A new project, the abandoned xj650RJ

LOL a bike that will run? that sounds like wishful thinking sometimes but yes, at least I feel like I need to buy less pieces to get something running. Maybe I will be able to attend a carb clinic on a riding bike by 2020 :?

 

And to give me extra motivation today is going to be 65 degrees and sunny!!!

 

Is it just me or this post came in with a 4 month delay?

 

Oh, it is my personal goal to make sure it does

 

Or a bunch of time reading a thread, apparently.

 

Thanks for the suggestion but I would not even insinuate to anybody to test ride a motorcycle that obviously has not been maintained, with the risk of having (which it does) the original brake lines, I haven't even looked at brake shoes/pads and overall an unsafe and really bad idea.

ROTFLMAO

 

You're right. You gave very good advice. Perhaps I was being a bit harsh.

 

Only one problem with your advice dragsta (well, safety aside), and that is the fact that the fitted engine has all it's gears. He swapped engines earlier on in the 30 pages of worthless reading (joking Eco, you know I've read & enjoyed the whole thread!)

 

Well, the "bike in a box" owner may be a little misleading. Originally he said that the only things missing were the tank and the seat. When i asked about mufflers he said "gone", when I asked for the airbox he said "not there". I am thinking I will just make an offer on the frame and a couple of things but forget my first offer.

 

Huh, amazing what someone can "forget" when the dollar signs pop into their eyes :roll:

That's why a bit of experience stripping & building one of the same model can come in handy, if that was your first buy it'd be too easy to potentially miss large, important parts like airbox & exhaust... You should offer him $10 to take it out from under his feet & he should be very happy with that!

 

I offered $75 for the frame but he rather not since he will be stuck with the rest. To me, most of the rest is junk but whatever... we'll how much he is willing to let it go for.

 

Exactly, without the exhaust/tank it's hardly worth rebuilding, add in the airbox & seat plus all the rusty bits & it's barely worth bothering except for scrap value... If he doesn't let you have the lot for your price he'll end up paying someone to take it away in about 10 years lol

 

Hmm... The guy wants $200 for the stuff. Not sure if it is worth it

 

ugh I'd say not. But then again, it's worth what it's worth to you...

 

Agreed, unless he can sweeten the deal I am not touching it.

 

The past couple of days I have ad no time to work on my project, between starting the mowing season and the baby little no time left. I need to install the carbs, exhaust and find out if the 750 motor comes back life. I guess a trip to autozone for oil and spark plugs is on the schedule.

 

I never did vote in your poll. Where was the "Buy two more spare bikes to go with it" option?

 

About 2 months and 250 posts later

Or a couple of conversations with Dave and Fitz to get infected with the xj bug

 

Yeah, it takes a bunch of planning to resurrect a dead bike, at that same time swap the engine from a non-YICS 650 to a YICS 750, still take care of family and baby, search for parts/parts bikes, hold a job, etc..............

I'm having fun following along--it will eventually get done. My way of thinking is: 'it gets done when it gets done' I'm not one to rush things either.

Eco, You could also point out to the fellow that without the specific valued parts, the bike is not worth much. He said he didn't want to take the $75 and get stuck with the rest of the parts--tell him, "heck, then I'll take all the other parts, too, and then it's MY problem to get stuck with the extra parts". If he doesn't bite, then offer a little bit more for everything....if still no bite, then he's thinking he'll get a fortune for it. Oh well.

Funny, some guys are like that------there's a fellow about 3 mi down the road that keeps posting his 650 maxim on Craigslist......keeps asking around $2200 to $2500, depending on which post you see (LOL). Says it has around 120hp, has 750 carbs on it, and a bunch of other silly stuff. I think it's way out of of line, plus I don't think he has as much knowledge about it as he likes to think he has. Personal opinion, of course.

dave

 

He originally was asking for $400 and told him I could do $200 since there was no tank, seat and the engine is untested. Those were the ONLY parts missing according to him. Once I asked for pictures of the mufflers and air box he said "sorry not there either" asked for gauges "they're somewhere but can't find".

That is when I said "forget it, I'll take the frame for $75 or else and he said, else.

Did I mentioned that I would have to drive 2.5 hours to pick them up?