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Stainless Steel XJ750

Discussion in 'XJ Modifications' started by jaxxe, Oct 7, 2011.

  1. jaxxe

    jaxxe New Member

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    I acuired this skeleton of a bike for a measly $200 off a guy who was going to restore/bob it but ran out of time to work on it. Being that I went to school for industrial desing, and currently work in a metal fab shop, I thought I'd take the opportunity to make something unique... so I sliced into the frame and put our laser cutter to work on cutting out stainless for a new tank /seat that I drew up in solid works.

    I'll post more info later, just wanted to give you all a sneak peak!

    original condition
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    current state :)
    http://img690.imageshack.us/i/imagexjm.jpg/
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    TIMEtoRIDE Active Member

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    Re: xj750 streetfighter custom fab resurrection

    A hardtail streetfighter?? Looks like a good start.

    Welcome to the site!!
     
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    jaxxe New Member

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    Re: xj750 streetfighter custom fab resurrection

    oh yes.. hard tail... honestly im not really sure it fits into any bobber/chopper/fighter/cafe classification... rather a mix of all... my goal is to stray as far from the norm as possable.

    the tank will be functional as soon as the flush mount weld in gas cap gets delivered. It's made out of 14gauge stainless, I'll post a bunch of pictures of it's construction later tonight when I get home.
     
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    Re: xj750 unique custom rebuild

    Looks neat, always nice to see something different.
     
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    Re: xj750 unique custom rebuild

    whoa dude awesome

    watching!
     
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    Re: xj750 unique custom rebuild

    its very steam punk style..... thats seriously a cool build.... im absolutely watching. cant wait for more updates. that tank will look cool bare metal or painted. keep up the good work!
     
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    Reminds me of a backwards tractor. Not a bad thing, just sayin'.
     
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    schmuckaholic Well-Known Member

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    I wonder how much interest there would be here for having you fab up larger gas tanks and exhaust collectors out of stainless...
     
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    Nice job on the frame, defiantly a different build. :wink:
     
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    Thats cool- I like the headlight/tank line
     
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    Sounds cool to me. I envision a mixture of a seca tanks sides with larger than maxim gallons that still flows with seat & side covers and works with a windjammer fairing.

    I know a stainless pipe dream. LOL
     
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    it's always a possibility... collectors seem to rust out a lot so I imagine a good number of people would be interested in a rust free alternative ( hence why I'm making my own exhaust and everything else, out of stainless) Tanks... after having made a compleat one off already... (still need to grind down weld spots and re-grain the Finnish) take way too much effort to be made by hand. and Theres most likely not enough demand for one for me to "convince" my boss to build a program for the robotic welder... lol

    Who knows ...
     
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