another one followed me home

So a month after getting my 82 xj650 maxim I had a 78 xs750 follow me home. I figure this will be a good winter project since the wife seems to have claimed the maxim lol. this xs is pretty much a basket case though. I was told it ran this summer but has an electrical problem now. the original harness has been hacked and spliced many times but im up for a challenge.

 

sometimes, its much easier to just swap out the harness completely with a donor, but good luck!

 

thanks mntbike. I'm thinking that is going to be the way i go.

 

I love the look of those old XS750 triples. But be aware that they were never anywhere near as reliable and long lasting as the XJ's. You might not expect that there would be a big technological improvement comparing a 35 year old bike to a 31 year old bike, but in fact there is.
Not saying you shouldn't do it, just be prepared that it might be harder to get it running well than it is for an XJ.
Good on you for resurrecting a basket case and putting it back on the road! Even though it isn't an XJ, we'd still like to see the before and after pictures.

 

You wanna challenge? :twisted:

http://www.bikeexif.com/custom-yamaha-xs750

 

This might give you some inspiration.
http://observationsofaperpetualmotorcyc ... ha-xs750f/

 

lol I don't think it is somehow, not with that front guard & nothing in the back to stop the water & grit flying at those pods anyway... at least it does have filters though and I sorta like the paint...

Good luck with the project Iam, and yes we want pics please

 

here it is.

 

Mmmm, I see potential...

Is that a polished tank or just an effect of the rain on primer? either way, I think a polished or chromed tank would look great.

 

the tank is primer. pic was taken after it rained. trying to decide which direction to go with it. im not really into the cafe racer style so thinking a soft tail bobber.

 

I have a 80 850 Midnight Special; love that three cylinder engine. I think that hard tail will wear in your back. Have fun!

 

I'd go with the getting it running right and safe direction before you start cutting it up. From the looks of things, getting it running properly may present more than just a slight challenge. And those brakes need serious attention.

 

Yes fitz brakes are top of the list. This is a winter prodject and wont be put on the road until its safe trust me. I did get it fired up though.

 

Update on the basket case xs750 project... I managed to sort through the po hack job wiring and got the basic circuits to make it start and some what run. Then after cleaning the carbs and some black rvt on the intake boots she sounded great. I was making progress and the enthusiasm and excitement for the project was at an all time high! And then it happened... I found a deal on a 97 vmax that I just couldn't pass up. So the xs750 got put on hold and almost forgotten about until a week or so ago. I was looking at my plans I had drawn up and decided, after seeing another members build, that I'm no longer going the bobber route. I'll post some pics tomorrow with some of the new ideas.

 

One of the neat things about the "bobber" craze (nevermnd that almost nobody actualy does a true bobber) is that the more of them there are, the fewer original bikes there are. Original bikes tend be what ends up having collector value.

 

I agree k. This bike had already had the rear half of the frame cut off and struts welded in. I paid $50 for it and it had been laying on its side under a tarp and about half a cord of wood. I wasn't even sure if it would run. The bobber style caught my eye and that's the direction the project was already headed. But after seeing radare's scrambler build I'm thinking that's more of what I'll be going for. Who knows where I'll end up before it's finished.

 

Love the zx900 gas tank from bike on left side of pics, should have taken that bike for tail piece !

 

That's a gpz 750. I'm thinking of trying the tail on the xs and see what it looks like. Im really liking the look of the tank on there though. Like I said I had planned to build a bobber but think I'll try and use as many of the Kawasaki pieces on the xs as I can and make sort of a modified cafe/street fighter.