1982 Yamaha Maxim 650 Bobber Project

I have an original Harley peanut tank off an old bike... not sure which one. I'm trying to bang out the dent on mine but everyone keeps telling me "it will blow up" because there are fumes in it. Is there anyway to cut it open and bang the dents out? (Would be doing cleaning of the inside while it's open along with re-sealing the tank).

I never put a front fender on mine. And I used to ride with Prada shades on for the longest time. I have em on in my picture but censored my face so you can't see it in the picture. Got used to it, then started wearing a full face helmet during night rides eventually. Nothing wrong with a little wiping of the face from time to time haha

...Will put on a very tiny one, one of these days. All jokes aside, it does get annoying when you're heading somewhere formal and you're the one guy with mud on your clothes lol

 

Just as many as used to. My '83 GMC had orange peel, as did my aunt's '70 Duster, and my father's '64 Volvo. I worked at a car lot during my highschool years; even the occasional Corvette would come in from the factory with at least some orange peel on it.

 

Yeah my father in law just got a new bumper and it looks like that. Me personally for this bike, I dig it. On other things not so much. And sliding down the road isn't cool, I was just quoting a great old school chopper rider who said that. Anyways yeah not to sure about the banging out the old tank deal. Plus front fender for when it rains. Doesn't matter. I ride rain or shine, cold or hot on my other Yamaha.

 

Just thought to hop on here and give a little update on the XJ. Its been a great summer here in MN so I have been doing some riding. I will say, this bobber turned out better than I could have ever imagined. It was a great bike to learn how to do just about everything on. I have just read and messed around with things to learn so much and to get things running perfect. Here are some new and final pictures of the results. It also seems that I cant be riding anywhere or go anywhere with out having someone who wants to stop and ask about the scoot and where I got it. It makes me proud to be able to say that I built it.

 

That is straight out inspirational, brother.

 

Thank you, I appreciate it.

 

Look's great.

 

Beautiful man, that looks great! I'd ride it.

 

Wow! Great work! I'm at the start of my build. Still trying to figure out the basics. I'm looking to build the bike for the same purpose, to be pretty. How does the engine run without the full exhaust and no factory airbox? Is it difficult to get running?

 

Very nice bike build what part of mn you from? I live in Willmar and got a 81 maxim 650 I'm working on would be cool to get together with some other people from mn

 

Thanks man , my bike runs fine without the full exhaust and having the pods. I'm sure it could be better but works fine for all my purposes.

 

Thanks, I'm from Coon rapids. I've talked with a few other people on here from Mn and we've all said the same thing. Either a summer ride or just a gathering would be cool to drink beer and b-s about bikes.

 

That build is a huge inspiration! I am in the very beginning of my first build, 83 XJ750, and am already feeling overwhelmed. Great job man!

 

Thank you! Its always nice to hear positive feedback. It was a very fun bike to build, and looking at it daily in the garage for this winter is killing me. I cant wait to ride this coming summer. Have a great time making your build and don't get overwhelmed. The guys on here are great help and ask questions. The only thing, is to make sure that the motor is sound before doing all the "fun" stuff. Any questions feel free to ask.

 

Hey mnrider, did you say you did the simple wiring? I have a few questions about it. Would like to pick your brain a little if you don't mind...

 

Yeah I did do the simple wiring, and feel free to ask.

 

What'd you do for the clutch? I'm looking hard but I don't see it.

 

That the one question everyone asks me when I show up somewhere with the scoot. On the right side where the clutch cable would go to, I turned it around and use my foot to "push down" the clutch and I shift with the hand lever on the left. Its a little tricky but I have gotten used to it now. I have tossed around some ideas for an actual foot pedal clutch but just haven't found anything I like enough to make. Its hard because I can't use the back brake and hold the clutch in at the same time. For safety reasons, I need to just make something and stick with it for this coming riding year.

 

Awesome build! New to the xj just started my first build loving it so far, what fuel tank is that if you don't mind me asking? Did you have to modify it at all?

 

That would be tricky, would hate to deal with that in a situation requiring quick response time!

I wonder if you could get one of those TC Bros forward control kits and adapt it to use the clutch cable. I think that would look good on the bike.