My attempt at a rigid bobber XJ

One more before we start choppin'. On the way to the other garage.

 

Got some chopping done and could possibly have frame back under it this weekend. We shall see.

 

Ran out of welding gas. I guess next week it should be done as far as the frame fab goes.

 

Got a late start on it tonight. Got over to Jason's after he was done with his running and got the other down tube fab'd and welded up. I'm not happy with my welding after 8+ years of not doing it, and re-teaching myself on round tube is more difficult than I thought it would be. I'm going to be doing a lot of grinding and probably having Jason finish the welds. Mine are structural and getting good penetration, just not pretty at all. Anyway, snapped some more photos with the phone.







Kind of what it'll shape up like, but not really haha.

 

NICE!

 

Cool man, keep it comin' and you'll be bobbin down the road in no time!

 

Yeah I hope so haha. We'll see how soon I can get 'er done....... There are a few more things to be done and a few changes made to how it's "lay'd on" the bike to the finished product.

 

nice work so far mate im takin mine off the road this week in prep for winter and the whole hard tail forward controlled chopper style is what im wantin so i will be payin carfull attention to detail here cheers

 

Got the tank mount in, bent the flange on the tank down to mount it, got a battery box done but not mounted, got one of the rear fender mounts done, and got the engine/trans out for a clean/paint/gasket/stainless bolt kit. Should have the engine/trans painted and all the hardware on this weekend and I hope to have my forward controls here too.

 

I think this is going to be a nice bike when you are finished. I had an xs650 I bought that had the hardtail welded on. I had the ape-hangers on it though. Either way they look good. Cant wait to see more progress!

 

love the bike looks like the one im building now cant wait to see the turn out nice job so far

 

Thanks guys

P2 - I saw your build and comented on it. I'm jealous of the tools you can get your hands on. I have to borrow a welder haha!

 

I got over last night to work on it a little. I'm still brainstorming on exactly what I want for pieces and a look.

Got the battery mount fabbed. My old man is going to bend me up a cover for it.


Pulled the gauges and headlight as I'm not using the stock light, and running no gauges or just a small speedo, all depending on money. I like how clean it will be up top without the bulky stock cluster.



Just for a size comparo I put the bike at ride height. Behind it is a project a friend of mine is getting ready to start in a '77 Goldwing


Another size comparo, I'm 6'0" 270lbs. I may look a tad big on it, but I don't care.

 

Nice! The shocker!

 

Got more goodies in today, but did not recieve my stainless bolt kit.

 

No SS bolts yet so I'm waiting on those. I also have a sheet of stainless that I will make some inlays with but that will be after I move into our new home which the bike will be done before that. Here's the "low gloss" engine paint I used. I like it minus the fish eyed parts I found which aggrivated me. I'll deal with it later. So other than the SS bolts and me scuffing the fins so there's a contrast, here's the engine.

 

i was thinking of painting my motor now i can wait and see how this turns out it will help me decide looks good so far

 

I planned on the Satin engine/fork lowers gloss tins/frame/tripples/wheels. Stainless/chrome touches here and there. When I build the sissy bar it will go out for chrome.

 

nice work.. i'm also looking forward to see how the engine turns out. I've got mine to do and I'm still unsure what to do with it..

 

Awesome build so far. I got a 81 xj550 I am going to go hardtail with as soon as I get my garage. TC Bros Choppers has alot of awesome stuff on ebay for xj hardtail project bikes. I had planned on ordering those same exact forward controls on my bike as well. Keep it up. Looks great!