A Scottish XJ550 Cafe/streetfighter'ish racer...

Cheers Graham,
Your reading my thoughts on the wiring I tell you. I'm a bit apprehensive about it all but it has to be done so I'll dive in like I have with the rest of it. The regulator & igniter are already bolted up underneath the seat & their wiring needs drastically shortened to make them look neater. The starter relay is the real bugbear at the moment but I think I know where that will go now.
It's trying to make it all look neat & tidy thats the real hassle. :roll:

That is all next weeks worry as I'm sorting out a T20 to race this weekend so busy with that.

Ladicott96.. Yep . it's a BIG rev counter & probably a bicycle wireless speedo that I will use to know how fast or slow I am going.

Cheers
Col.

 

I didn't have a succesful weekend racing the Suzuki T20 unfortunately aswell as the crappie weather, it poured down from 8.00am, the bike popped a piston on the second practice session ending my weekends racing. Fast wee bike though & was feeling comfortable on it despite the conditions. Always next year I guess.

A bit more success came with the wiring of my XJ today as I now have it turning over on the button & have the lights & brake light working. Just need to get myself a horn & that will be something else ticked of the list.
Cut a good amount of the original wiring loom out of it & done away with the kickstand, clutch & all of the other safety switches that are on the loom taking up valuable space & adding weight :lol: ..

Cheers
Col.

 

It's a runner!!!!!!
Managed to have the XJ firing on all cylinders today & it sounds sweet with my modified Motad pipe too, Not too loud but fruity enough to know it's there.
Chuffed with it starting after changing the plugs & putting some fresh petrol down it's neck. I have changed the main jets but no tthe pilots which I think should be done before sorting out the balance of all four carbs. Once of the tickover it revs freely although I know well enough that may change once there is a load on the engine when I put the chain on it & ride it.

Pleased at the moment though.

Cheers
Col.

 

Nice one! Keep us posted.

 

I have a shiny new shock for the XJ now all painted & powdercoated.

My gear selector has been extended for the rearsets so I can engage gear & the front brake is ready to be bled then it is of for paint.

Cheers
Col.

 

that thing looks bloody good up on its feet dude.cant wait to see it all finished up.
u aint got a pic of yr sealey welder have you? i bought a welder a while ago and think its a sealey but was told it may be a clarke.its a sealey gun on it tho.

 

Cheers Grinder,
I will try & get a photo of my welder soon for you.

Front brake bled tonight which has a really nice feel to it so chuffed with that. Exup caliper & R1 master cylinder with a stainless line used there.
Changed the pilot jets & set all the air screws to 2 1/2 turns out as they were allover the place before & it ticks over nice & sweet now with a responsive throttle from idle. May need a fine tune once all together though.Still not put any load on it other than with testing the clutch out & making sure it's getting gears. Which it is..

Cheers
Col.

 

Quite a bit done today with the priming & first colour on the tank & top coat of black on the tail unit.
Cut the hole in my front number board for the headlight & mounted it all. Painted the rearsets a satin black.

Hoping to have the top coat of black on the tank tomorrow & the pinstripe of orange to match the front number board to compliment the hubs.



Cheers
Col.

 

Today I got the top coat colour on the tank & seat aswell as the pinstriping to the tank.


Once I had the stripe fitted I had to fit the lot onto the bike.. Minus the mudguard though..



I need to fit the Yamaha tuning fork logo to the tank then have it laquered in two pack to make it more hard wearing & resilient to the fuel spills if any.
A few jobs still to do once the bodywork is away to be laquered.

Cheers
Col.

 

Can't see from the pictures, but are you going with a "GP" shift configuration or just the regular street pattern?

 

Maxim,
You can't see it mate as I don't have the gear lever or brake lever on it in the photos. I have still to paint the extended linkage I made up for the gear lever but it will be the regular street change.

Cheers
Col.

 

Nice piece of work!
My brother tells me the only way to clean up / shorten wiring is to sit down on a rainy afternoon with plenty of beer and a good soldering iron!

 

Look's great, I really like the spoke rims. Good color choice. :wink:

 

Very nice work mate.

 

That's defo "The Dogs Bollocks" Col.
Good thing you race, you might loose your licence once you get out on the street. :roll: :roll:
That's a bonny wee Hooligan you've got there man! 8O

 

im not sold on the disc around the headlight thing personally,but apart from that,i think that thing looks the dogs danglys.i bet its gunna b an absolute hoot to ride.....AND I WANT ONE PLEASE MR CHRISTMAS!!!!

 

Orange & Black, I thought you may like my choice of colours for some reason . :lol:
Maxim, yeh I'm looking forward to blasting around the local lanes on it, I hope it goes aswell as it looks.
Grinder, the wife isof a similar opinion to yourself regarding the numebr board around theheadlight. She reckons it looks like a dog that has been to the vet & come away with one of those cones around it's neck .. :lol: ....
"AND I WANT ONE PLEASE MR CHRISTMAS!!!!"
That could be arranged. :wink: I know where there are another 3 XJ550's lying in a barn & could be mine... I'll get my order book open shall I????.. :lol:

Bodywork now at the painters for it's 2 pack lacquer so should be well shiny by the end of the week.. 8)

Cheers
Col .

 

That looks amazing. Tell you've done some racing as theres nothing extra on the xj that doesnt need to be there.

Your ingenuity and quality of work is top notch.

 

amazing job! right on!

 

Hey Col, don't know if they have any Buell Blast's, the little ones over there, but they have this small cut down fairing that might look good on the bike. However you would have to go to a bit bigger headlight or use something to fill in the opening. Found this pic using Google, looks like it might carry the lines of the bike alright.


Here's a couple with it mounted on the bike



Just a thought, seeing as you are running a single gauge off the top yoke.