I had the same issue when I was restoring my 81 XJ750 Seca, no air box so I chose pods and have not had any issues and glad I made that decision....
Nice bike, were did you get the engine guards?
I added a shorter hex screw to replace the drain screw so it's open all the time and and added the fuel line to check the fuel level at all...
Unfortunately I haven't ridden an XJ750 with the stock air box, When I picked up the 2 bikes to make this one neither had the stock air box....
It's a very useful mod, lets me see if all bowls are working properly . Hope this helps
Got the parts from McMaster-Carr
I think it's my bike your referring to. Here are some pics of the mods I made for the float bowl fuel level gauge . I also removed the drain...
Here it is on the bike repainted to match along with the EMGO rear case
I picked up a set of hard saddle bags for $99 on eBay, was little worried if the plastic would hold up but they surprised me and I have had no...
I restored my XJ750 Seca last year and have pods, only had to tinker a little with the Dyno jet kit but since then have had no issues and the bike...