Quite possibly one of the "Slickest" XJ's ..... hehehe

I had to have fun on the topic name, hahah.

Heres a few pics of the latest mods on that 83 Maxim cruiser I picked up.

 

I think it looks great, what kind of tail lights are you going with? Look's like its probably loud. :lol:

 

PODS!

 

Man... that whole thing in the middle just looks wierd

 

very cool! i love the rear fender!!

 

Your bikes definitely have their own style, I remember the old teal/blue one that you had a while back. Very slick.

How is the rear swingarm suspended though? I don't see any struts or springs...

 

Looks good but how much will wou have to take apart to access the fuses, battery or to remove the rear tire?
I do like the look.
Did you keep records of the carb jets and mods to make the pods work, share them with us.

 

all that hard work paid off. I know its all in the way you look at it but flat black. I would think a splash of color would show off the body work better. But thats just me

 

there must be a Harley around there somewhere

 

Orange, I will shoot a pic tonight of the new plate and light combo. A pair of LED stop/tail pods on a simple bracket mounted off the axle clamp bolt. Amazingly the turndowns are not too loud, seriously.

Zookie, uh oh, here we go. hahhah

Ravenz, pure awesomeness, Weird is always a comment I welcome!

Rusty, thats one of my loves, a sweeping rear fender and cleanly shaved of all obtrusive mounting tabs and holes! Thanks The fenders are both off of an 05 Vstar 1100 Classic, the front was skinnied by 1 5/8" (perfect fit,width wise) and the rear was shaved up and clocked downward about 35-40 degrees.

Joel, Thanks, it's been a while since the first one and it did have it's own attitude. Good question on the second part. I boxed the swing arm into a fixed position that got my seat to 24"...lowest I can legally have it by statute. I didn't want to weld in a new rear section. Right behind that fancy wheel curve is the boxed section.

mlew, It's about 45 seconds to take rear panel off. It's one piece of steel that is fiberglass reinforced. It was shaped to fit the frames original curves. Take the 2 nuts off the mounting bolts on the side and you have the unit off...super easy and simple. As for the carbs, the bike rode strong and idled well when it was fully stock and it does the exact same now with the open pipes and pods. So it doesn't have a perfect stoichiometric ratio, but it doesnt smell like a junker and it's not so lean to white out my plugs. Im happy.

cutlass, you know I think Im going to shoot a color....im soooo tempted to blast it in a nice matte pearl red or blue....still undecided. I plan to sell, but if I cant get a fair price I will paint it one of those 2 colors.

Polock, funny you say that. I had a neighbor stop by and ask me if I "worked" on Harleys and I told him "Hell no, I don't touch those things", with a lil chuckle...you should have seen his face, lmao!! I told him my whole bike cost less than a 300 series tire, haha.

 

I like the side molding. What ideas do you have for the seat? I thought about doing mine with a simular rear fender with a 40 Ford tail light, you know the double chevrons. 8)

 

The seat will be a neoprene or synthetic rubber padding, it's like 1/2" thick and it's going to just take the edge off the ride. It is meant to keep you awake and attentive, not all puffy and comfortable,lol!

I would have loved to implement a few other ideas but the budget did not allow for excess spending on wants, I had to make due with what I had. Boy a few more hundred and I could have done some fun stuff, hahaa.

 

Kinda hard to get good night pics with a point and click, but you get the jist of it here.

After reading up on all the rule and regulation of motor vehicles and motorcycles themselves, I got the plate mounted legally (horizontally) and it is 12" off the ground exactly (legal max), the seat pan is 24.5" above ground as well (24" legal). After all those considerations It is now Legal!

 

Nice lookin' ride, those rear fender lines flow well with the tank. Hard tail and 1/2'' pad would kill my back though. I was watching American Chopper once and they had a bobber style seat with short springs in the seat. Don't know where you could find those or how much they would cost. I'd at least put a jel pad on there but its your a** and not mine. LOL

 

Guys, please educate me on this. On every picture in this thread, all I sea is a frozen frog and the words: Domain Unregistered. To view, register at: bit.ly/imageshack-domain.
Well I went there, and they ask me to sign up... to upload pictures! I just want to see my buddy's bike.
What am I missing?
Aharon - even my brain cells are old school!

 

Beautiful bike, love the smooth lines and flat black looks rawwww!

 

where are the nut heaters?

 

Is your local government blocking that part of the internet perhaps?

 

Love the lines!

What can you tell us about those headlights? Any problem running them with our old systems?