The Barzu Bike - XJ750

Get them lengthened just a bit and aimed to the ground. Should help quite a lot. We did a similar thing with a '32 ford, and ended up turning the chevy 350 we put in's pipes straight to the ground. off the head and down to the ground, aimed away from the cabin (just forward and to the side, funnily enough. You hear it coming for sure!)

Surprisingly enough, after we did that, the car was pretty quiet (for a 350 with straight pipes)

 

Poprider,

I saw a dude in the city the other day with an XJ650. He was too fast for me to catch up to him, but I did notice that he had a 4 into 2 setup. He rolled two of each header pipes into a single, fat, 3" exhaust. Then he ran it along the bottom of the bike and once past the center stand, kicked them upward at 45 degrees so both pipes on either side stuck out a few inches past the tire. It looked amazing.

I will say that since that last post I've raised the needle by one clip and the bike sounds much more throaty and the sound from the pipes is much more tolerable.

I will however try and get the same look that I saw dude with this winter when it's choppy choppy time.

In the mean time, I'm still crying over my electrical problems and am getting a voltmeter today.

 

earz_cd Can I ask you why you need to put light oil in the pilot mixture screw?

Carvall

 

I didn't, but I assume it is to lubricate the threads of the screw so you can make fine adjustments

 

That is what I was thinking but I thought I better ask. With bikes procuderes you miss a little detail and nothing works! LOL

Thanks for your answer!

Carvall

 

HAHAHAHA! i knew it would get old.....my muffler is in need of another baffle. no ride is worth a 2 day headache! straight pipes are cool for about 5 minutes.

 

Hey dudes. Still here...and now that winter is passing on, it's gonna be time to start working on the bike again to get it ready to ride. Looking forward to discussions with you all.

 

whoa
you're back.

cool

 

Winter's a bitch. I sold my 650. Still got my 700 though. I'm in the early stages of a XS650 build. Still lots of work to do and not enough time.

 

Wondered what happened to ya'! Glad you're back...

skillet

 

I took time off during the winter, with all the bs that's going on, I've had to focus on my business, etc. I intended to do quite a bit of work on the bike over the winter, however, that quickly got pushed back considering how friggin cold it's been in my uninsulated garage

I'll be posting chop updates soon enough.

 

Glad to see you back. I've been wondering off lately as I work on my 1973 TX650

 

Well, I was all excited that the season has started...and wanted to jump on my bike to get a good ride in before I continute to chop it. It would not start. At all. Battery is ok, turn and tail lights ok, but won't turn over. Seems as though the gremlins that stopped my headlight from working late last season have made their way elsewhere...

So I did the reasonable thing that any other dude would do, I got one of these...

BTW, it's still a Yamaha :twisted:

 

And now that I've got something to ride, let the chopping proceed...

 

Dang, nice warrior I was just eyeballing some on e bay the other day

 

Thanks streetbrawler, I'm very happy with it. It's not a replacment for my XJ bruiser, just an addition to the collection.

Once I get the 109r the end of this year, my two wheel lineup will be complete

 

NICE!!! can't wait to see the progress.

 

Uhhh...I think I'm going to stretch it.

I keep sitting in the garage at night for hours just staring and going over design in my head...and I think I'm going to stretch the bike...

 

If you don't stretch it you'll end up with the tank in your crotch.

 

No worries, pathenbert, Imma get me a new peanut tank as well. Still, should be interesting since it's shaft drive. Looking forward to it.