Project XJ Crotch Rocket

Mixam · Posted: Sat Jul 19, 2008 1:49 pm Post subject: Re: Project XJ Crotch Rocket

Got new mirrors in. Waiting for caliper now...

Anthony14 · Posted: Sat Jul 19, 2008 2:32 pm Post subject: Re: Project XJ Crotch Rocket

Looks sweet!

low-1-5-0 · Posted: Sat Jul 19, 2008 4:07 pm Post subject: Re: Project XJ Crotch Rocket

coming along, almost got the feel of the old katana's...but one question I got is, how are you getting fuel in the stock tank?

mtmadman · Posted: Sat Jul 19, 2008 9:12 pm Post subject: Re: Project XJ Crotch Rocket

Thats a good ?...But it is looking good...Keep up the good work

Ease · Posted: Sun Jul 20, 2008 5:48 pm Post subject: Re: Project XJ Crotch Rocket

You're doing a real good job with that bike.

IMO dual discs would set it off.
(ie swap front end with a 650 seca)

Mixam · Posted: Sun Jul 20, 2008 6:03 pm Post subject: Re: Project XJ Crotch Rocket

low-1-5-0 wrote:

coming along, almost got the feel of the old katana's...but one question I got is, how are you getting fuel in the stock tank?

No fuel in the tank right now. Thinking of maybe putting the tank cover on a hinge so it lifts right off to fill the tank. I was planning on cutting a new hole in the tank cover where the original hole is on the tank, but it's a bit too complicated.

I'd like to go to a dual disc setup, but I think I may wait to get a different forkset to put on, a little more modern at least.

Anyway, the mirrors are from Tuner Factory X, very good company on ebay. So if anyone else is looknig for something of the same sort check them out. Made me happy to deal with them.

low-1-5-0 · Posted: Mon Jul 21, 2008 5:45 am Post subject: Re: Project XJ Crotch Rocket

Mixam wrote:

.. I was planning on cutting a new hole in the tank cover where the original hole is on the tank, but it's a bit too complicated...

tell me about it Rolling Eyes

hopefully down the road I'll sway out to a dual disc setup and a smaller front rim... looking for a front setup off a radian

keep at it...

low-1-5-0 · Posted: Sat Aug 16, 2008 6:18 am Post subject: Re: Project XJ Crotch Rocket

any updates on this?

Mixam · Posted: Fri Sep 19, 2008 1:10 pm Post subject: Re: Project XJ Crotch Rocket

No updates. Just got the brake caliper on and put it back away. Just gotta get some more money together and get some more parts.

schooter · Posted: Sat Sep 20, 2008 10:28 am Post subject: Re: Project XJ Crotch Rocket

well, when thats in running order u need to shine up the engine ro paint it black, imo, and from the pic it looks like your tailight assembly is crooked, idk. but really nice work man, you'll be turning heads and having people wondering wtf kinda bike is that?

209SECA · Posted: Sat Sep 20, 2008 11:22 am Post subject: Re: Project XJ Crotch Rocket

What did the tail section come off?

Mixam · Posted: Sat Sep 20, 2008 11:30 am Post subject: Re: Project XJ Crotch Rocket

The tail section is off a zzr 1200 kawasaki. It's justk inda half ass sitting on there hence the crookedness. The motor was actually polished, it just needs to be washed up.

I'm thinking of going to an r1 tail instead of the zzr tail...

protomillenium · Posted: Sat Sep 20, 2008 12:35 pm Post subject: Re: Project XJ Crotch Rocket

You got the most original bike project I've seen in some time. Keep on workin' on it, you got a long way to go.

209SECA · Posted: Sat Sep 20, 2008 1:50 pm Post subject: Re: Project XJ Crotch Rocket

Did the ZZR12 tail bolt right up?

Mixam · Posted: Fri Oct 03, 2008 11:12 am Post subject: Re: Project XJ Crotch Rocket

^No, it didn't bolt up. I actually have it just kinda resting on the original seat pan, so basically I have to build the subframe for the fairing.

Well I got bored last night and decided I needed to render my bike to kinda look like the end product. Looks a little shotty, but it's the best I could do without spending 50 hours on it. Basically the side faring is Hayabusa, the front fender is R1 and I lifted the tail added seat and handles and put a pipe on it.

For comparison: