my xj750 seca rebuild

Hey guys, I am new to motorcycles this year and to start off with I bought a cheap 750 seca. I couldn't stand the rust that completely covered the bike so I started removing pieces and painting them in hopes of making the bike more mine and better looking. Of course it didn't stop at that. I hope you like it.

 

This is the night I bought the bike.

 

We repainted the frame because it was quite rusty.

 

i wanted to make sure the body color matched the frame so i used the same paint.

 

I didnt want too much to show through so I taped off what I wanted to stay then I painted it black.

 

This is the body all finished and waiting to be clear coated

 

I just wanted to see what it looked like as closed to finish as i could get by laying it on.

 

this was a fun filled sat of sanding/painting

 

I am almost done I just need to replace the gauges and add a headlight

 

Great job on the painting. Looks absolutely fantastic

 

Thanks, not bad for a couple cans of spray paint and some tremclad brush on paint, lol.

 

Where did you get the tuning forks decal for the top of your tank? I'm looking to get those on either side of my tank...THANKS! rad lookin' bike!

 

Hey thanks, I actually painted the symbol on myself so I cant help you out sorry.

 

dang, looks real good!

 

Here is the somewhat finished project, just a little wiring left.

 

good work! any tips for doing my own paint job?

 

no real tips that i can think of other than just take your time and come up with an idea you can live with. Simple is always best, if you get too complicated then it will look sloppy. Prep is the most important because without that the paint wont stick. You want to make sure that you can get everything as smooth as possible because any scratch or dent will show ten times over with a new coat of paint. Good luck and remember to post lots of pics

 

could be a while, but will do!

 

Bike is now finished as can be for this summer. I'd love to paint the engine black but i think thats over my head a bit. Now it's time to ride it as much as possible.

 

dang- thats a sharp bike

 

nice

 

Thanks guys

 

i like that garage, 3 motorcycles with the cars outside

 

So if I were to try to paint the engine at all what would be the best way to do it? Has anyone tried this yet? If painting is a bad idea is there a good way to polish it up at all or any improvements I can make it looks pretty dull compared to the rest of the bike. Any help would be appreciated, thanks.

 

How did you go about with the rewiring and replacing the headlights and the Atari? Are all electricals stripped/redone?
I've been thinking about doing the same...

 

it took quite awhile and a lot of trial and error to figure it out but in the end it was quite worth it. Just pick up a wiring diagram and the headlight/speedometer than you like and you'll be able to make it work especially with the help of this site.

 

I dig the light blue frame, great job.

 

thanks, it's just good ol' brush on tremclad rust paint. Realy happy with how smooth it went on with very little effort.