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Not much progress...still waiting on the carbs.

Discussion in 'XJ Modifications' started by maximuschop, May 29, 2008.

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    looking pretty good
     
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    Could you post more pics of the seat cowl, how you fabbed that? My bike looks almost exactly the same but with out the rear cowl.
     
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    Lookin' good. I'm seeing more and more XJ's around Indy.
     
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    Yeah, I saw a flat black 650 the other day in greenwood. We're gonna have to get a group ride together. Where do you live?
     
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    The only pics I have are on my photobucket page. I cut up the old handlebars and hammered them into the frame rails. Then welded it up, the put a piece of sheet metal in there that I bent by hand. then bondoed and painted it. I'm actually thining of tearing it down and starting over.
    I want a frame like this
    http://www.walz-hardcore-cycles.com/bil ... d/pics.htm
    A friend of mine said he would build the entire frame for me for 500. My original inspiration for this build was the bike in that link, only with a flat blue paint job, and pinstriping. I don't know what to do guys, can someone talk some sense into me?
    P.S. I'm NOT selling this bike, so don't worry about that, I just don't know which way to go. Help!
     
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    wow, it's hard to believe its been almost 2 years since i had an update. I put the carbs back on, synch'd them, put on some pods, and rode it around for most of 09'. Now it sits in my cousins garage, i should have it back to my place in a week or so. Picked up a tubing bender, gonna get started on the hardtail soon. Anyone know why the bike ran better with the stock airbox with NO filter, as compared to the pods?
     
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    sure we do, we know everything. lol. The bikes are made to work with the restriction of the stock are box.
     
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    I think I'm gonna make a custom airbox with an opening the same size as factory out of sheet metal and see how she does.
     
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    Read my pod idea i just posted in "modifications"
     
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    Your scooter is looking NICE!! What type of bars have you got on it???

    skillet
     
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    they were a set of steel msr dirt bike bars I had laying around. I cut the crossbar out and flipped em upside down.
     
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    Thanks for the tip! Just what I'm looking for! With arms as long as mine, should have no problem...
     
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    What's that seat thingy on the back for? So you don't slide off the seat when you take off?
    If you put handlebars on up-side-down, you'll look like a monkey F--king a footbal when you ride. LOL
     
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    You know what they say about opinions :lol: ...

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    BTW probably more like a gorilla...
     
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    I was gonna make a compartment for my wallet/keys/registration and it was kinda my stab at a cafe tail. I didn't like how it turned out so its comin off when I weld the hardtail on.
     
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