Big Hi from VietNam--- Yamaha 550 police

hi all . live in Ho Chi Minh city , but now study in France. Sorry my english is bad.
Bought an Xj550 ( i think ) retired police motorcycle. Now my projet is rebuild the police version. anyone have a suggestion for 550 police ? cause i never found the picture of xj550 police in internet

i will install the rear bar , light + siren , next is the side box.
there is a lot works to do, the engine is working fine, but the Electric System didn't work fine. the regulator is in bad condition. ( battery don't charge sometime )

Look forward to keeping you updated

 

Cool! Very rare model............any chance you could post (or send to me privately) the VIN of that bike, so I can update my info database about these bikes:

http://www.xjbikes.com/Forums/viewtopic/t=14577.html

 

majmpd, welcome to the site! Very nice looking bike and certainly should be worth making the necessary repairs needed to get it running perfectly.

By the way, no need to apologize for your English writing skills. I don't know about the rest of the members on this forum but your skills in English sure are better than my Vietnamese or French skills.

Again, welcome to the forum.

Loren

 

Wow that is a great looking bike! I love the white on it. Painted forks, headlight, etc.

Now onto the police bike issue.

Your in for a lot of money if you want to restore it as a Police model. They typically come with a fairing, hard bags, rear radio box, and of course police equipment.

It is important, before you begin, to know any restrictions you may have where you live as far as having any police lights, sirens, or markings. Right now, I dont see any markings or anything to give you a problem.

The headlight looks like it might have had something mounted to it at one time.

If its pretty hard to find pictures, imagine how hard it might be to find parts. You might just have to turn it into a retired model. Otherwise, I really do wish you luck in this venture.

 

Welcome to the site and good luck with your build.

 

that is a very different solo seat, never seen one on a 550

nice bike

 

Super rare bike for sure. Dual front brakes, Solo seat, Painted fenders, Rack on the back. Looks like a cops bike to me. Thats what I like about this forum you get to see things you would never see.
Good luck on you restoration.

Fitz is the 550 guy I think he will agree that its a cop bike.


MN

 

Its easily a police bike. Are there any kind of service tags? On my KZP, there are tags on the frame, stating when the bike was in official use, and the date it was first issued. I think its supposed to be removed but I think it is often overlooked.

 

Fitz totally agrees, it's a cop bike alright.

My first question: did you buy it in Viet Nam, or in France?

How many miles (or KMs) are on it, and could you PLEASE post the model code (the first three digits of the serial number, ahead of the "dash") stamped on the upper right of the motor right by the clutch.

It's definitely an ex-police bike; it's just that most of us who know about these things had no idea there WAS a 550 Police Special. Fascinating.

 

Vietnam isn't on the official list:

 

hi all
thank's
i will post the VIN n tomorrow (i don't remember exactly , i need to ask my brother in home . I buy it in Viet Nam ( 23000 kms )
the date it was first issued 1990 ( in the registration document ) , there are no service tags in the bike ( in 1990 ) only a small flag in front (Ho Chi Minh city police departement )
on the Speedometer Tachometer writing in Japanese. There are a little restrictions for having Police Light and Siren , but i can install without problem

 

Not sure but that sounds like low miles for a cop bike. Thats a great find. Please post more pics when you get it fixed up.

MN

 

Welcome and WOW!!! I've never heard of a 550 police bike. You have a very rare piece of equipment on your hands my friend! Best of luck restoring it and please, please post plenty of pictures of your efforts.

 

Hey, if you live in Ho Chi Minh, then just go down to the Police Office and ask around if there are old photographs of officers and their motorcycles.

Old newspapers too.

Once you get a few shots of the correct Police equipment, then compare to pictures of the more popular 750 and it's equipment.

You may have to fabricate the boxes and a fake radio.
Good luck with your project !

 

Majmpd, Another Request.

Could you get a photo of the instrument cluster (Speedo-Tach) so we can see what that looks like compaired to a stock 550.

Thanks
MN

 

hi
the VIN number is : 24J-000145 (this is a XJ550 ? ). There only 23000 kms because it's was used in the police escort only.
i ask the Police Office for the old photographs but they haven't . But i will try the equipment of the FZ750 P
i will ask my brother to take some pics of the instrument cluster


I really like the police bike.my next bike will be FZ750P or CBX750P, after finish this yamaha 550

 

that is 1 cool looking bike.looking forward to seeing this 1 finished.good luck with it.

 

Calling chacal,

Could that be the 145th bike to roll off of the assembly line in that series of bikes?

Len Please let us know about this vin # looks interesting.


MN

 

According to info provided by majmpd, the bike he has is a:

MODEL NAME: XJ550P (Police)
STREET NAME: 1983 XJ550
MODEL ID CODE: 24J
FRAME ID: 24J
SERIAL NUMBER STARTS AT: 000001

His bike has a very low serial number.


The gauge cluster looks to be a typical 550 Seca style meter unit, although pictures of the face would be nice.

 

Very cool I Love the white frame, and front and rear crash bars.

 

Close but no. Close examination of the pics show instruments with full round faces like the Seca but the "hump" between the gauges isn't tall enough.

I suspect Seca 550-style gauges but without the fuel and voltmeters, looks like a bank of indicators similar to the 650 Seca. Actually, it looks very similar to the cluster I got from Australia/New Zealand off an XJ550; round faces without the other two "accessories," just an array of indicator lamps.

It looks like it has the bigger Maxim-style rear brake too.

Fascinating. I know I said that before but I'm still intrigued. Nice bike. By all means keep us posted.

Be sure you check your rear brake shoes for delamination as soon as you can.

 

A 550 police bike would out run any scooter in Vietnam. Welcome the form. That’s one hot looking bike.

 

Xin chao anh majmpd!

During a year living in Ho Chi Minh city I only saw 3 bikes bigger than 250cc so you will definitely be standing out from the crowd. Nice bike.

Chuc may man.

 

Very cool. And welcome (I know im a bit late.)

 

hi all & thank's
i just found 1 pic of Yamaha 550 in Viet Nam (the rear bar & light is not original ) . i will finished my Bike in 1 month and keep upload.

 

hi , a few update









i must change the rear bar !! and next week : Siren + Light

 

Bike is looking great.

 

I agree, that is a great looking bike.

 

Hey tons of storage for beer, I mean groceries, etc. Just curious if the crash
bars were a factory or dealer option?

 

thank's

to clipperskipper : yeah , i can buy a lot of heineken w my bịke ! the crash bars is just option (look not so good , i will change it later )

 

Wow! Very nice. Where did you get the luggage and the storage box over the rear fender? Did you fabricate them?

 

Okay, how much do you want for it?

 

Maj congrats on your find how did you come to own the bike? One thing I noticed it appears the right front brake rotor is for the left side. The slots are facing the wrong direction. I am no expert,(I don not even own a 550) so you might want to pose the question to them to see if it even makes a difference. The white forks do stand out looks good

 

Slots aren't "normal" for 550s here; those look like 750 style rotors.

Yamaha liked to match the direction of the slots to the "swirl" in the wheels; and there is NO functional difference in having the slots face "forward" or "backward." Just like it doesn't matter which way "swirly" drilled holes in rotors go.

I just love the white forks and big comfy factory solo seat.

 

hi all
the final work

 

thats just plain awesome....great job!

 

Definitely! One of a kind and very sweet looking!

 

That is one sweet bike looks like it just rolled out of the show room. I would love to have that seat to build a bobber around.

 

Sorry Fitz, your '83 just became my second favorite bike on here.

That is awesome work, Maj. You are going to make a lot of us very jealous! LOL
Awesome looking bike.

 

Wow ... very nicely done!

 

AWESOME job!

 

Looks like new!!!

 

That is unbelievable! How did you find the extra police parts?! Thanks for posting this project here.

Are the lights/sirens functional? If so, any chance of getting a video of them working?

 

Welcome, don't worry about your English, we all speak XJ here anyway.
Does anyone know where I could find a seat like the one on this bike. I love it.

 

hi all , thank's
the extra police parts :Box from Singapore Police ,
Light and Siren from another police bike

and the big light behind is from Spain.

all is work fine. I will post the video in next month.

to frankenbiker:i will find if there are any solo seat in my city

 

Anyone on here remember CHIPS? (us old guys will)
I know this is a different bike, but I think majmpd deserves the nickname "Ponch"!
That is one cool looking ride.

 

majmpd's Yammie looks a lot better than Ponch's KZ900P. At least I think it's the 900, kinda hard to tell.