Bobber

Does anyone have any ideas how to mount a solo seat on a 1982 xj650 maxim seeing what's out there ?

 

I think you have to chop the frame rails at the back. Not too popular with the purists

 

Here's what I did. Had to weld on a couple pieces of angle iron, drill, and on it went. Speaking to what Matti said, I'm not a purist and I can't say whether or not it would interfere with any access that you need under the seat since I got rid of all that stuff pretty much as soon as I bought it.

 

I'm not pure in any way! I is into bikes being used. Whatever. However. Just don't let em sit unloved, that's my job!

 

I welded a curved piece of metal between the 2 frame rails and drilled some holes for the seat studs to go through. It was a pretty tight fit but turned out real nice. On my first bike I actually salvaged a piece from the back of the frame that was hacked off. You can see it pretty good in my build thread here:

http://www.xjbikes.com/forums/threads/teds-82-maxim-750-bobber.40529/page-3

On my 2nd bike I actually had some raw steel laying around that I bent into shape and it looked a lot cleaner when I was done. I don't have any real good pics of the bracket/mount I made but here's the bike so you can kind of see it and how the seat sits:

http://www.xjbikes.com/forums/threads/teds-2nd-82-xj750-maxim-bobber-project.47929/page-
2#post-482851

Man, I miss these bikes.

 

Bobber, schnobber - Ted, I saw your mower in the first link. That is bad arse! I'm looking at my Toro in a new light.

 

That flat black jobbie with the pinstripes? Yeah. Waaaay badass!