St Louis 83 750 Maxim build

Risers work as they are supposed to; no issues with them yet. Before and after pics of what clearance? If you mean before and after the risers, there are no before because without them the controls hit the gas tank, besides the pics on page 1 of this build thread. Before the controls hit the tank stopping left turns, after at full steering lock the controls clear the tank by about 1/4-1/2". Im not aware of the dual sport vs cruiser risers. These were the only ones I found that raised the bars and allowed me to move them rearward as well. The risers were the only way I could mount the TC Bros drag bars.

I don't live on base, so I don't have decals on my bike. Im AF Security Forces and the base I work at doesn't require the decals anymore (for operational security).

 

nice bike! what was the seat in the fist picture?

 

looking good!

 

hey man i dunno if youre still around here but could you offer any tips on how you mounted your rear fender? did you just drill holes in the frame?

 

How did you mount the front of the seat pan? Just a flat bar going from the gas tank bolt?

 

Updated pics. Headers wrapped, tank painted, high performance Dyna coilpacks added with new plugs and wires...

 

So it has been a while since I updated my build thread. Here are some new pics. I just won best metric bobber at a St Louis bike show. Wasn't really building a show bike but hey, I'll take it.

 

Here are a few more pictures.

 

THAT is badass!

 

Thanks, its still a work in progress. I finally covered the seat in leather and am fabing new side panels now.

 

DT,

Thanks for all you do to help keep us FREE. If you do nothing else to this build you are proven. Nice...very nice indeed.

Gary

 

Nice bro, like what you did. What did you use to create the molle?

 

Dude from one AF PoPo to another.... Your ride looks AWESOME!

Gave me a few ideas for my next project.

Till then hope your back has healed enough to allow plenty of time to ride.

 

Hey man something else you said last year has me asking how in the world did you lower the triple tree? Did you cut new groves for the c clips?

 

I just slid the forks up a few inches in the triple tree clamps to lower the front a little.

I'm currently building another XJ750. It will be a flat track style bike. I put 2005 ZX6r inverted front forks on it with the 17" ZX6R front wheel and calipers. It's getting dirt bike handlebars and dual sport tires, probably Shinko 705s. Im using an older Yamaha gas tank that's more square and fabricating my own seat/tail section. I cut the shock mounts off and will build new ones about 1" or 2" lower on the frame to slightly raise the rear for slightly more ground clearance and travel. I'll post pics of it at some point. Just finished a Harley flat track bike, and I have an XJ550 street tracker to finish for my gf next before getting back to the 750.

 

My forks don't have c-clips.

 

Where are you in STL. I am down in SoCo and as well have an 83 750 Max, are you riding through the winter??

 

I ride year round unless its really cold or bad weather. I'm up near Lambert Airport.

 

Sweet, we should meet up sometime.....if you ever ditch those side covers, I need the right side as mine flew off

 

Hey DeMented
Just had an idea......
First off, that is a really nice looking bike.
Now for the rear lights, are the turn signal incorporated into the brake light?
Anyway, here's my idea....where the frame tubes are open at the back of the bike, could you drill through from the inside and put a couple of amber signals in the tube end. Use the same style as the brake lights and I think it would look pretty good and fill those open tubes.
Just a thought.
Here's a cheesy paint rendition to see what I'm getting at: