1981 Xj650 Bobber Project

Well my winter project is done...

Bought a 1981 XJ650 last fall. Decent shape.
Had to fix a few things, and make it unique...

How I got it.






Work begins












And the finished product







Did all the work myself (fabricating parts, as well as upholstering the seat (used an old leather jacket) . Very rewarding.

Anyway thought I'd share.

Cheers.

 

Awesome looking bike!

 

Loving the build brotha! Whered you get those mufflers?

 

Thanks guys.

JoeyGKedd, the mufflers are the same curved tipped ones from the original bike. I cut the tips off and painted them with some semi-gloss engine enamel.

The chrome curved pipes just didn't look right on the bike.

 

Real nice bike!! I have the exact same pipes on my 82. Don't see them very often!

 

Great job!! Looks awesome.

 

nice job!

 

What did you use for the rear fender?
Nice clean job. Not too way out and looks like a joy to ride.

 

The rear fender is actually the stock rear fender , but chopped, and moved inward/down.



It rides nice, although now I changed the bars to some Biltwell Keystones.
Have to take some new pics.

 

Thanks. That's the kind of answer I like. I already have the fender just modify it time.

Well after all the work to make sure she is as solid as I think.

 

so I guess you plugged those holes in the rear fender?

 

Pretty much what I did. Tried and reuse as many stock parts as possible.
The front fender is chopped as well, roughly 2" front and back.

I plugged the holes up with some JB Weld, a bit of bondo to get the fender smooth, then painted it.

Even the exhaust is the same, just chopped and painted.

I did get the bike running well before doing most of the work though.

 

That's awesome

 

Matt from Tweddle Group showed me these shots. Bike looks great!

 

I love it man you did a great job.

 

How did you make the seat? And great job on the bike!!!

 

Thanks! Your XJ was what got me into thinking about a bike in the first place.
You did an amazing job.

 

I bought the seat pan from Dime City Cycles
http://www.dimecitycycles.com/vintage-b ... 00-00.html

Went to a thrift store got a $10 leather jacket and upholstered it myself.

I had to make the mounting plate to mount the seat.
If I had a welder it would have been a lot easier....

 

Okay thank you so much!