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XJ 550 Video series! Sweet!

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  1. fintip

    fintip Member

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    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e3pLqVZX ... st-newavtr

    Pretty much the only youtube subscription I've ever had has been this guy. His motorcycle mechanic videos are great, and he's almost exhausted the topic list of things to film. Anyways, he put up a cafe-racer custom video series a while back that was fun to watch.

    Now he's just started one where he's spiffing up an '81 550 Seca. Should be awesome to watch! :)
     
    fintip, Oct 16, 2012
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    legit legit, i sent him a link to the site, hopefully he comes and says hi :)
     
    mtnbikecrazy55, Oct 18, 2012
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    Hi! :D
     
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    That 550 Seca in the videos has a 550 Maxim airbox, not a 550 Seca airbox, and is missing the heat shield on the bottom of the carb rack. I like that color it has been painted. It is a nice little project bike.
     
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    Good stuff
     
    mauric8311, Oct 24, 2012
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    Episode 3 is up, BTW, just follow links from episode 2
     
    fintip, Oct 25, 2012
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    the digital gauge he uses is SWEET!!!!!
     
    mtnbikecrazy55, Oct 29, 2012
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    I think he's at episode 5 now, by the way. Should be easy to follow from above links.
     
    fintip, Oct 30, 2012
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    This series is great! Thanks for the heads up!
     
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    His last episode, 7, involves him using the side cover transplant from the xs500 idea from this forum, and he gives a mention of the forum.
     
    fintip, Nov 3, 2012
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    goddamn i want to find a 550 seca!
     
    mtnbikecrazy55, Nov 5, 2012
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    This made my day! It's great to see a bike in worse condition than mine running! I wish he'd get into more details about brakes & clutch, hopefully he covers that in episode 9!
     
    Greatscott, Nov 14, 2012
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    Nice, Max is doing a Seca now? He does good vids, I highly recommend them.
     
    Kilted_to_the_Max(im), Nov 14, 2012
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