My 1983 Xj 750...... student budget bike.

Soooo after watching Kijiji like a hawk, i ended up picking up this Xj for 300 bones.

Pumped!




first stop. Car wash. bike had been kept for 2 years in a shed with no door.... soooo needless to say it needed a bath.

the story is... the PO had bought it to bomb around town on, scared him self and parked it. he had bought it from a motorcycle mechanic who had changed out the fuse panel and some other regular maintenance from what i can see.

the kickstand switch was sooo bunged up i just removed the whole assembly. and had to lose those awful bars!!!





next was that seat! had to go!!! along with the rest of that god-ee frame!



sooo we got the moto bars mounted and chopped frame!

i then checked valves and replaced the valve cover gasket and rubber as it was leaking!

seat time! street sign




this is where i am now!

let the critics at it! im new to this sooo feel free to give me some tips and tricks and even tell me out right if im not doin it right.

also picked up a white wall for that rear! and cleaned up the exhaust!

 

Re: My 1982 Xj 750...... student budget bike.

 

Re: My 1982 Xj 750...... student budget bike.

Howdy from Las Vegas, I think you have an 83 not an 82. The 82 has a rectangular head light, and much different instruments. Of cource, I may be wrong as the PO could have changed all this. Is that what it is? Then again, it may be it's a canuck model.

 

Re: My 1982 Xj 750...... student budget bike.

sorry yes... 83... to many bikes in my mind

 

AH HA! I knew it! A good way to tell, if you have no V.I.N. sticker that is, is to look under the tank to see if you have a disconnected fuel sending unit wire. The 83 has no gas gauge.

 

All XJs have their "shorty" VIN cast into the top of the transmission housing; that's all you need for a positive ID.

 

Re: My 1982 Xj 750...... student budget bike.

What is that outer plate in the end? as it already there?

Mine - also an 83 750 does not have that andi think it looks nice...

 

not sure if you were looking for one or cared.....

http://www.ebay.com/itm/1983-Yamaha-XJ7 ... 500wt_1203

 

How did you mount those bars??? Im looking to put a set of clubman bars on my 82, need to find mounts.

 

How did you mount those bars??? Im looking to put a set of clubman bars on my 82, need to find mounts.

 

If you are doing-away with the Vinyl-wrapped part pf the Sissy-bar; I'll be happy to give it a new home.

I'd like to have Handlebars on my 750-Max like those, too.
What Brand Name are they?

The seat has a look of being too "Light-weight" in the photos.
The Springs don''t seem to look "Heavy-weight" enough to be comfortable, supportive, and remain positioned very well.

Having that Cross-member so strategically located for a stability and anchor-point, ... you could integrate Composite Elastomers or adapt a Shock-absorbing Seat Post.

Shock-absorbing Seat Post:
http://www.thudbuster.com/products.html

Elastomers:
http://www.rmhcontrols.com/tecspak.html

 

You might also want to reconsider re-mounting the front fender as the OEM fender has a built-in fork brace underneath. Or cutting back the fender to the brace, but no front fender will mean lots of road grunge fling.

 

sorry for the late response, i have been busy though...

1st- the bars are just sunline motocross bars- the cross bracing, you could do to bar adaptor for any motocross style fat bar if you where worried about the missing brace..

2nd- yes i know...... the seat sucks..... i took it for a ride in the snow the other day and just couldnt get it to feel safe-ish.... sooo its scrapped.... but good news it i got a new one... and some pictures....

 

ok new seat

 

mounted