my 81 650 maxim bobber

this is one of my first post to the forums so....HELLO! Saved this bike from a friends garage that was just rotting there, i saw it and fell in love! here are a few photos of the rip down right now let me know what you all think!

And the chopping begins by Jru336, on Flickr

Worked on the bike today. A lot got done by Jru336, on Flickr

Picture compliments of george tooker by Jru336, on Flickr

stupid me put to much oil in and had it spilling out of the air box so had to drain it and I had to rip it off...guess I'm going with PODS!! I hope to see this up and running in a couple of weeks. stay tuned!

 

Sure you didn't have fuel in the oil??
How did it smell??
Sounds like a stuck float.

Good luck & keep posting your progress!

 

there was fuel in the oil but i definitely put way to much oil in, I took the carbs off as you can see ill be digging through them they look amazingly clean from the outside looking in though! but going to try the whole pod thing see how that turns out!

 

Good luck with the pods man. Looking good so far. Check mine out if ya get a second. I posted vids on you tube under benny bobber too. I have a nice sound, while keeping the H pipe without getting pods or re jetting. Good luck mate.

 

@bennybobber333 i saw that before on the forums bike looks great! and thanks I will try the pods out and not going crazy with the exhaust. just cutting off the trumpets and putting a little longer baffle straight out. we saw see.

 

Been working on the bike finally got the carbs off cleaned then back on, runs great. no pods on it at all and haven't changed anything yet as far as jets or pilots ordered new bars, pods gauges and other pieces just waiting for them to arrive , here is a sketch of what i want it to look like...this is how bored i was at my meetings a couple of weeks ago. keep you posted with more soon!


Sketching Of what I hope my bike turns into. by Jru336, on Flickr