Blackout XJ550 Build

Yea that is what I am into. I am actualy sick of flat black though. So I am going to try to mount two ammo boxes on the sides of it like saddle bags, and then paint the whole bike flat green, throw some spiked studs on the tank an fender. I want the spiked studds to be in the center all lined up like a race stripe.

Well if every thing works out.

 

yeah that sounds sweet. I do like the army look. I've got another 550 I'm picking up for a project and I think I'm going to try a new style too.

 

Huh. go figure.

 

lol

 

I have seen the ammo boxes used before as saddle bags. I am looking for a specific box that seems to be hard to find at the moment. I have seen two on ebay and since I have seen them I have yet to see any more.

Are those studs on a strip of leather?

I went to a freinds house to check his collection of studds. He had just given all of his spikes away. I really don't feel like paying for spiked studds.

That is a crazy back tire. Nice bike! I am looking for a way to mount my tail light an plate, but they passed a law here last year that we arent allowed to have our tags mounted on the side of the bike, on its side. The law says it has to be centered on the bike and has to be above 24" or some thing like that. Your exhuast is sick to.

 

Little update. I cleaned my carbs and replaced some bad o-rings and gaskets and the carbs perform great now. No leaking gas or not getting it to idle, also fixed my petcock diaphram. I still have some hanging rev issues but I'm still trying to figure that out, makes my brain hurt. But I ride it around my house here and there and it rides awesome besides having to brake the bike with the trans because of the hanging revs sometimes. So as soon as I fix that I'm golden.

Here are a few pics from today and of my tank after flap-discing it and clearing it for now. Maybe will fill the badge holes and paint it in the future but for now I like rocking this.

 

sick!

 

Its lookin better every day, that's the thing about customizing a bike its kind of a trial and error

 

yeah its been a really fun project. I also never figured this bike would be as fast as it is. Today It actually caught me off guard when I was taking off on a turn from a stop to catch up to a buddy and it spun the tire and drifted a bit around the corner. it scared me for only a second, and then I was all smiles! lol

 

when you tore apart your old exhaust did you have to cut anything or was it just unbolting stuff? also do u have any problem with the exhaust building up on the bike? thanks. the bike looks awsome by the way.

 

sharp bike

 

thanks guys. all I did was unbolt the mufflers and the header pipes to wrap the. other than that its just stock. I had thought about gutting the mufflers and putting them back on but having them off grew on me.

 

any vids of how the bike sounds with your current exhaust setup?

 

yeah, its not the best video but it might give you an idea. got some bolt rattle from one of my seat mounts but it sounds pretty good in person. also it was when I has some hanging rpms still.

http://www.vimeo.com/5153020

 

Lol, sounds throaty. Not bad. Reminds me of a tractor I saw once in a truck pull... Yep just like a lawn mower

 

sounds good. did you rejet?

 

You have that Engine performing well.
It sounded like it was well-fed all through the video.
The exhaust is sure loud.
I'll bet it sounds even better, under load, down-shifting into the corners.

 

yeah it sounds alot better on the road. And yeah it seems to be getting a good fuel ratio even though I still have stock jetting. I havnt had any performance issues yet, but in time I'm sure I will get it alltweaked to where it should be.

 

Got some more work done again to the bike finally. Its basically done just a few things here and there, and I still might paint it at some point.

Got my new fuse box in, fuel filter, seat attached, fender shaved and mounted, And also made my license plate mount and brake light put on. I started with the red light but it wasnt what I wanted and then got another LED tailight that works great and has the license plate light built in. Still need to make my final bars and paint them black too.

onto the pics

 

gorgeous!

 

lookin slick!

 

thanks guys!

 

Awesome bike man! I have a 550 as well and that thing can move. Check out my pics.

 

yeah they move for their age and former style of bike in our case. Dign your bike as well!