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XJ550 street fighter Project, "pic heavy"... Finally DONE!!!

Discussion in 'XJ Modifications' started by low-1-5-0, Dec 31, 2006.

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  1. low-1-5-0

    low-1-5-0 Member

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    Re: XJ550 street fighter Project bike, "pic heavy"

    Thanks all for the comments...



    I was starting to think that way too :lol: , is was just a project for me to pick at but I'm putting a push on it now, I want to have this thing finished ASAP... Theres a lot, A LOT of hrs into it, been 2 yrs at it on and off, now I can actually see the end of it approaching I'm getting more into it...
     
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    Re: XJ550 street fighter Project bike, "pic heavy"

    Ya. Cause I might want some lol.
     
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    Re: XJ550 street fighter Project bike, "pic heavy"

    a co-worker kinda owed me a favor and his brother works in an Air force Hanger and said the stuff is always kicking around for repairs sooooo... :lol: :lol:
     
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    Re: XJ550 street fighter Project bike, "pic heavy"

    Lucky bum lol :lol:
     
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    Re: XJ550 street fighter Project bike, "pic heavy"

    Nice work Low... Keep them updates coming :)
     
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    Re: XJ550 street fighter Project bike, "pic heavy"

    little more done tonight... started making new rear frame rails to give some strength to the tail and something to mount a rear bar to ;) :

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    needs a few gussets and a cross member:
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    test fit the tail section:
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    Hoping to get some good weather here so I can finish the body work , don't want to put my GSXR out in the cold and rain :lol:
     
    low-1-5-0, May 12, 2008
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    Re: XJ550 street fighter Project bike, "pic heavy"

    Can't beat progress.

    Sick.
     
    Ease, May 13, 2008
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    Re: XJ550 street fighter Project bike, "pic heavy"

    got a little more done last night and over the weekend...

    finished sanding the tank and made some mounts for the tail:
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    removed the stock foot peg and installed the old ones off my GSXR:
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    close up of the carbon fiber, got to love it...
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    Tail light mounted:
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    ... :lol:
     
    low-1-5-0, Jun 10, 2008
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    Re: XJ550 street fighter Project bike, "pic heavy"

    Looking great man!
     
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    Re: XJ550 street fighter Project bike, "pic heavy"

    me like
     
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    Re: XJ550 Project bike, "pic heavy" Updated Jan 21/07

    I've been wondering something. How'd you make this front fender? I've been thinking of doing something like this for a custom job I'm brewing in my head. Kind of reminds me of the neck armor a war horse might wear, or maybe the overlapping pieces of shoulder armor (pauldron).
     
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  12. low-1-5-0

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    Re: XJ550 street fighter Project bike, "pic heavy"

    just cut the stock fender in pieces over lapped them and welded it all back together, little bit of filler and...
     
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    Re: XJ550 street fighter Project bike, "pic heavy"

    Thanks!
     
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    Re: XJ550 street fighter Project bike, "pic heavy"

    lol
     
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    Re: XJ550 street fighter Project bike, "pic heavy"

    well I was so close to being finished, but I had a slight set back...

    finished most of the maxim saturday so I decided to take it out for a test run, had a problem with the idle, work fine for a bit then would take off to 7g -8g, rode it around and it seemed to get better... so I got my wife to take a picture, she got the pic alright :roll: , gave the bike a bit of gas and up she went, went about 10-15ft and she threw me...

    before
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    during... you can see sparks from the frame under my feet, she can wheelie pretty good :roll: :lol:

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    and after :eek:
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    right wrist is fractured, dislocated my left shoulder, left collar bone popped out and rotated, tore muscles in left shoulder and neck, bruised a couple of ribs, 6.5hrs in emerg, going to need a few weeks to heal... bike on the other hand has a few scratches on the crash bar, very small dent in the tank and the rear peg is bent ( I was replacing it anyway)... guess I built it strong :roll: :lol:

    once I get it fixed and finished, and I'm healed :roll: , i'll post up the rest of the pics and the finished product... felt good to ride it though, evev if it was only for a few seconds :wink: ...
     
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    Re: XJ550 street fighter Project bike, "pic heavy"

    Ouch brother,

    Heal quick, and stay strong. Could have always been worse I guess.
     
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    Re: XJ550 street fighter Project bike, "pic heavy"

    WHOA!!

    Well At least you have the pic... Your wife must've **** a brick watching you go over like that!

    Get well man, still lots of riding left.


    ... I like how you're using the pic as your avatar now ... :D
     
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  18. low-1-5-0

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    Re: XJ550 street fighter Project bike, "pic heavy"

    at least I got one good thing out of the whole incident :roll: :lol: :lol:
     
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    Re: XJ550 street fighter Project bike, "pic heavy"

    Take care and heal up, man... That bronc will be ready for tamin' when you're 100%. It's looking sweet !
     
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    Re: XJ550 street fighter Project bike, "pic heavy"

    Dam! Looks good! Get better soon to fix that idle!
     
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