New member! Custom xj700 Bobber

Hi there forum members, found this forum as i was googling parts for my baby... Here are a few pics of my 85 maxim xj700 rat bike from iceland... hope you enjoy!

regards
Halli

 

I also wantet to ask you experts a question, if i remove the orginal fat muffler that lays under the bike, will it cause any problems running the bike??

is there anything else i have to do when removing it?? For exsample re jetting or something??

sorry if i am nor making myself very clear.... my english is not the best

Best regards
Halli

 

Welcome to the forum!

Bike looks great. I believe you will have to rejet if you remove the collector box under the bike.

What wheels are you running?

 

Bad and Schweeeeet

 

Did you add rake to the front or drop the rear?

 

It has added rake... im not sure about the rear springs if they are original or not :/

 

Welcome to the forum. Nice looking ride. Do you have pictures of how you raked the front end?

 

actually it had already been raked when i got this baby, This bike was mostly modded like 10-12 years ago and when i picked it up it had been sitting outside a garage for a whole frosty salty Icelandic winter :? so it was in very poor shape.

But every day it gets a little better, i Try to do some small work on it every day

It is driven every day and rides great now.

The things i plan to change in nearest future are: new handlebars(probably mini ape hangers or z bars), new grips, k&n filters, hopefully a new front rim, mini mirrors and also i want it louder and i mean MUCH louder!!... any recomendetions??

 

For the loudness.... How about straight pipes. No muffler. Will need to rejet though

 

Welcome to the forum Halli, from the sounds of it (pardon the pun) you should talk to Orange-n-Black, he just did this
http://xjbikes.com/Forums/viewtopic/t=37880.html
home made mod for his pipes and seeing as it's the same motor he can maybe give you some base line settings for the jetting.
Bike is looking great, keep the pics and updates coming.

 

Thx guys!.... I was wondering about getting 12" apes, do i need longer brake,cluych and throttle cables.... any recomendations on where to find these??

 

You will need longer cables/brake line. I have 10" apes on mine and had to order custom length. I went to motion pro for my cables and Ebay for a custom length stainless brake line.

 

Ok i will concider thar..... also i have a big crush on these bars :
http://www.ebay.com/itm/Biltwell-Inc-Bl ... 970wt_1037

Would recon i would have to have longer cables for these bars??

Regards
Halli

 

Those bars only have 5" of rise.. You may be able to run the stock cables with a bit of rerouting

 

awesome! thx for that!!

 

Looks like the previous owner lowered the top rear spring mounts and put on shorter shocks which is my exact plan for my '80.

I don't suppose you might be willing to snap a few close-up pictures of the frame under the seat and those rear shock mounts? I'm really curious as to how he went about it versus my own plan.

 

Sure i will try to snap a few shots during the weekend for you... i am also curius on what mods was done on bike before i got it... i found the guy the modded the bike mostly an i am invited to a cup of coffee and i am sure i will get a mutch more intell on the bike after that visit also

 

i was also wondering if these air filters would require a jet change(witch some sellers claim)??

http://www.ebay.com/itm/280855908481?ss ... 1438.l2649

Or can i just whistle them on with out a problem if i am keeping the "orignal" exhaust??

Best regards

Halli

 

thats a cool opportunity, nice bike!

 

Well... i got these ends on my pipes today... they need paint though

Pretty happy for the way it sounds now but i still need to attach them permanently 8)

i´ll keep the updates coming as they happen

Regards

Halli