Yet another 750 Bob...

Just one other thing I want to stick in. Your front forks being silver-chrome. I like that better than the Seca with the lower one's painted Black. With the silver I think the forks look longer and the Black you have on it then really sets off those front forks.
One negative and this is just me and my opinion. The picture from the rear, you see the open ends of the frame rail. For some reason that just looks a little tackey. Can't figure out just why? A couple of those black plastic plugs pocked in those two holes though would take care of that. Just a thought, the rest though is really great to say the least. Just enough chrome to where the black really makes the chrome come alive! How many miles on her? grunt007, Michigan

 

while your working on those side covers, pop off those chrome caps by the swingarm pivot and check in there for water, it can come right down the open end of the cutoff frame. there should be a weep hole in there, if it gets plugged water gets in the lower frame and the side stand fails
bar end mirrors from the bicycle shop.....cheap, small, work well
looks good

 

Cheers, it is a "sparto"
Pretty standard aftermarket up here

I still have the collector on which actually means that it still runs great on the stock jetting. Not too lound, but not quiet either. The police have decible meters now, but they have to pull you over and run the test roadside. It is not like a laser gun from the cruiser.

Thanks

I too like the chrome vs the black. I actually have some 12 guage shell casings that will be siliconed into the frame holes tomorrow for both looks and to seal it against water.
60000KM or so

I will do that, it so far has not been out in rain since chopping it but I will check for sure.

Will check out a bike shop for the mirrors.

Cheers all
Dave

 

Azrael,
Cool idea capping those frame rail holes with 12 gauge shotgun shells, I should have thought of that one. I bet that will look great on your bike. With all the black on the bike from the rear the BRASS on the shotgun shells should probably stand out well also. It amazes me just how many different alterations guys can come up with on the XJ's. Almost seems like there is no limit to what folks can think up to create with the XJ.
Now if we could just figure up a way of getting around the outrageous price that yamaha wants for the stock mufflers for the XJ Sega? $1,200+ to me is a bit outrageous to say the least and it is sure a shame that when they built the blasted things that instead of folding the sheetmetal over the endcaps they didn't make it where you could pull the caps off to repair them. Guess they had the plan to stick it to us from the beginning. I still feel though that the original mufflers on the XJ Sega look the best. Guess I will have to get back on my MIG WELDER welding up those mufflers-at least for now? Take care and keep up the good work. grunt007-Larry XJ750R SEGA 81'

 

Hey there,
I just about forgot, you mentioned mirrors. Did you give any thought to the tear drop chromed ones? I can't quite figure out how they would look on yours but I have seen some where I have given thought to putting them on mine eventually. Some I have seen tend to look much better than other companies. Now I am talking about the chroming and quality.
With the amount of Black you have on the bike they might just set it off if they still leave you an adequate amount of mirror to see the guy behind you with. I never feel that sacrificing safety for looks is a very good trade off. I once bought a home made mini bike down in the Florida keys from a kid for $50.00. 5 hp Briggs engine. The kid said it would do 60mph! I didn't think so? Driving it down a side rd there of crushed coral and my wife beside me on the highway in the car at about 60mph it went out from underneath me! I had a Stainless Steel Zodiak watch on. About ever 20ft that I slid we found another piece of my watch. After many stitches in my knees and arm I swore that I would never ride another set of 2 wheels that wasn't big enough for me to climb onto and ride down if I had to. Some lessons are hard learned! grunt007-81'XJ750R Seca, Michigan, 64 years old, ex Marine and still going strong! Must be the little boy heart I still have )))

 

The shells are not my idea, I have seen it before and I thought it looked good so I figured I'd give it a try. "built not bought" is the motto among my fellow Jeepers and the same prevails here. It is a better feeling in my opinion to have your own sweat into it, instead of your own cash...

I do like some other mirrors, but for now I am looking in the $10 range
I do agree about not sacrificing safety though.
Me and my buddies are all avid dirt bikers, and one weekend when we were camping at a local dirtbike park, we decided to take the 50's to the motocross track. We had all riden for about 2 days on some gnarly trails with no injuries beyond some blisters. But we all came back from that track beaten, bruised, and bleeding... Damn 50's are always the death of us

Cheers
Dave

 

Todays Update.
I'm pretty much done the stuff I have the money to do right now...


This is the mod with the shell in the frame. Also siliconed in the bottom of the old weld as I think it looks better.


Also got the indicators mounted up. I think the indicators/shells/brake light are awesome. I'm quite happy with how they turned out...


Shot of the whole ass end

Note that I did go for a short ride today, and with no license plate on her everything gets covered in road goo and dirt.Also there is an inner fender to protect the electrics which was not on today...

Only problem I am having is that my indicators don't flash until 1200ish RPM... Any ideas?


I think I am going to go with one or two of these mirrors from my local sports store. Just gotta wait until I have the spare $30 around (for two)


Cheers
Dave

 

Great job Dave. I really like what you've done.

How do you like the Spitfire tires? I've been looking at getting them too.

 

I really like them. I have had them on both xj's. They're not the best tire in the rain, but if you keep that in mind they're great. And pretty cheap too.
certainly no regrets with them

Cheers
Dave

 

Hi again Azrael,
Yup! Those 12 gauge shotgun shells do the trick, just the right touch. Something you might take a look at when you have some time is a 1972 stock 650-750 Triumph Bonneville motorcycle. I had one and what they did was they painted the cylinders black leaving the heads silver and the block silver. Somehow it sort of made the engine look bossier for it's size. It's something which after buying this 750 Seca I have that I kept thinking something was wrong with the look but couldn't figure out what it was until I went through some of the pictures of my past bikes. I am giving some thought to doing that to mine before I am finished with it. With the cylinders black they stand out as cylinders where as with them silver the whole engine just looks like one big hunk of silver? Next thing is how to do it and do it right?
Something else I ran across last year is a product called CHASSEY RESTORER! $114.00 per gallon. Fabulous product! Not a two part paint, only 1. Wire brush rust and paint right over it with paint brush. Self leveling! Bend it , hit it with a hammer, it doesn't chip or peal. Toughest stuff I have ever used. I bet it would be good for under bike, under fender ect. grunt 007, Mi. 1981 XJSecaR, still in a state of recovery waiting on parts as usual!!!!!!!

 

So I got some more work done to her on monday.
Got a mirror on, though I will be adding a second this weekend.


Finished up the odds and ends..
tweaked fuel mixture to stop popping on decel

She will actually be plated and ridden home on monday. I am very excited.

The list to do over time is:
Get indicators to flash below 1300RPM
Change front springs with progressive (have springs, need oil and such)
Paint Airbox Covers
Relocate Ignition
Fab some sidecovers
Fork Gators? Maybe...
Replace Levers
Get front cowl (stock from Harley Night-rod Special, looks sexy on a bob)


List for far in future:
Pull and re-ring motor
Paint Motor
Paint frame
Some more custom highlights (need a MIG)
etc..etc..etc

So this is where she stands today


Cheers
Dave

 

Fine looking ride there Dave. Looks like your ready to have some fun. The add on's never end do they? 81'seca, XJ750R grunt007, MI.

 

WHERE DID U GET THOSE MIRRORS???? i like them A LOT. do they shake at all?

 

Thanks.
I am. And no. They never end

Dave

 

I got them from sportchek. They do, but I'm adding a second one tomorrow which will help as I will have a better field of view. Will let you all know how it goes when I bring her home tomorrow. The head tech at work also suggested that I can ram some iron/lead bar into the end of the bars and it will help stop the vibrating a lot. Might give it a shot if I can find some.

Cheers
Dave

 

So I brought her home today. Pissing rain but still smiling. My new Icon rain pants are wicked and the BMW Atlantis 4 Jacket make a perfect waterproof combo

That mirror sucked... So i got a new one that is more like the traditional bar end mirror. Will upload pictures later as our internet is down and tethering my iPhone means I want to avoid pictures as much as possible.

Gotta make some tweaks to my controls to make them, feel right again but I am very happy with her over all.

Cheers
Dave

 

As promised, here are the photos of my new mirrors.





I like them a lot. The arm mellows out any vibes I get and also means that when I am just cruising I can have them flipped down the way I like but when I am pushing the bike a bit I can flip them up to more of a traditional mirror placement.




To solve my flasher issue I got an electronic relay, will be wiring it up as such in the next few days and we'll see if I can't get them to work at idle...

Will let you all know how it goes as I hope to keep the auto-cancel feature intact...

Cheers
Dave

 

So the flasher didn't work. I did happen to have an HD-13 kicking around though which did the trick

Also got some pipes on her today. Really happy with them and the new deeper sound. They were some Cobra Longshot silencers adapted to work.





Also have to realocate the license plate as I got tagged by a cop for having it too level. Think I am just going to add some brackets to bring it back so I can tilt it...

Cheers
Dave

 

http://www.sportchek.ca/product/index.j ... Id=3991216

this is it right? wanna sell me your old one at an XJ member discount

did it work okay?

 

That is the one. I actually rereturned it to trade for the ones I have now.

I very highly recommend against that mirror. It was completely useless.

Dave