clive and the boys at So-Low Choppers (www.solowchoppers.co.uk). As soon as the seat is covered (after the new year) I will post some pictures. The temp seat doesnt do it justice. So needless to say Mrs Clause was very generous this year.

 

My XJ got a stubby holder fitted. Just so happens a McDonalds coffee cup fits so i can pick up a coffee on the way to work. Now all i need is Santa to give me a new flip face Nolan for christmas so i can drink it on the run.

 

well dont tell my parents, but my bike is getting new tank, some new shocks, and too much lovin.

 

a LOT of new stuff... seat reupholstered, brand new NOS tank, billet mirrors, grips, brake and clutch levers, footrests, and a lot of rebuilds...

 

Hey all,

Santa just dropped a brown envelope on my lap this evening, inside were a couple of OEM tank badges yay! Happy New Year!

Mars