Newb to the forums here.

Hey guys (and gals?), just stopping in to check things out and see some pictures. I bought a 1981 Maxim 650 about a year and a half ago and started chopping it up, I have a progression of pics from near beginning to where it is now. I don't have any pictures of it stock, but you guys already know what they look like stock, soooooo..........

First thing I did was ditch the bulky seat and get it down a few inches. Obviously there were some mounting problems with the side covers, hence the tape. I did manage a first place win in a local bike show in the rat category with the bike in this iteration. I also ditched the bulky instrument cluster and decided all I would need for a cruiser is a speedo, so I got my hands on a global top gps HUD which I fabbed a bracket to project onto the tank.



The taillight was a replica '59 Caddy unit I pilfered off my '52 Chevy until I could get the permanent fixture on over the winter.



Over this past winter I decided to back half the frame and make it a true rigid, since I was basically riding it without a rear suspension to speak of anyway. And by the way, don't ride your XJ with a bottomed out rear suspension. I did it only temporarily, yet it was still enough abuse in such a short period of time that it began to fracture the fragile rear portion of the frame. I found stress fractures in several spots when I started surgery after riding the bike like that for only 3-4 months.




Here's a better shot of the design I decided to go with for the rear tail light and plate bracket. Luckily for me, I work in the welding/fabrication field, so I have tons of great tools at my disposal for creating one off things like this.



I'm liking the look of a fenderless front end. The rear is bobbed to the point of being unridable in the rain anyway, so why bother with a front, right?



I just finished up the exhaust work yesterday, so I'll have to snap a few pics of that stuff tomorrow and post them up. Hope you all enjoyed the pics!

 

Welcome - you do nice work

 

Thanks!

 

got some more pics now that the exhaust is finished....



Putting this one up to show the gussets i made for the hardtail section. You can actually see the gussets for both sides in this pic if you look closely...



And a close up of the spade tail light / L-plate bracket..


And a better look at the jockey shift.

 

Very nice. I'm not really a big bobber fan I have only seen a few I like the look of your is nice.

I like the exhaust details.

 

Very cool and creative. Nice work man. Thanks for the pix

 

i see PA plates but no inspection sticker
lately state boys have been sitting on off ramps on the left side facing the wrong way, those stickers are real obvious like that, be carefull

 

I've heard they've been cracking down. I'll get around to it someday.....