My 1st Project bike build *82 Maxim 750

well, its nowhere near done, but atleast it's rideable and I know that after 6 miles now, i have logged. I now have more ergency to want to work on it more. Here are some updated Pictures!!!!

 

:lol: you should b smiling like this right?! man that makes me excited to get mine up and running...

 

How is it with just the headers on there? I know it's going to, be loud, but what about performance? Are you getting popping and crackin in the exhaust or any bogging down issues?

 

Yeah im getting popping. And it is INSANE loud. I cant really tell you if the performance is bad, I drive a Big old 1500cc bagger, and this damn XJ feels like a ROCKET!!!!!!! So, I wouldnt know if its not perfect or not, but it feels absolutley Ridiculous. The open headers aren't permanent. I just havent decided how I want to do the Exhaust.

 

for performance I just meant....when you blip the throttle is it bogging or surging or do you have good throttle response?

I have the screamin eagle pipes on, but I don't like the angle, so that needs to be fixed. It was fine for the stock exhaust, but I think it looks goofy, is going to be too close to my kids' feet, and it's hitting my rear brake arm when I brake....not that I ever really use the rear brake, but still.....needs fixed.

 

Here is a new Picture Update. Suicide shifter is complete other than sandblasting and powder coating. My turn signals are not flashing but they do come on.

 

Did you get an electronic flasher yet? They don't flash beacuse those bulbs don't draw enough current to make the stock flasher flash.

 

Even though they are not LED??

 

Yes even though they are not LED. I ran into the same trouble putting similar lights on mine. I changed just the rear and had the same issue. I resolved mine by putting 1157 bulbs in the housing. I have the custom chrome bullet lights.

You either need an electronic flasher or bulbs of the same wattage as the stock to make the stock flasher flash.

 

Alright, I put it 4 new 1157's and they work, thanks alot!

 

glad you got the signals working.... that suicide shifter is BADASS...hahahaha I love it. Not really digging the choice of beer, but the tap is awesome.

 

Yeah I dont drink Budlight, I just stopped at the local bar told him what I was doing and asked if he had a spare tap, and he gave it to me.

 

Road it to Bike nite tonite, its not perfect or finished. But people flocked over to check it out as soon as i pulled in and people had all kinds of questions I felt liek a king in a parking lot full of harleys

 

Well I lucked out and got an amish storage shed approved to be on the land where I am renting an apartment, so I can keep the bike and continue forward with it.

 

after working on the bike all day working on my hanging RPM's, I pulled the carbs and took out EVERY jet and ran stuff through it made sure everything was clean. put it back on and the same problem persisted. NOW! We have noticed that the problem is coming from the CHOKE. even with the cable off. if you move it at all the RPM's go nuts. if you never choke the bike from startup and just get it ready it seems to be okay. What now??? where do i look??

 

The choke will raise rpm, cuz its not a choke, its a fuel enrichment circuit. Have you vaccuum synched the carbs? Also make sure the cables aren't binding from the choke and throttle, turn bars left and right and see if that messes with the rpm.

 

cables are not binding im positive on that. i havent vaccuum sync'd just bench sync'd for now.

 

just take the choke off and use your finger to choke it if it has problems starting the choke isnt really needed all the time with the pod air filters

 

Sounds to me that it would be the synch. A bench sync only gets it close so it will run to dial them in on the bike. One thing with my bike I had the pilots too far in, lean, and wouldn't idle, so I had to turn the idle up so far that it messed with the rpms hanging. Before I learned what was going on it was quite a headscratcher. It was my first time doing my own carbs. But once you play with them for while you'll get it.

 

Alright, so i got them sync'd good and them running pretty well. considering its pods and an open exhaust. gotta video just gotta get it uploaded.

1982 Maxim XJ750 bobber

 

Are you leaving the exhaust like that or are there other plans? How do you like it with just the headers on there? Too loud? I thought about doing the same, but I don't think my neighbors would dig it too much.

 

i actually have them so that two pipes go into one and turn out under there on one side and then the same on the other. I just did it before that pic I will get better pics, but im going with longer pipes soon. it doesnt sound good, just loud.

 

yeah? guess I'll keep the collector and go with the screamin eagles then. Was just wondering.

 

Alright so before i posted a video of it with basically just the open headers. And Now here is a video of my new exhaust using 2.25" automotive exhaust piping. Still no mufflers but it definetly, gave it a deeper sound, and less like swarm of bees.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VzvbU9b-F6U

 

here's the new pics of the new exhuast, its not done, im going to paint it and header wrap it.

 

heres the new headlight to make it look a little more Old Skool.

 

got a new speedo today, and a new rear tire installed, will get pics tomorrow.

 

bike looks great!

 

okay I got hte new speedo on the bike, along with new rear brakes and a new rear tire. pics to follow today

 

Lookin' good man, would love to hear the new exhaust.

 

thanks man, link to the new exhaust is posted here..

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VzvbU9b-F6U

 

new pics....

close up of the new speedo


from the drivers seat


from the front view


and one of the whole bike so you can see it in size comparison, it sure beats the old cluster, and this one is good to 160mph.

 

Looking good... Can't wait till winter so I can start chopping my xj!

 

Forgot to add, that I paited the rear shaft drive, the pumpkins, and the swingarm finally. I cleaned my front brake system all out, got all the crap and old brake fluid out of it, it was pretty nasty. There doesnt seem to be great strength on the front brakes when you pull the lever, so I cleaned it all up. it works now the brakes are good, but it still doesnt seem to have very powerful front brakes. Maybe the mastercylinder isnt working to full power, so I ordered a rebuild kit for it, i know its clean, so imma rebuild it see if my front breaks get alot better, I hope so.

 

Just ordered a MC rebuild kit from Chacal, along with new Stainless breaklines for the front end putting stainless on to hopefully get more power to the front brakes, so it may save me from an accident one day.

 

Nice bike. How do you like just having the struts?

 

Well its not for everyone. But I was going for the hardcore look and springs just dont make that happen. the bike rides like a board but its fun to ride, and people never ask to test ride it, they just go wow that must be rough to ride and I just nod. I enjoy it though.

 

sounds great. at about 50 secs on your video it looks like an exhaust leak at one of the collecters.about where your feet are

 

yeah there was, I didnt have them welded on yet. it's welded now. and im adding header wrap

 

Just got my new stainless brake lines from Len, going to get them put on tomorrow hopefully if the rain holds off, and rebuild the master cylinder as well

 

did you wrap your pipes yet? Are you planning on painting them first? I read up on wrapping pipes and how the wrap can hold in moisture and cause the pipes to rust...blah, blah, blah... so, I painted mine with VHT header paint last night before I came in to work. When I get off in the morning I'm going to hit them up again to make sure I have them covered good and then tomorrow afternoon I am going to attempt to wrap them. Are you just wrapping the headers? I was contemplating doing the headers, over the collector, and over the very ends of the screamin eagle pipes to hide that part. I'm not sure yet though....

post up some pics as soon as you get the wrapping done.

 

I have half of them wrapped. that way I could see if I liked them wraped or not, I will post a picture today.

 

I got mine painted, but not wrapped yet. I have been waiting around for the direct tv guys to come and install all day. SUNDAY TICKET here I come

 

Then you had plenty of time to wrap headers.....

sunday ticket is nice but watch out they'll automatically bill you for next years around June/July of '11. The 8 game mix channel in HD kicks butt!

 

Yeah, I have had HD for like 2 years and never hooked up an HD cable I need to get on that now. I don't CARE if they bill me for it next year. I will never not have it EVER again ... hahahahaha The wife said "why can't you have people over here to watch football or something, so we can get more friends?" I told her that no one is going to come over here unless I have Sunday ticket.... so I got it. I'm more excited then I think I have EVER been for X-MAS right now.

Oh, and the installers were supposed to be here at like noon, so I have been holding off doing the headers, because with my luck they would have showed up as soon as I got started. It's cool... the VHT header paint needed to dry anyway. I'll either wrap tonight or tomorrow morning. Then install and get that bad larry started back up for the first time in AWHILE!

 

Tons of rain today didnt get a whole lot done. We did get the master cylinder all rebuilt, just gotta put the new stainless steel brake lines on tomorrow along with getting them bled.

 

got ready to put my new brake lines on today and the caliper to the ditribution block wouldnt reach. So I started to look to see why not, I believe I have found why my front brakes suck so much. I beleive my xj750 maxim, some PO of it put a xj550 front block on it which is designed for a 1 side caliper.

 

Everything is changed over now and all BRAND new parts execept calipers..

I have all new stainless brake lines from you, I also did a MC rebuild kit from Chacal, and everything is in and bled through to the point that it is a jet stream coming out of the bleeders on the calipers. There is no evidence of a leak anywhere, but yet I stil have a very faint breaking power to the front end. the only thing left to do is rebuild the XJ750 brake calipers. Is this the problem?? I did replace the front pads, and closed the pistons with a c clamp and everything seemed to function fine when I did that.

 

okay, i bought a mightyVAC brake bleeder and the problem is solved, the brakes are in and done. Here is the pics of the pipes wrapped, only 2 are done in this pic, but there all done now.

 

You should get some RED vht paint and paint them. Match your valve cover.