1982 XJ650 stock to bobber project - on a budget

That is a very good question
1) It took me around a month and a half, start to finish.

2) I kept track of everthihng I bought, nuts, bolts, paint, parts.... everything

Yamaha 650 Costs
Cost Description Date Notes
$250.00 cost of bike 3/10/2008 Ray 309-533-1233
$50.00 pay Brad for help 3/10/2008 dissasemble and clean carbs
$65.00 title transfer 3/11/2008 DMV
$25.00 bike taxes 3/11/2008 DMV
$11.40 spark plugs 3/11/2008 four NGK's
$31.88 frame material 3/12/2008 round tubing - Morris Tick
$30.00 pay Brad for help 3/15/2008 dissasemble and clean
-$75.00 sold covers, bars, pegs, signals 3/17/2008 Xjbikes.com
$37.98 seat 3/19/2008 ebay
$71.62 air filters 3/27/2008 online
$2.65 battery box hardware 3/27/2008 steel and aluminum
$59.11 clean fuel tank 3/28/2008 Maas radiator shop
$9.00 tail lights 3/31/2008 truck stop
$17.39 3" seat springs 4/1/2008 Ebay
$88.00 license plate and registration 4/10/2008 DMV
$12.47 handlebar grips 4/11/2008 Sportland dealership
$83.06 paint and engine oil 4/12/2008 flat black and primer
-$111.07 sold seat 4/14/2008 factory recovered seat
$8.06 brake parts cleaner 4/15/2008 Oreillys
$15.98 electrical and switch 4/19/2008 headlight switch, etc
$39.00 master cylinder rebuild kit 4/23/2008 Xjbikes.com
$63.83 diagnose and repair no start 4/24/2008 Sportland dealership
$121.00 carb rebuild kit and jet kit 4/24/2008 Xjbikes.com
$17.00 resistors, paint 4/27/2008 Oreillys
$38.83 black header tape 4/27/2008 ebay
$18.39 clutch and brake levers 5/5/2008 Sportland dealership
$185.00 ignition coils 5/12/2008 Xjbikes.com
$7.27 bulbs 5/6/2008 Oreillys


$1,172.85 Total Cost To Date

 

Wow, Fast and cheap. Now have to talk the old lady into letting me. And finding a show/space to do it.

 

crath,

i have the same exact lights on my bike and im wondering how you you have them wired? the lights came with a single filament and a bulb so i bought a double filament and im having trouble finding a double filament bulb that will fit in the beehive. a suggestions from you or anyone else would be appriciated.

thanks in advance

 

Is there a single wire going to the back of the fixture? If there is, you can only mount a single filament bulb in the housing. This is likely your only option. You have to wire in a resistor on the running light circuit to get a dimmer illumunation for the running lights vs. the brake light. Try several different combinations of resistors to get the brightness you are looking for in a running light. Both the brake light wire and the running light wires (positive) get wired to the single wire at the back of the housing.

 

any idea how long it took you, in hours, to do this mod? was this a 4 hors a night for a month thing or a 8 hours every saturday build?

 

It was pretty much 4 hours a night almost every weeknight and at least 8 hours every weekend. I didnt keep track of my hours as precisely as I did my cost. It took me somewhere between 80 - 100 hours.... I was pretty meticulous about some things. There are some details I could have skipped to cut the time down.

 

Man this is my inspiration this winter. This has to be my favorite XJ to date. What do you drive in RA?

 

Thanks for the compliment. What do I drive it RA? What's RA, lol?

 

What do you have in Relaxed Atmosphere?

 

I sang for 3rd World Lover, you heard of them? "Whipped cream, put it all over yo bodayyyy...."

 

:lol: hehe

 

oh, duh.... I have a bagged, stock floor body dropped, fully shaved, and painted 2001 Sonoma on big billet wheels

 

PICS!!

 

Lot's o pics

I'm in the middle of finishing up the stock floor body drop, so all these 'finished' pictures or taken before I started. I have also included some of the under construction pictures from the past few months. I should have the truck completed by the middle/late end of the summer.








Hand laid striping around the whole truck





air actuated tilt bed






Rear end






two 15's






At the shop






Here's some recent under contruction pics, building the new frame section for the stock floor body drop



Stripped and ready for the frame table...





new rails with the rockers 'on the ground'






Old garbage frame rails





New frame rails installed








I've got other work done since these pictures were taken, just havent had a chance to take any. I've been pretty busy

 

Thats a bada$$ mini.. My mini's never were finished..

 

dont worry, no mini is really ever "finished"

 

hey, was looking at the movie of you on your bike and was wondering how tall you are. i' 6'5" and im trying to imagine posture.

 

Brother that is one nice bike! I gives me some great ideas for mine.

Thanks and Keep Up the Awsome Work!
Sam

 

Thanks for the comment mtmadman

I am a short 5'6". I would suggest stretching the swingarms and some forward controls for someone taller. I let everyone ride this bike, anyone over 6" looks a little big for it honestly

 

nice beer pong table in the 13th pic sweet trucks too