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Seca/Cafe

Discussion in 'XJ Modifications' started by Samson, Aug 15, 2011.

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  1. silverdollar

    silverdollar Member

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    Yeah, I know. I'll have to keep search flebay. I have my rear tire off from painting the rim and rebuilding the drum brakes so I thought why not place new shocks on the rear. I am going for a moto, cafe, and street fighter look. The best example would be one of those moto guzzi(sweet)!


     
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  2. Alysiak00

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    those are nice shocks. i picked up a set of burly slammers and am gonna modify the eyelet for the rear. i think they're for a sportster though
     
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  3. Samson

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    No major changes...
    -Went with clip-ons
    -Lowered the front end by 3"
    -Raised the back of the gas tank by 1"
    -Got a Seca Turbo front fender and trimmed it to my liking

    [​IMG]

    Other than that, no real progress
    I've also ordered original CBR929 mirrors, and a replacement ingition cut-off from an xs650 since it looked identical to my original one, and I had hell of a time finding one from a seca.
     
    Samson, Dec 25, 2011
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    wrxg33k Member

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    Looks good Samson. How did you lower the front end? Does it make a big difference?
     
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  5. Samson

    Samson Member

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    I haven't ridden it yet, but from my previous experiance, lowering the front, or raising the rear end makes it more nimble at low speeds, and less stable at high speeds... normally not a very good tradeoff, but this particular bike isn't very fast, according to specs, it toped out at 122mph when new, and the speedo doesn't even go that fast, which I don't plan on maxing out. (but I'm still getting a steering damper to compensate a little for this).

    I just released the forks through the tripple tree. This is almost imposible to do with regular handle bars because the bar gets in the way, but clip-on handle bars mount directly on the forks, giving you more freedom as far as the stance.

    I'm considering getting stiffer springs for the front since I'll have to redo the seals anyway.
     
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  6. mtnbikecrazy55

    mtnbikecrazy55 Active Member

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    looks great! i think it'l have a real nice stance when you have it done! the rear tail piece looks nice too, how heavy is it/what is it made of?
     
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  7. Samson

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    It's made out of ABS plastic.
    You can pick it up on eBay for about $125 shipped.

    Its light, haven't really weighed it... a couple pounds maybe ...if that.

    It's the widest one I could find, but still a little narrow for original XJ frame.
    In the add they say it fits Yamaha SX650... but we all know that if you want something bad enough, you can make it all work :D
     
    Samson, Jan 4, 2012
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    What did you do to raise the back of the gas tank? I have been considering doing the same thing...
     
    c_muck, Jan 8, 2012
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  9. hawkeyemike

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    Could the swing arm fit a 130 or 140 if you had the rims to do it?

    Great project man... keep it coming.
     
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  10. Samson

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    I made a 1” spacer out of square aluminum tubing. I’ll take a picture of it next time I take the tank off.

    As far as a fatter tire, I really don’t think there’s an easy way of doing so. A skinny tire does look a little goofy in relation to the fat tail section, but it has an 18” rear wheel, and it looks like anything wider than 120 would rub on the shaft side of the swing arm… not to mention my current rear tire is mint :D
     
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  11. Samson

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    Looks almost like a step backwards, but it's not :D

    [​IMG]

    decided it could use a bit of color... wheels and valve using VHT "Burnt Copper" engine paint
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    and a mount for a GPS
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    Samson, Feb 13, 2012
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  12. Samson

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    Started work on the undertail...

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    Samson, Feb 19, 2012
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  13. Samson

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    The heater in the garage broke down... not as fun working on the bike when you can't feel your fingers... so I did some little stuff I could do indoors.

    The chrome caps on the carbs were rusting and pitting, so I wirebrushed them and painted them with wrinkle black paint... seams like it should go well with the rest of the bike.
    Added so stainless steel bolts too.

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    Also picked up new for seals and oil, but it'll have to wait till its a little warmer outside.

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    Samson, Feb 21, 2012
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  14. Samson

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    A little more work massaging the tail...

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    Samson, Feb 24, 2012
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    looks nice :wink:
     
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  16. Samson

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    Thanks.

    I got the rear wheel back on :)

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    Samson, Feb 26, 2012
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    Man i like gold rims. Ill do it to mine one of these days.
     
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  18. Samson

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    Every time I get a day off, it dips below freezing, but I still managed to do a little.
    Changed out the fork oil, looks like seals are still good, oil was very dirty, but almost all there. I'll check it again in the fall to see if there's any real loss.

    Also painted my Flux-Capacitor cover and the GPS mount...
    [​IMG]
     
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    What kind of paint did you use? I like te finish of it!
     
    Lewis, Mar 2, 2012
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  20. Samson

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    it's KRYLON wrinkle finish spray paint.
    If you let it cure naturally, you get big wrinkles, if you use a heat-gun to speed up the process, you get fine wrinkles, like the ones on my parts.

    Since I'm rhino-lining the gas tank, tail section and front fender, I thought wrinkle finish on other parts would tie in nicely.
     
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