hows your suspension clearance with tha back fender, looks like it would bottom out on the fender.
how about a gas cap with a key?
my fuel cap refused to open for me out on a ride and i ran out of fuel, i had to break into the tank to get some fuel in to get home. cap is a...
may have to pull apart and clean the starter button too, mine was buggered when i got it. not hard to do either.
only downside of those chrome controls is you'll lose your enrichment lever on the left side.
i cut a peice of steel to the shape of the frame on the top and then mounted my seat to that.
if your maxim has the cable driven tach like mine you can get any of the cable driven tachs from mikesxs and they will work. they also sell a...
i've always been partial to mirrors under the controls, i think it makes the profile of the bike nicer, you also are under your shoulders so you...
if you go too low you will also need to shorten your side stand.
i just messaged him earlier and he said he still has kits, i'm gonna order one.
what size machine is it? i just noticed the rear disc.
well i'd say it turned out really well.
what was that fairing off originally? kinda looks like a kawi zzr 250/500 fairing
i like the fairing, makes it look like a much newer bike
that seat looks comfy. mufflers look great!
build a big sissy bar and strap stuff to it?
polock, it's named after a song http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-wX8AbBWc08 are you saying you don't like the red fender grunt? i have a set of...
the headers are gonna get wrapped in black
far from done, but coming along nicely, thought i'd post some pics. [img] [img] lemme know what you guys think.
as far as i understand, the seca tanks will fit. someone also mentioned awhile back that a cb750 tank can be made to fit as they had a similar...
want! too bad they're worth more than my bike...
there are chrome and also black (which i have) varieties kickin around so depending on your header pipes and color scheme there is likely...
these bikes seem to run pretty good on stock jetting with the sporty mufflers, mine are nice and tan and i've had the pipes on for awhile. i also...
sportster controls are nice, especially the newer oner with the separate turn signal buttons. they can be had for reasonable prices used.
small expansion chamber on the vacuum line? it might reduce it enough that it would only open during mid-high vacuum situations. i know it works...
paint it black and call it good :)
you need to make a cutout in the cover of the driveshaft
http://xjbikes.com/Forums/viewtopic/t=4 ... asher.html
they would most likely work just fine, my signals came with resistors so i can't say for certain which other brands to use
when i switched mine over i put in an electronic flasher but still had to put resistors on 2 of the blinkers to get it to work.
hey tim, i do believe there was a forum post on here awhile ago about how to build your own yics tool. i bought a repair manual for my bike off...
here's my previous ride, it's a rather heavily modified 82 yamaha beluga scooter 80cc 2-stroke. [img] [img][img]
i like the icon strongarm pant http://www.rideicon.com/product_group.jsp?category=3430 they look like normal jeans but give more protection. i've...
i wear my doc martens as my riding boots, comfortable as all hell, stylish (i think) and once they've been rubbed down well with mink oil they're...
also upon looking at the spanish cafe racer, those do not look like stock caliper or anything on there
you may be able to use a virago disc and make a bracket to relocate your calipers if need be.
i didn't rejet with mine either and my plugs are nice and tan, but on the other hand the rooted out shells that were the stock cans probably...
i bought mine used on craigslist for $20 the harley guys seem to replace them right away. i would post an ad there looking for some before i...
the early sporty mufflers that had the crossover pipe on the header. i think it was pre-2003 or something. the newer ones have an extra pipe or...
sportster mufflers. they sound great and can be had for cheap. the ones on mine sound awesome.
looks cold there
what'd it cost you?
i just noticed this thread, i'm in victoria and would love to go for a ride with some other xjers sometime.
shinko=yokohama thay are good tires.
wouldn't be too hard to do if you were ditching the stock airbox and going with pods. however if you wanted to keep the airbox it wouldn't work.
the 400's were chain drive, you might just be able to pull the sprocket and make some spacers to stick a rear on the front, assuming of course...
the standard ratio for all the old jap bikes is 2240rpm =60mph. i would imagine it's the same on our bikes.
i would like to switch my headlight out for a bottom mount chopper style headlight, but am not sure what to do with all the wiring, do any of you...
if they'll supply co2 use that, water would suck a lot of heat out of your weld.
wouldn't the suspension from the xt be too soft? seems to me all those older dirt bikes had pretty squishy front ends.
