The Barzu Bike - XJ750

Hey Barzu,

I agree with the bars comment, way gay! IMO. LOL
Please don't post pics, the video was enough. HA!

I have a nice set of Risers and a Drag Bar for sale if you're interested. Check out the pic below and PM me if interested. obviously I had them angled down, but you can angle them however you like. I only used the drag bar for about a month, before getting my clubmans.

 

Those risers and bar look nice was the tank like that before you installed them

 

By the way dudes, I've got the xj750 sissy bar, mufflers passanger footpegs, driver footpegs, standard controls, airbox and a couple of other things up for grabs if anyone is looking. Maybe I should post something on the buy/sell thread. Razz PM'd me about the windshield, so he's got dibs on that. Let's work something out. Soon, I will also have the handlebars, light, and speed controls available as well.

 

mikegustus,

On the intake im using individual pod filters and running no exhuast pipes. Its just the headers and what I think they call the silencer that attaches to all four headers. The front tires are Avon white walls, and the rear are Shinko white walls. I want to run just headers cuz I want it to be louder.

 

Sal, my bro and I are out west in Yorkville. As far as altitude and stuff, I don't know honestly since I'm a noob here

Your bike looks good, I like the whitewalls as well.

Once I get the new pilots that Earz is sending and colortune the bastard I'll let you know my findings/improvements.

 

brazu what front pegs are you going to put on your since you are getting rid of the stock ones? my pegs are jacked up and I would rather replace them with something nicer looking...

 

Mikegustus - my forward controls from TC Bros Choppers came in today. I'll unwrap them in a bit and load up some pictures. I've seen quite a few dudes put those on here as well as Crath. The whole setup cost me $250. The forward controls are $175, but they get you for an additional $50 for the extra linking rods, etc. After shipping and all $250 is gone, BUT considering what other shops want for their forward controls, that's really cheap. PLUS they're not all chromed out and all shiny and gay.

 

Two things, first, I did not throw the forward controls on yesterday or take any pictures. I ended up drinking some beer, smoking cuban cigars, and going to bed. (not cuz I'm an old timer, but because maybe I had a little too much beer, not sure...but just maybe)

Next, I've gotta say how much I appreciate the response form you guys in this community. The help and willingness to help is really amazing. I think that with a subscription to Xjbikes.com, you should also be required to setup a paypal account so your can start trading/selling with your xjbikes buds right away.

Thanks guys. After my coffee, I'm off to the garage...

 

Barzu, Be carful when shortening your brake lever. I have the same forward controls and I cut my lever off too short. So now i have hardly any rear brake because the leverage is off. Next time I'm going to clamp the extension rod to the brake lever at the ball joint and work the brake until I find the correct brake lever length for me.

Maybe some one that has these installed and has good rear brake can post the length of their old brake lever.

James

 

Lowlife, thanks for the heads up. I'll be clamping them down then.

 

no prob barzu thats why were all here right......

 

Barzu, when you get those jets installed, here's how to adjust the pilot screws (copied from another post, written by rickomatic)

I just did this to my 650 and it runs so much better.

 

Earz, that's old school for sure. I love it! thx.

 

So I roughed in my TC Bros forward controls today...being very cautious on how they feel while I'm sitting on the bike not to lose leverage for the back brake, just like Lowlife suggested. They look really good. One thing I've got to tell you is that the forward controls are much beefier than I thought they would be. The pictures on the tcbros website make them look a bit on the weak sauce side, but I assure you, they're thick and meaty.

Now, one thing I did not realize is when I spent the extra $50 bucks on the linkage kit (extension rods, etc) they DO NOT come with the shift and brake arms. So I had to use the stock ones. My cheapo $49 ryobi angle grinder to the rescue. I had to grind down the posts on both arms as there was no normal way to detach them form the rest of the assembly.

I've circled the stock parts in green.

Getting these to where I liked them from start to finish took about 1 hour. That includes cutting down the linkage rods and reinforcements to size, as well as sitting on the bike a couple of times and tweaking the new pedals to ideal positions. Enjoy.

Up next: paint the linkage rods black, of course, what else?

 

oh man, that brake lever looks as short as mine is 8O
Test that rear brake at a slow speed you may have to make another one thats longer. I push as hard as I can with out bending the motor mount bracket the controls are mounted to and hardly feel any rear brake. I'm sorry for not putting a mesurement in my other post I think the old brake lever has to be at least 5" long or so I haven't got a new on to try yet so I don't know the correct mesurment for sure. The problem is it feels like your putting enough presure on the brakes when its on the stand but moving down the road you have a lot more momentom to try and stop. I've read on here of other guys having the same problem. Just be carfull the first time out you may find that you have very little rear braking power. 8O

 

This thread inspired me so I hacked off my mufflers last night. Very loud but running funky now. Wooo! Mission accomplished.

 

Ooooh, now I understand. I thought that you cut your linkage rods too short. Youre absolutely right, sitting on the bike not going anywhere feels right on. If Earzs pilot jets come in today, Ill have it synched and colortuned for tomorrow and take it out for a ride to see how that drum brake reacts.

Hey, it might give me an excuse to go out and buy a welder Then Ill just weld a 4 or 5 inch piece of steel to the current arm, polish it up and paint it black. If the arm needs 5 inches, that will mean it needs a good 3 inches of travel to depress the brake properly...hmm. This time around, Ill go to Home Depot and buy the materials for the linkage rods there though if the way I cut my current one ends up being too short. Well get it figured out!

 

Screw those [MODERATED] at oldbikebarn.com!!!

 

did you order something from them?.......get ready to wait

 

That_guy: no, unfortunately, I returned something and am waiting to get my money back...waiting...and waiting...