83 SECA 650 Cafe Project

Sure is nice when someone does one right!

I like it!

Yep you can go buy a sweet R-1 or R-6 OR you can do like Ease did.... build a sweet ride yourself!!

 

Guess what I'm tring to say here is....

U can go buy a nice R-1.... for a bunch a money

or

U can build a... N-Ice 1

 

I acn't be for certain, but I don't think the 4:1 is a Mac, collector length is wrong unless you added an extension. Looks to be Kerker or Jardine maybe? Anyway, did the muffler come baffled as well? Don't want too much noise, but still retain a bit of character. Jon

 

Hmmm.. I added about 3 inches to it (it's the silver part of the pipe just before the muffler). Just a reducer.
If anyone knows what the exhaust is based on the pic I'd like to know.

The muffler is baffled, BUT it's fiberglass and it's a little raspy.
I've had a few of my buddy's screw up their face when i pull up on it - cause they think it's my friend's R6 (the one in the pics)... and he has a Yoshi Tri-Oval pipe (Joke's on him - I paid 40 bucks and he probably paid $600 :lol. It really screams in the high RPM's (but I'm sure yours does too - the bikes have a nice note to them).

I think I have a video of the sound... I'll put it on photobucket and add the link...

 

The video is completely lame - Don't judge me, :?, but it gives a 360 view of the bike and I wanted to have that for future reference (you never know what this bike will end up being before I'm done).

Should be able to hear it, but unfortunately you'll have to wait till the very end (alot of outside noise until the camera is turned away from the wind).

 

Sounds nice, right now mt Seca has a nice throaty sound, but the Radian mufflers don't look quite right as they end right by the rear pegs. Cn't wait to get the Reverse cone Dunstal knockoff mufflers and see how they sound. cruzerjd

 

Ease, I noticed on the before pics it appears that you have Vance and Hines Street sytem. Perhaps the header was Vance and Hines? Great bike and a real template for mine. Just gotta get a paint scheme going. cruzerjd

 

Four! 8)
That is one bitchin' bike. And I also love that big headlight - looks huge with the dropped bars

 

Nice to see more locals on the forum!
We've had some decent riding weather here lately, so I haven't been spending much ime on here. Plus I'm going to school in the AM and working at Teletech till 12:30.
I tend to spend all my free-time during the week riding now, and my weekends building another bike (not an XJ, though) for a buddy of mine.
...Talk about an un-related rant...

Anyway, thanks for the comments.
I love the headlight too - but I don't like how high it is on the forks. I'm planning on dropping it all down a few inches (headlight and gauges).

See you on the road.
- Ease

 

New Mods - Got rid of the old round turn signals (finally).

Here are a few pics from today (June 4th - Ignore the timestamp).

 

Great lookin' bike. Here's another. Look familiar 8)



great price on ebay but apparently mighty expensive to ship north...

 

Yeah that's a sweet lookin bike. Guzzi I see?



Well I added a set of shocks from a sportster today and pushed the forks up through the trees - effectively lowering the bike about an inch... Plus I got rid of the old, rusty, leaking, worn-out shocks I have been riding on for a year... Now I have to get used to the stiffness of the harley shocks.

 

I see you are going w/ black. I noticed that the brackets that you're foot pegs are mounted on could use paint. I painted mine the other day. Grab a can of heat safe paint and a 12mm socket and pull the whole ped assembly off the frame. Then wrap papper towl or a shop rag around the rubber part of you're peg assembly and tape off the end. Rough grade sandpaper and a little muscle to clean them up, and then hit them with the paint. 1 hour to dry and you can bolt them back on, its only 1 bolt per side. I have been working on painting my engin all black, and have a buddy hit my tank with an air brush.
Think about it, soooo easy.

Either way, you're bike is rockin.

 

Thanks for the heads up.
The plan is to strip it all down and paint everything frame-related (and the motor) silver - and polish the outside cases... over the winter.

I've been putting off painting everything (getting rid of surface rust) because of this - but I think you're right - just as well to have it lookin good this year too..
8)

 

There is a Pic of my Peg Brackets after I painted them with High heat mat black.....They look 10X better than before.

 

I have to say, you're motor looks soo pritty.

 

Allready took your advice 8).

Spent a sunny afternoon last weekend with a few beers, a few wrenches, and a can of matte black rust paint.

Took off what I could and hit it with the wire wheel, then the spray can... Also replaced the RS rubber on the peg. It was totalled.

 

Where'd you get replacement rubber? Mine's shot, too. (Oooh, if that were the only thing ...)

 

The rubber I got was actually out of a buddy's dad's basement (Bob Stapleton here in Mount Pearl) - off of an old honda, no less.
It didn't go on easy and I had to drill and tap the bracket to get the honda rubber to stay (has a different kind of metal plate on there for scraping the pavement).
Basically I sprayed the old one with silicon lube and tugged it off, then did the same in reverse with the new, well, other old one. Then I drilled where the screw came out of the honda rubber and tapped it to accept the screw.

You can probably get away with this method using any kind of rubber peg. And you could probably use glue instead of tapping the mount - unless you're planning on dragging peg.

And hey, if ya need a hand I'm in Mt Pearl.

 

Hey Ease,

I like the racer. I'm new to XJ Bikes and, after wandering through the halls a bit I finally found the right room!

I have an 81 Seca and am going for something in the neighborhood of what you have. I just wanted to let you know that you did a most outstanding job and before I start to ask you questions I will read all the posts in this thread.

Like my dad used to say, "You should be proud of yourself, boy".

C-ya