82 xj 750 seca bobber

chopping the 82 seca to make her into a bobber

 

Extra parts for sale ?? header ?? . keep posting the photo's would love to see progress

 

Got a little more work done on it back frame is formed now needs proper alignment bottom part of the frame needs to be formed still waiting on smaller tube to sleeve it with





trying to get an idea for the final look

 

got the motor out and cut the swingarm off


hopeing i can change up the orginal tank

 

Looks great so far. Why not just pick up a tank that is closer to the shape you want instead of hacking that one up though? Either way, I'm anxious to see what you come up with.

 

But then it wouldn't be custom.
Like what you've done so far. What are your plans for carbs/filters and exhaust?

 

i plan on in the future running 4 seperate pipes for the exhaust and run them under the frame then go 2 left 2 right and give it a hot rod feel and i got jets to rejet the carb and i got pod filters

 

and to answer the tank question i love the stock tank but i hate how it flares back out so i want to cut from the the top and make it flow nice to my back bone

 

Good luck with the pods on cv carbs. Not an easy task on these XJ's, but it can be and has been done. Velocity stacks between the carbs and pods help, most people use the old airbox boots for this.
I believe the YICS passage also makes pods difficult to get right.

 

ya i might just get the yics sync tool and make a bracket to hold it so it dosent work any more becaue i know i'll have to resync them and i saved the boots because i'd heard that from a couple people and i got the jets to richen it back out and i have a dyno that i can run them on to make sure im running rich instead of lean

 

I had to block mine off permanently with my 2 carb mod that I did. I used a 3/8ths or 7/16ths steel rod cut to length, helped a lot. But If your keeping the channel open, definitely get or make a YICS tool.

 

2 carb mod thats something i also would like to do in the future once i have mulah but this bike will probably be a work in progress for a long time because one day i'll get a springer and then another i'll get something else until i either sell it or die

 

You can use a DNA springer for the XS650( check out TCBrothers website), wanted to do that also
Also wanted to convert to softail using a trailer leaf spring, but health problems got in the way.

 

They sell the tool on ebay pretty cheap with o rings and all

 

I've been wondering, when it comes to re-jetting due to switching to 4 pods. Is that something where every bike of the same make, model and year will need the same new jets or does it vary from bike to bike? I've been led to believe that its just a guess and test sort of deal, as in if someone I know has done the mod with the same year, make and model I can't just order the same jets they were successful with and everything be all hunky doory. Is that true?

 

that is fairly correct that not all bikes even the same model and year because every engines different so what works on one won't necessarily work on another but it'll give you ball park of what you are looking for and if you get a dynojet kit like i got they come with a coupe different size jets and and adjustable needle so you can tune it in better

 

Tanks mocked up still needs work down tube for mid frame is welded up and the carbs are cleaned and awaiting their new jets just need to make a headlight mount then clean the engine up then paint primer and wiring

 

Well plans changed and im no longer modifying the original gas tank instead i ordered a Victory gas tank which looked pretty wicked on there and once i paint it all up it should be a wicked looking bike and maybe i'll keep the original tank to cut up and use to hide my electrics idk

 

How hard was it to mount the Victory tank? Pics! LOL

 

That made me cry a little. You cut into a perfectly good stock tank, and now you're not going to finish making it look pretty. :cry: Good original replacements are getting more difficult to find (and more expensive when you do find one).

Redeem yourself...make it look good (even if you aren't going to use it on your bike 8)

 

My thoughts exactly k Moe . What a shame .

 

yeah im gunna keep it soi can hopefully fix it for something else in the future but as of right now i can't keep messing with it because i don't have the time right now

 

ok so i got the carbs all rejetted and put together cut the front fender to use as a read fixed a crack in it and the victory tank was my friends that i set up there to look at it i ordered one which is on the way the mounting will not be that difficult its just to mount points up front and one in the rear the seats going to be the challenge since im going to have to make a seat pan to fit the tank and still have that bobber look im going for

 

the tank was fairly easy to mount just cut the orginal mounts and welded a left over piece of frame tube i used in half and welded it to the tank at the top center and drilled and welded nuts in the frame

 

Engine has been dropped back in the frame need to weld up the rear brake drum and the torque arm and then cut the shift linkages and find some new hand controls hopefully from a maxim that has handlebar mounted master cylinder and still needs paint

 

That tank looks good. How much was it?

 

around 90 the gas cap is gunna cost more

 

alls i would like to say is thank god for the maxims i found the controls and master cylinder off of one and that is awesome since i dislike the over complexity of the seca's braking system

 

It's been awhile since I've been able to get work done but im getting things together so hopefully im getting closer

 

way cool! that is one awesome looking tank/seat combo!

CN

 

This is turning into a very cool project. I'll certainly be following this one.

 

No progress just a look at the hand grips

 

not the most orginal style electronics box but i plan to make it so the ends hing and close



And thats going to be my logo design for the oil tank sides

 

Well Guys after some time im finally actually getting some more work done on this hopefully within in a week or two i can start painting the gas tank so that it'll be done then get onto the rest of it since hopefully it starts to become more like spring here in michigan

 

Drive shaft is now good tacked on the license plate bracket anybuddy out there know anything about seat shocks and the best angle for them to be mounted is?

 

Hope you plan on making a safety ring for the driveshaft.

 

A safety what? your going to have to elaborate on that concept for me just so i know what you mean

 

A steel ring attached to the frame that the shaft will pass through so you don't get a shaft in your hind parts if a u-joint or shaft fails. The original swingarm had a tube covering the shaft as a safety precaution. So you can make a tube or a simple ring attached to the frame. You may have seen one on a car before.
It may look better without it, but a heck of a lot safer with it and wouldn't be hard to make.
Picture yourself riding down the road having fun, then a weld on the shaft fails or the u-joint fails sending the end of the shaft in your arse or straight into the pavement and catapulting you into the air. That would suck.

 

Ah alright i probably won't but thanks for the info maybe in the future just seems to me that it could cause more trouble if something goes wrong

 

Sent you a PM.
Cheers
Phil

 

Tank is painted

 

I got a couple things done today and set the tank on their to see how she looks...



Let me know what yall think feed back is nice sometimes

 

I just noticed that none of us left any feedback. Man, we're dicks!

It's looking really good. I like the shape of the tank - what's it from? You're going to need to put the fender back on, as its also the fork brace. I'm toying with tearing the fender off the brace so I can have the fenderless look, too. Whichever one of us does it first, report back here, deal?

 

Well i was just looking threw some other forms and such with harleys and what not i see that they make them that just clamp onto the forks instead of being bolted in but also noticed that alot of people were also just changing the fork internals to better springs and oil and it solved the same issue
not sure if it helps but no harm in trying

 

got the exhaust all mocked up motors ready to come out of the bike im just hoping i can get her done by the end of the month

 

getting oh so close

 

Hah, nice! I love the placement.

 

Just thought it'd be cool and functional and to cool off the rectifier but otherwise ill need to seal it some how

 

Fender Is painted i like it