Cosmetic mods done

I like the looks but I would be awfully scaird off leaving some personal parts I'm really partial to hung up on top of tank in a rapid stop (crash) 8O

 

I've been wondering about header wrapping on these XJ's for a while...
I can barely get my oil filter cover off around the 4-into-1 pipe now as it is, but I would love to wrap...
Is it next-to impossible to get the cover off? or have you converted to a spin on?, etc...

 

I actually haven't changed it since I've put the pipes back on, but it looks like I'll be able to squeeeeeeze it through there. I suppose it will also depend on how thick you put it on. Mine is 1/2 overlapped giving 2 layers. What you see took almost 50 feet of wrap.

 

I was thinking about having the oil filter cover taken down to round... I.E.


This one is on a CB750 built by carpy... But I was thinking, since I allready have an iol cooler, it may be cool on my SECA, and allow for header wrap.

 

Well, here's a few pics as it currently sits. I put the crash bars back on, and added highway pegs, and diffrent handlebars. Sorry for the huge pics.

 

Guess you won't be layin' up on your tank any time soon. Looks right cool Kevin. Enjoy the wind.

 

Guess no little kid's will be getting joy-rides, so ... in the long-run ... (Really stretchin'-it here ... ) it's a safety feature.
I guess that's good news.

The Oil Filter Case really looks quite nice.

However, the total area of cooling surface surrounding the filter cover is less.

I'd ride with a Stock Cooler Cover.
Show it off with the Bling-bling.

 

Very cool!

I love a nicely done rat bike!

Jim

 

Should have titled this thread "mods never done"....
Painted the bars black, changed the pipes to turndown/outs.
Pentagrams... You can never go wrong with pentagrams...

 

a pentagram on the tank? :?
Not for me but it fits the bike.

 

Alright, last post for a while. Went back to the struts, added a rear whitewall, stripped the black off of all the wheels.

 

A white wall?

 

And it sounds like this...


[video=480,360]http://www.70-71.com/Untitled_0001.wmv[/video]

 

Is that just strait exhaust? No mufler? How does that affect the acceleration of the bike?

Sounds fantastic. I might do the same this summer.

 

I thank you Kevin for putting a whitewall on to help me visualize what my bike would look like with one. I've been considering that for some time now but will probably wait to decide until I need tires. If you happen to be interested, I found a seller on ebay that is designing a forward-control set for the maxim and should have it posted in a few weeks. I'll add a link as soon as he lets me know when it is available.

 

Yeh, straight exhaust, no mufflers. I had some longer slashcuts on, then some baffled pipes, and finally arrived at these turnouts which I like very much. I havent had a noticable change in performance positive or negative with any of the 3 pipes. As for the whitewall... Well... it's a Metzeler with ranger tire paint on it. The paint is specialy formulated for tires with some elasticity to prevent chipping/cracking, and it's pretty cheap. Google Ranger tire paint and you'll find it for about $10 a can 12oz. and for some reason its a lot more expensive on ebay. I thought I'd try it and I'm pretty happy with the results. I hear it's pretty prevelent in the hot rod/rat rod circles. Thanks for everyones comments about my build, I'm just trying to make a bike that looks how I want and not spend my lifes savings on some overpriced, overhyped v-twin.

 

yeah baby!!its not about how much you spend.its about making it yours.
you truly did that.the bike looks great!!!!

 

What sort of handlebars are those? I like em.

 

Stock, heated and bent.

 

Where'd you get your speedometer at? Also what did you do with all the other electronics? Did you just cut them cut them out/remove all the wiring?