750 bobber project build/ questions

hey guys. just wanted to go ahead and start a thread on my 82 xj750 build. im going for a bare bones bobber look. i have about a million question and curiosities, but right now im just about to order a few parts and what not. im looking for a few suggestions on which hand controls to look for (for a minimalist look) and headlight. Ive been pondering the idea of fabbing up two 3in round head lights vertically. i dont even know if it would work with stock wiring or not.

 

heres a quick video of the bike in its current state. i hade to see what it sounded like without the megaphone lol.

http://s1167.photobucket.com/user/j12ra ... c.mp4.html

 

Welcome to the bobber building club...hehe....I also just started with mine a few weeks ago....check it out if you want to http://xjbikes.com/Forums/viewtopic/t=42538.html

Looking forward to seeing your build

 

These guys have some good options here for controls:

http://www.lowbrowcustoms.com/c326/buy/7-8-quot-/

http://www.tcbroschoppers.com/handlebars-controls.html

Otherwise I'd just go ebay. Good luck buddy, welcome to the club!

 

Hey guys. I have been getting a few things here and there done on this bike, but Im having major troubles with the wiring. Its a rats nest. I was trying to hook up my taillight,and its went downhill from there.... The guy i bought it from removed the huge dash/gigantic gauge cluster, so there are all kinds of wires going every which way. i cant get the brake light to work for nothing. i trace the wires that are supposed to be brake light, but that leads no where. I finally got it to work then all of a sudden it stopped working. I tried tracing the wires for a blown fuse or bad connection but they lead to 10 different places and turn into like 4 wires. its a mess and is very frustrating. Electrical is not my forte. Words of advice???? i was thinking about just redoing all the wiring into a bare bones set up, and i have seen tons of simple diagrams, but i don't know where to start. Should i just rip all the wires out? should i trim carefully? Where should i start to trim/rip? HELP IS NEEDED SO BAD. I was hoping to get this thing on the road next week. Thanks guys

 

can somebody help me out here.... im trying to wire up a taillight. it takes the same bulb as the stocker, and i cant figure it out. My wiring is a freaking rats nest, but all i need is brake light and rear running light. I got my running light wired up and works. but my brake light will not come on. Ive tried to wire it straight to the rear brake switch and it still doesn't work.... There are two wires on the rear brake switch i tested them with a multimeter one wire has .04 volts when key is on and the other has .04 volts when i push the rear brake. Also the front brake is the same reading. Is that not enough volts to turn the bulb on ? I tried to put a wire from the brake light to the wire that switches on when the brake is applied....

jeeze this electrical is frustrating. Any kind of help at this point is greatly appreciated.

 

Hi j12. I just rewired mine with this diagram. I'm NO electrical wiz by a long shot but... The blue wire is constant power,(tail light). The black is ground and the yellow and green coming off of the rear brake switch is the brake light. Hope that helps.

 

thanks sir.

Got another problem now. in order for the bike to start i have to hold the start button down for maybe10-15 seconds. then sounds and runs like crap. sometimes it will get warm and run/sound good for a few seconds. I try to put it in first gear and let the clutch out to take off. The bike slowly dies even with high rev and let clutch out really slow still dies... whats the problem here?

 

Check for fuel flow, change in-line filter (if you have one)

 

thanks Wizard for the reply. Fuel flow is good. I think i might have figured it out. The carb slides will not budge. So tomorrow i will give em another cleaning.Hopefully that is the problem.