Lets see those bikes!

Correct me if I missed the thread, but I did not see one that just includes the basics: Where are you from and what do you ride.

Ideally the "what do you ride" will be a photo. I think this will be a cooler way of introducing yourself to this forum. Yes, no? I'll kick it off:

Costa Mesa, CA
83 XJ750 hard-tail bobber.

 

shoot i never get tired of showing her off!

81 xj550
Belvidere IL

 

This is what Black Beauty looked like last week before the kid drove her down a brick wall. Hope to have her back looking the same in a couple of weeks.

 

No you didn't, homie.

 

Not perfect but better.

 

here tis again, i dont mind showing it either, my favourite ride,near an hour ride around the coast

 

'81 650max
Rochester, PA.

 

Amazing that so many of us have such great looking 25+ year old bikes looking so sweet. I never get tired of looking at them.

 

We need some Secas !!



My 900 and 750

 

Click for bigger versions if you want:

The day I got "VAL the LED Lady" home - She was just VAL at the time


The day our organ... err donor parts bike showed up. SHHH don't tell her! (Don't tell my wife, I secretly hope to get RED running again and keep her as WHOLE as possible).


Last week before I start taking VAL apart for some surgery (valve shims, carbs, exhaust, front end rebuild, etc).


Work in progress Photoshopping of how I'd like to repaint VAL.

 

Green Bay, Wisconsin
1983 Maxim 750

 

I need to take more pics,

 

This is exactly what our galleries are for. Just go to them and look.

TimetoRide....go to my gallery and check out my 900rk. It was awarded another First Place trophy on sunday.

dave fox

 

Kutztown, PA

 

August 2011





May 2012. Note the new rotors.

 

Place that winner here Dave

 

Awesome pictures everyone.

 

Nice, nice, nice

 

Might just be me but I find the galleries are slow and the pictures are smaller so I tend not to bother.

 

I'm not up on the coding to put pics in the forums. I bought one can of "STUPID" and it still works pretty good, I guess.

dave F

 

logan reardon
st.clair mi
81 maxim 650 90% done


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Dave, If you wish -- here is what to do (well, atleast this is one way): Go to Photobucket.com and sign up for free... Follow the instructions to email images to your now created Photobucket library. You basically email your images to this address: support@photobucket.com FROM the email address you used to register and it then sticks your photos in your library... When you send that email to photobucket support, it will email you Back and it basically says back to you "Thanks for emailing photos to your library, you may view them here:" You will see a link like this one below in that message: ://s1086.photobucket.com/albums/j459/dmccoach/?action=view¤t=1338379856.jpg

COPY only the last portion of this address -- the part after the "t="... so copy this: 1338379856.jpg

And paste it into this code where the "utf" starts (paste it and replace what comes after the slash, but preserve the [/IMG]

So, in this example, the picture from above would be pasted into the code and look like the final code below

[eyeMG]http://i1086.photobucket.com/albums/j459/dmccoach/utf-8BSU1BRzA0ODEuanBn.jpg[/IMG]

[eyeMG]http://i1086.photobucket.com/albums/j459/dmccoach/1338379856.jpg[/IMG]

Replace the word "eye" at the start of the string with a capital "I" -- I put them in so the page won't interpret the code --- and replace "dmccoach" with your photobucket username

 

Modifications
Spec II cross-drilled front rotors
EBC front brake pads and rear shoes
Telefix fork brace
Russell stainless steel front brake hoses
Dyna ignition coils
Bar-end mirrors
Koni coil-over rear shocks
Progressive Suspension front fork springs
Avon Roadrunner front and rear radial tires
K&N jet kit
K&N pod air filters
MAC four-into-one exhaust pipe
Re-upholstered seat
XJ4ever spin-on oil filter adapter kit

History
This Canadian motorcycle was purchased by myself in 1989 with only 1,342 km on the odometer. It was literally rescued from a farm shed – with mice damage to the seat and covered in hay! Inspired by the April 1991 Cycle World article, CW Project Bike: Saving Old Standards, I started with their menu of modifications to a similar Seca and then went beyond. The biggest headache were the unique and short-lived Hitachi carbs, which required a rebuild at the hands of Yamaha guru Michael Belluomo.

 

rider

project

 

you make that sound wayyyyy too complicated. just go to your photobucket once you upload your pics, click the link code, it will copy it, then paste it in a reply. once you submit, the picture pops up. easy peasy lemon easy.

then posting pictures is like tying your shoes.

 

It's not just you.

 

need2speed3, that's actually a US Seca, the Canadian ones were red and had the YICS engine. Not that any of this matters.

And your bike is sick! (That's in a good way).

 

Currently:

The '95:



The '92:

 

My 1982 XJ750J

 

the 81 550:



the 82 750R:



the 83 900R:



i had pictures of the 900 with a my repaired and painted fairing but i cant find it on my computer...

the 94 GL1500SE:



the 01 ZRX1200R:



the Dream ride:

 

My 1981 XJ650 Maxim

 

8O Lt Dave, behave. What would your wife say?

We just did this, but OK, I'll play (some new or different pics...)

1983 XJ550RK not completely stock, 8800+ miles since recommissioned:



"Travelcade Shot" (Lake Erie, near Port Talbot, ON)




1981 XJ550RH much closer to stock, but with some personalization and improvement:






My long-time friend and unindicted co-conspirator, (original owner, original bike) 1974 Norton Commando 850 Roadster MKII still going strong:






The PROJECT, 1982 XJ650RJ; old pic, it currently has a straight but flat black tank and an un-rashed left muffler, and it runs:

 

I am in st. louis Mo and ride and XJ 650 Maxim

 

Dave i think u need a few more toys especially the last one

 

I'm on dial-up, and I don't do anything with photobucket. Guess the pic stays in my gallery.

Dave F

 

Dial up???? that's still around? I've been on here for a few years, and I have YET to figure out how to post pictures.... guess I should do it soon....

 

Nice photos -- nice consideration of their environment for the photos -- and of course nice wheels -- all of them

 

That norton is a beauty!

 

Oh, yeah! Gotta love it. I still pay less than $200.00 a year for unlimited use. So.........I plan to stay right there.

 

what did photobucket (or any of the other photo hosting sites) do to turn you off?

 

google docs
bikes can't say cheese or whiskey, they just sit there

 

Nothing. Just not gonna go through all that. Nuff said, not talking about it anymore, its a waste of time for me.

 

Hey man, thanks! FWIW, I see many more silver 650 Seca's up here than red ones. I always understood that red was introduced for the last model year of Canadian bikes.

BTW, got any suggestions for a low-rise handlebar that doesn't f*ck up the cables?

 

Sorry, can't help with the handlebars as mine are stock.

 

How about the bars on both of my 550s? They're BikeMaster 'Euro' bend, and they're very similar to the stock bars on the 650 Seca with one huge difference-- they don't "crank" your wrists at a weird angle.

Every Japanese bike I've ever owned came with handlebars that, even though reasonably "low" in some cases, ALL put my wrists at a bad angle. Every single one, be they Yammies or Hondas-- all needed a bar transplant. Back in the day, we just used Euro-spec Norton/Triumph/BSA bars. Or maybe sawed an inch off each end of USA-spec Britbike bars (like on my Norton.)

On the 550s, you need a shorter clutch cable and brake hose, on the 650 I think you can get away with it because of the similarity of the stockers.

I was considering the "GP Touring" for my 650... http://www.bikemaster.com/handlebars.html

 

1982 XJ 650 RJC nearing completion with gunmetal gray metallic....on the battery tender and safety check Monday......so close now....

 

ooh I like that color

 

Thanks Mav....duplicolor + clear for panels/rear...dupli + urethane clear for the tank and front guard. Question for you: How does your dad like the v-star?