Members and their Bikes

My bike and the new parts bike

 

Found on e-bay mint 82 seca 750, keeping as stock as pos, saving up for a replica 4 into 2

 

Nice lookin scoot.

BTW - how weird is this...

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/ws/eBayISAPI. ... 500wt_1413


Had to look twice to make sure it wasn't the same bike!

 

Wish this had come up earlier in the year , would have saved me going up to Knutsford for mine, still my reg does start with XJ, looks tidy, thanks for that..

 

My XJ 650

 

Time to add to the list.

Nemesis (83 XJ750K)
A nonstop battle since the day of purchase. Once the engine was determined to be bad. It has become a no holds barred full custom chopper project.
4 up, 2 out front end raked to 45* with 10" over forks using a virago 700 front end, and wire wheels, and a 900 engine swap.

Nemesis has done more to contribute to the MAS than progressing in its own rebuild. It needs to get built!!

Grey Ghost (80 Honda CB650C)
Bought after the engine in the Nemesis was determined to be bad. Back on two wheels after 20 years. This bike will eventually be built into a bagger style with Bates hard bags, Wixom Bros fairing, & Jardine turnout exhaust.

Lucille (83 XJ900R)
Started as a parts search for an engine for the Nemesis project. Matching numbers, and clear title changed the plans. Now a full Euro spec restoration project.

Bad Moon Rising: 83 Midnight Maxim Tour Deluxe (83 XJ750MK)
This bike will join the pack in the spring of 2012, and will get the complete factory tour deluxe package that was originally picked up for the Nemesis project. The tour package turned out to be to nice for the Nemesis. I had to buy another bike for it. Plans are to keep this as a running restoration project. At least until the Nemesis gets finished!!

Ghost

 

Hi there all, I'm in Christchurch, New Zealand and I have bought this XJ750. It belonged to a dear friend who died recently and it's going to stay in my shed, keeping the rest of my 20-odd bikes company. It was kept there for him to use when he came here from Australia twice a year to ride. It's the only Yamaha there.

I haven't seen one similar here on this forum; does anyone know how common they are? It's an '81 model and I have all the paperwork showing it's original and that the 63,000km (39,000 miles) is correct. I went away for the weekend with two friends and covered a completely trouble free 800km. It was a nice, if somewhat buzzy ride.

It's been laying on it's side three times in the last year as the earthquakes we are having here in Christchurch have trashed my shed regularly. It's hard to keep a stable of bikes in good order in these.. errrrr... "unstable" times.

Anyhoo, nice to meet you all and thanks to the Mods and Admin for all there work. I know because I run www.suzukits.com for those old two-smoke Suzuki trail and motocross bikes



Cheers all

Nigel in NZ