Strat's 85 Maxim project bobber

forward controls are from TC Bros.

Thanks!

 

that baby is looking sweet man!!! still looking forward to riding together, I sold my old XJ but im building another one now as we speak

 

I was wondering if you were still around.

9/11 ride is coming up if your new bike is in riding condition.

 

my original one is long gone, but I have a new one im working on now, hardest part is deciding the direction I want to go with it. But I have a Big Victory I can still ride

 

Very nice

Just picked up a Vegas xts half helmet. Very happy with my purchase. Its low profile for a dot approved helmet and doesn't move around at all. Id highly recommend it for anyone looking.

 

Repurposing the inner fender liner as a seat pan.

 

Bike is looking great. I am not a fan of the spring seat on a bike that has shocks though. Just seems like too many springs. Just my opinion. I like the bars on your bike,and usually don't like Apes. I went with the keystones a few moths back and am digging them. Later.

 

Oh, and what rear fender is that one guy asking about? You said a tractor supply fender but i dont see the bike with a fender. Just the old pics. Thanks Strat.

 

running the seat without springs (even with the rear shocks at their stiffest preload) the tire and seat would make contact on bigger bumps.

as for the rear fender, he was referring to the older pic I had of the tractor supply fender on the rear.

I'll have to snap a pic of the bike in its latest form with the tractor supply fender set on there.

in the meantime, some pics from the local 9/11 memorial ride.



and hopefully this works... a vid of the bikes on the ride. I roll through around 5:05.
http://www.facebook.com/photo.php?v=318184471613676

 

What throttle cable did you use?

 

Stock throttle cable... Just rerouted

 

Hey Strat, I got the same bike.... can you tell me what you ordered for the forward controls + what you needed to do to get them on? thx

 

That definitely looks like a set of forward controls from TC Bros.

Here: http://www.tcbroschoppers.com/forward-c ... l-kit.html

* I'm not sure if these would bolt on to the XJ700 or not.. they also sell a "universal kit" and a linkage kit seperately. I haven't ever heard anything bad about them.

 

On page 7, he says they are for a 650 but used different hardware.

 

spot on... they are TC Bros XJ650 controls. you just have to space them out to clear the header pipes.

had the bike out today for the 2013 Motorcycle Miracle Tour.


it was a beautiful ride and always a great event to attend.

 

Just watched your video of facebook. pretty cool.

 

Take your front fender off, too.

Go to my gallery and check out my red 700 so you can see what that would look like.

Dave F

 

I am wanting a seat like the stock one in the earlier pics. Has anyone tried mounting an 85 stock front seat on an 83 XJ750?

Cool bike

 

looks so awesome man. where did you get your mirrors?

 

I've had the front fender off before... actually for last year's miracle tour.

bike looked great but it sucked on the 40 mile ride home in the rain. until i figure out a way to keep the water spray down without the front fender, it'll be staying.

mirrors came from amazon. got inspiration from one of tc bros bikes.

 

Is that your Cherokee in the one pic? If so, have you been to Rausch and are you a member on JF? I'm finishing up my '92 Cherokee and need to get to work on my '83 XJ that I've been stalled out on for a few years now.

 

That is my old cherokee in the background and I did go to rausch with jf awhile back. I sold it about a year ago and have been missing it ever since.

Hoping to get back in to some sort of jeep in the not too distant future.

 

Want to buy mine? '92 with D44/9", 4.88 gears, lockright locker in the front and mini spool in the rear. Brand new 35" MTZ's, rockhard cage, after market front and rear bumper. Rear has wrap around protection and swing out tire carrier. Front has a brand new emgo winch with synthetic line.... all that and more....

Oh, and frame stiffeners, brand new T&T longarms, T&T sliders......

 

If I was in the market for another jeep right now I'd definitely be interested. Sounds like quite the rig!

 

Pulled the battery box and the gauges to see how it would look.



I'm digging the lack of gauges. I'll probably go with a smaller speedo. Also looking at a faux oil tank to clean up/hide the wiring

 

Pulled the airbox...


Plans are to run pods with the stock boots...


Tossing around the idea of possibly hard tailing the bike as well after seeing this...


I like how they hard tailed without using the shaft drive as an integral part of the hard tail. The lines on the frame flow beautifully.

 

I really like your exhaust. Nice and simple.

 

Thanks!

 

Test fitted the pods


And ordering my white walls Friday

 

Hi Strat, the forward footrests and controls you have, did you fab the connecting plates or are they available to buy? I want a more forward foot position on mine and your setup looks ideal.

 

I think the Shinko's will look great. Noticed that your order shows a 16 for the front, are you doing the rear to front conversion?

 

newb21... "tc bros is who I bought the controls from. they are for the xj650. you need to buy different hardware to mount them as the 650's have threaded holes in the frame where the 700 has through holes and you will need spacers to clear the outer header tubes. (i bought an extra set of nuts to use as spacers)"

orange n black... i have a wheel off a fazer 600 that is a 16" front and is a bolt on affair. taking after maxiumux's xj700x

http://xjbikes.com/Forums/viewtopic/t=1 ... art=0.html

 

Sweet cheers, Strat, I'll have a look at their website. I got a 550 but I expect they'll do somthing I mod to get to work

 

I believe for the 550 they offer a set made specifically for the bike.

 

Whitewalls came in today

 

Picked up a blue collar bobber rear fender from a buddy. I think it will look pretty good once I figure out how I'm going to mount it...

 

How about some outside "C" brackets attached to the frame where you trimmed the rails and running along the fender edge towards the rear like a Harley?

 

I'm looking to mount to the swing arm... I want to run the fender as close to the tire as possible and the only way to do that without hard tailing is to mount to the swing arm.

 

Not much of an update. Just a pic of the bike as it sits in the daylight...

 

It would probably be easiest to mount a bracket for the fender to where the springs connect, that way you don't need to make a new attachment. But you probably want to attach it on the other end of the fender too. Might have to drill and tap a hole in the pivot part of the swingarm to bolt that down.

 

What size are the apes ?

 

Mount the front at the lower(hinge) part of the swingarm and run a couple of 1/4 inch struts from the lower shock mounts to the rear of the fender. That's about the only choice you have.

 

12" apes from tcbros

Orange n black... That's what I'm looking at doing... Just haven't figured out a clean way to do it yet and I will need to space it from the "hinge" to follow the radius of the tire.

 

Or you could mount the base of the fender to the swingarm and run struts from the rear of the swingarm to the back edge of the fender.. that way its attached to swingarm completely and moves with it

 

Rad bike!
How exactly did you mount those turn signals on the back?
Thanks!

 

I drilled holes in the frame... They aren't very straight though and need redone.

 

Been a bit since I updated this...

Santa brought me bike parts.

 

Electronics boxes & oil tank?

 

Just got done *actually reading* your thread to prevent stupid questions.



Hey, man, in all seriousness, killer bike. I’ve an ’82 XJ bobber project and I was reeeeeeeally glad you posted the closeup picture of the forward seat mount. I’m having issues figuring out how mine’s gonna go on there, exactly, but the mount hits right about where yours does, so I guess that’s solved with a simple bracket.


Love what you’ve done here. Will be following this thread closely.

 

Faux oil tank and battery box. Electronics will go in the "oil tank"