Coming soon: 82' XJ750 Maxim project

Won't get back from the desert for another month or so but wanted to get the thread started anyway. So her she is!!!

 

NIce bike, at least I think there is a bike under that seat

 

Yeah I hear ya there... that thing is friggin HUGE. I am for sure gonna either re-shape that one or see about gettin my hands on the stock 2up seat and workin from there.

 

Looks comfy though, Wonder if it will fit my 82 650 Maxim??? :wink:

Rob

 

that seat needs to be sent to a fiery grave...

 

I know but my seat is only good for about 20 miles before it starts tearing up the arse.
:lol:
Rob

 

Alright so as of right now the list of work on the 750 is:
Deep Cleaning.
New Paint
Swap out the ginormous seat for something better.
New Fenders
New Gauges
New Headlight.
Put exhaust on instead of just headers.
LED light conversion.

There will be more to follow but thats about what I am lookin at when I get home in a month.

 

You're lucky...the collector is there...it's not just headers. All you ned are the mufflers, and they should only affect the sound - collectors are supposed to be the important thing for turning. There are some threads on adapting Sporster mufflers, due to their availablity.

What do you know about how it's been maintained? "Normal" maintanence on any of these bikes that sit for a while include:

Compression Test - Valve clearance check
Cleaning carbs and replacing seals (to keep from dealing with air leaks and tuning issues down the road)
Front Brake renovation (at least brake fluid, but consider rebuilding calipers, master cylinder, replace brake lines)
Rear Brake shoes
Lube cables
check charging system
new tires
...among other things. You get these things done...as well as the things you are daydreaming about and this bike will be all YOURS and will ride like ALMOST brand new

 

Looks like the bags are on backwards. Are you going to ditch them?

 

No matter what I am going to do all of the above. Never worked on these before but I know some guys plus what I have been reading up on the forums here. From what I understand the bike was basically given "minimum maint" Which is not uncommon from what I have heard about most PO's She will be a project and well worth it I hope.

 

GR- Don't know if I am keeping the bags or not. You looking for a set?

 

Well at the very least it LOOKS pretty clean

As for being worth it...unless an XJ's got a blown motor...you'd be hard pressed to find ANYONE on this forum who doesn't think it's worth it. I've been riding my XJ750 Seca for about a month since I restored it. It still needs a few things, but it's a BLAST to ride. All the info to do the maintenance is on this site, chacal provides just about all the parts you need, and you're buddies helping you should basically insure that you'll have a great time with it.

 

If the price is right!

 

PM Sent GR

 

Anybody know of any good websites to find LED turn signals and brake lights? Also anyplace to get custom fenders for a reasonable price. (I am NOT spending $780 for a rear fender)

 

Oh and does anybody know what size fenders go on these bikes? I might have found some online but dont know the size I need.

 

Dude your bike looks great. Take the seat off, put it the living room so you and your girl can cuddle, then come pick up my seat for free and put it on your bike so no one else ever to look at that thing again.

 

Thanks Butch. You got a seat? For some reason my wife kind of likes the big seat... I told her not to get used to it and if she really wanted it I would save it from the knife. But that will only happen if I can find another seat haha.

 

Alright small update here. I just got back from my year in Iraq. Now I can finally work on the Maxim a bit. Got the primer done on the tank and side covers today and now I am going to pick up the new Rush Performance Sportster pipes!! Anything I have to do to make them match up with the Maxim, other than figure out a mounting bracket?

 

Looking forward to some more updates