New project in the midst

The frame is all painted and it's back on it's wheels. Long way to go on this Brat.



Heres the rest of the new toys that are going on the XJ...



The tank is not going to be black! How about Firethorn Red Pearl

 

Looks good!

I have been looking at tail lights and signals on ebay recently for my project. The ones that you have there look nice. Are they the ones with the integrated turns in them? Have you tried them out for brightness?

They are the right size and shape of what I am looking for I am just a little reluctant to purchace them without seeing how much light they emit.

-Steve

 

Here's some reference for ya'

 

Sweet, thanks! I think I'll get me a set. Site says that they are not DOT approved, only a problem if they catch me! (Which would be pretty easy right now).

 

Thought a little progress was worth posting...




Take a good look cause tomorrow its getting turned into a hardtail.

 

Know were talking hardtailin it and while your hardtailin it make it a single backbone and put a mustang tank on it.

 

I like the tank. And a few drinks later here's the mock up...

 

lol that didnt take you long!
cant wait to see it all welded up!

 

Yeah, couldn't fight the urge to do it. Figure while I was convinced that I wanted to do it I might as well take it to the point of no return.

I got the new steel tubes welded in today and man it looks great. I'll get some pics up soon.

 

pics or it didnt happen!

 

Oh, I'm telling you this happened. Here is the proof

 

have to say,looks soooooo much better as a hardtail.just curious as to why u decided to go that way? did u stick with the stock swinger because the tubing matched the frame better? or because u wanted to keep the wheelbase shorter? or because the gs one is going back from where it came?
my xj has a square swinger like the gs,could you let me have the dimensions of it please,coz i would like a longer swingarm in it.if the gs is longer than mine,it may just fit the bill.assuming it wont take too much adapting to fit in my frame.

 

damn dude, looks alot better! nice job

 

Looks so much better good work.

 

Thanks all.

Went back to the stock swing arm as a fluke actually. I took the gs arm off and was finishing shock mounts and kept working on the XJ. Last night when I decided to do this the mounting points were spot on to get the right angles. I had her all set up and was sitting on it to get a feel and it just didn't fit me like I wanted. Even had to have the wife come look it over for an opinion. When I removed one shock and cranked it down with a ratchet strap the height was great the look was awesome. I didn't want to do hard bars from shock mounts so, I broke out the tubing cutter and today she became a hard tail.

 

What all do you need measured. This was off of a spare frame. My GS still is assembled. I still have the mono shock and the mounts. I could always start building another GS from parts. Nah, cheap bike; just buy it whole.

 

hi,the measurements i wd like are: width of swingarm at the mounting point,and the rear(inside to inside) , both spindle diameters,and the length from swingarm spindle to wheel spindle.
thanks very much.
neil

 

jut to be a right royal pain in the butt,could i also have the same dimensions for the standard swingarm.and the diameter and length of the front forks.sorry and thanks.
neil

 

Put the other swingarm back on. Everyone here (including myself years ago) has been hardtailing these bikes. The other swingarm looked better and was different. More original and a better ride. Whatever though. Build your bike. It still looks good, just... Similar.

 

I concidered it before making the tail. In order to keep the line of the bike it lifted the rear end. So the stock arm won this round.

However, I do see a future project to build a hard tail look soft tail. would consist of cutting the upper rails and putting shocks between the upper rail and the tank cross. Still have the hard tail look and stance with a softer rear end. Maybe a next bike or next winter project.