Bobber project

Hello guys!
New owner of a xj750 seca from 82 and im planning on going with a bobber build with a theme going on. Motorcycle building is my dream and i hope to build customs for a living one day. So i have 2 years before i can ride this bike legally so i have alot of time for this. The theme would be a gunslinger/lonesome rider vibe, (already named it...) im still in the planning phase so any helpfull heads ups and sugestions would be vere welcome, ive already made a post about a springer fork, but in my country evrything needs documentation so if anyone has a tuv certificate lying around for my model i would love a copy if possible. I have a few questions here that i would like to know about.

I have and idea for a mad max inspired code kill switch, would something like that be possible?
And i thought about scraping the dual headlight design but then thought about swithching to some round ones instead making one a low beam and the other a highbeam. I only have pictures of i being stock so far but i will try my best in getting alot of pictures in this build

Cheers guys
Proar

 

Enjoy it stock. Buy something in worse condition to make your first project out of.

 

Im probably. Not the type of guy who would be able to enjoy this kind of bike. Im still young and unexperienced. Cant even drive the thing legally yet so thats why i bought it

 

Then you won't be able to enjoy it any more if you start modifying it. A full-size motorcycle can be intimidating at first, but you'll adapt quickly once you've gained experience on a smaller machine.

Any info on the luggage rack? I remember seeing one similar on an FJ1100, but can't recall the manufacturer.

 

Ive just finished a gs500 so i do have something to ride, i bought this for a project so i could clock out from some family problems. But ill check the luggage rack later today and give you a name

 

Old enough for a GS500 but not a 750? Odd - what are the laws in Denmark? If you want to cut up an XJ may I suggest an XJ600 (early type)? They are plentiful, cheap and ugly as hell from stock (I know I had one) - they can only be impoved. Check out Bensalf's Cafe Racer thread on here for ideas but leave the 750 alone.

 

A beautiful bike like that I would not butcher, but it is not my bike. I would take it to the house of clean on a whole different level though if I had to wait before I could ride it, this way it would be 100% when I took it. If you do that and have brakes oil change annd all the other regular maintenance done while you wait all you will have to do when you can ride it is try to stay off the throttle. Good luck with that...

 

Well this stood cheap nearby my house so i bought it for a 2 year project, and like i said i have a dream of building customs for a living but in denmark that not allowed so this is as close as i can get

 

Well one way to go would be to replicate the XJ750 that was built to race at Suzuka. You'd be hard pressed build a frame and do the chain drive conversion, but the bodywork and overall look is doable.

 

Frame weldings and bigger cuts are illegal here. Same with alot of modifications wich needs aprovals like a springer fork

 

Got started today, only a little bit though as im still in the planning process, the name on the bag holder looks like it recieved 5 coats of paint so it rather undreadable but yeah its going if anyone is interested

 

Be carful with tha bodywork. You've got a fair amount of money sitting there.