XJ Bobber Hardtail Project - ('81 XJ650)

Fab'd up the plate bracket last night...

-Nick

 

just picked up new rear fender to mod, tailight, and vintage twist throttle and grips today. More fabbing to come soon + paint then it's time to ride!

-Tony

 

Seat and Pod Filters came in the mail!

-Nick

 

got the new rear fender and the new seat installed tonight will get pics up tommoro when i get home pretty happy will the build so far alot of help on these forums i appreciate it alot thanks

-tony

 

One quick shot from today...



Better & more detailed pics to follow tonight...

-Nick

 

heres some better pics from today also cleaned the carbs good and put them on to see how it runs now throttle response is awsome

_ tony








enjoy

 

Yup, the last one was in 2006. I think the problem was that not enough people knew about it and the turnout was crappy. I think we should get the local yamaha shops to bring it up to yamaha for another shot. For $50 we had unlimited beverages (no alchohol), lunch, and got to run down the 1/8 mile track and the 1/4 mile track as much as we wanted to. It was friggin' awesome. I smoked the hell out of a Vstar 650 and got a trophy for it. I live over an hour away from there now but would do it again in a minute. We came in a group of about 70-80 yamahas'. I had the only maxim on the scene.

 

Did you get that seat with the cover on it like that? Is that leather? looks good!

 

yeah bought it on ebay 66 bucks shipped with mounts and springs its going to the leather shop to get tooled with a surprise

 

Looks awesome guys! Very clean look, great job, and in very little time... ready for the riding season.

 

I'm likin' it! Keeps me inspired to get mine done in a few weeks!

 

got alot done lately on the bike all the wiring is done fully assembled and ready to take apart for the last time before paint took it for a quick ride today and its so much fun i cant wait till its painted and assembled to ride will post some pics on monday when i go to the garage

_ tony

 

looks great guys. I am just starting to get a few parts together to start mine. I love seein all these guys takin pics of there chops. Its really helping the first timer like myself. Keep up the good work and thanx for all the info.

Bugz

 

P.s. you guys should check out QuarterHorses build. You guys seem to be at the same point. By the way the brass knuckels are AWESOME!!! Love it when people add a little flavor to there S@#T.

 

DUDE! this is awesome. You guys covered a lot of ground quickly. This is super inspirational for me as I'm doing an 81 XJ550. I wish I had your metal working skills!

Please keep me posted on the progress of this. I'm wicked excited - hopefully you don't mind if I steal an idea or two!

 

Yeah QH's build is fantastic and we're definitely following it! The brass knuckles were a crazy idea then someone here (sorry I forgot your s/n) suggested that we use one as a switch panel so we made a backing plate for one side...

My meager welding/fabrication skills are thanks to a fantastic teacher at the local technical H.S. He lets me run with my ideas while keeping the technical aspects in check. I always promote the local technical schools as a great option to learn how to weld. Oh don't worry - there will be plenty of progress posted soon and please feel free to "steal" anything for your build. We used Crath's build as the blueprint for ours! That's what we're all here for right? 8)

-Nick

 

hhahaha!!!! can't wait to see your tooled seat!

 

sweet man looks good how low does it set

 

Just got the bike back from paint...



More pics to come this week...

 

You are a tease!!!! :lol:

Looking great so far. Can't wait to see the finished product.