XJ700 Chop

Hey guys, I'm new here. Thought I'd show off my chop project. Just finished the new bars this week and installed a stage 3 jet kit. Working on tuning it now. Later this summer I'll replace the struts and weld up a rigid frame like on Crath's bike. Just wanted to thank everyone for all the great info on this site. I've learned a lot!

 

very cool man, i'm loving what everyone is doing here

 

what ever you used for a seat fits really well good job on the bike

 

Thanks! I just chopped and shaved the original seat down to nothing and recovered it with new vinyl. I'll have to make a new one when I weld up the new frame rails though.

 

love those bars

 

Looking GOOD! Let's know how you do with the tuning...

skillet

 

Good lookin' scoot.

 

Sweet ride!

Cheers,

Trev

 

Thanks!
Just finished tuning the carbs. The bike screams now! It runs great. Now it's time to start cutting on the frame!

 

Hey why dont you put a youtube link here to watch the video of it running..??

 

Dude, Looks Awesome.

 

I don't have any videos of it yet. I'll have to look into getting one posted.

 

nice work yamchop, so just curious, did installing the stage 3 kit per the instructions do the trick or did you have to adjust the jetting further to get it "screaming"?

 

Yeah, I installed it per instructions but then I had to raise the needles one notch higher to adjust for some stumbling at steady speed cruising. Sync'd them up again and now I have excellent acceleration at any rpm and nice smooth cruising. I was worried about the switch to pods from all the horror stories I've heard but I seem to be one of the lucky ones that it worked out for. I'm VERY happy with the results!

 

Needle height is something i will look out for on my 1st road test, thanks for the tip..

Good work, unrestricted pods and an open exhaust seems to work for a few people on XJbikes.com. Have you done a colortune or how do your plugs look now?

 

I haven't done a plug chop yet. That's next on my list before I start cutting on the frame. Good luck on your road test rockerto!

 

alright man... that is one cool ass looking chop. I have a few questions for ya...

The bars - anychance I can get you to make me a set I might want mine a tad different though. Maybe just Z-Bars and slightly different, but I'd be happy as shit with what you have there.

The seat - If you are going to be redoing the seat would you be interested in swapping your seat you already moded with my stock one that's in great shape? I can send you pics of it if you want. That way you're working with a clean slate on your new seat. Just a thought, because I would love to have that seat and I don't think I have the skillz to do that good of a job.

Jet Kit - where did you pick up the jet kit, how much was it, and what jets did you end up needing?

Pods - Same thing.... where did you get them and how much were they?


Again..... sweet ass bike. I can only hope to have something remotely that nice when all is said and done.

 

Cool the way you have the guage sitting between the blacked out risers dragbars, is that from Mikes XS?

 

Hi koolaid. Did you get the email I sent about the sync gauge? Not sure if it went through. Thanks for the interest in my bars but I'm not confident enough in my welding skills yet to be making any to sell. I'd be happy to send you the measurements and some better pics of them if you'd like though! I'll let you know when I take the seat off if you want it. I'll be making the next one with a steel seat pan and some leather. I got the jet kit and the pods off of ebay. The pods are nothing special. I paid about $25 for all 4. I couldn't afford K&Ns. The jet kit was about $125. The only thing I changed from the recommended installation was I raised the needles on all the carbs up one notch. The jets I installed were 112's. Once I do the plug chop if the bike is still running lean I'll install the 116's that were also included in the kit.

 

I DID get the email. Thanks a lot man. Do you happen to have links or the sellers names of where you got the jet kit and pods? I can look on ebay, but yours are already tested and proven good, so I'd like to get the same stuff if possible.

I beleive in your skillz if you change your mind on making me some bars I'll keep bugging you about the seat too, so you don't forget.

Now I just have to get my bike to idle....

 

Hi streetmaster. Thanks! Nope that's all one-off. I fabbed up a bracket to mount the original speedo where the ignition used to be and I welded up the bars with .120 wall 7/8" DOM tubing.

 

koolaid, here's where I got the pods:
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/4-POD-Ai ... ccessories

I don't have the seller for the jet kit. Just do a seach for your bike and look for the Dynojet or the K&N kit, same thing, they're both made by Dynojet.

 

I appreciate it.... thanks

 

Good luck on getting your bike to idle!

 

thanks man.... I'm reading non stop right now and I'll give it another go in the morning when I get off of work.

 

What did you do for the rear fender? And did you modify the frame or just remove the shocks (if so, how is the ride?)

 

I can't find the right jet kit for my bike. I can find '81-'82 XJ750's or '80-'83 XJ650's, but not for the '83 XJ750. Does anyone know if one of those will work for me?

 

thats badass. what year is the bike?

 

Hi smoke, I just welded up some struts to drop the bike, I cut the frame rails off that extended over the tire and I cut the original fender down to make it shorter. That's why the fender has those weird bumps on it from where the tail light was. It rides pretty rough since there's zero suspension on the back and the seat is shaved down to nothing. I wouldn't take it on a road trip but it's fun to ride short distances!

 

koolaid, I'm definitely not the one to ask about the jet kit. Maybe there's someone more knowledgeable here that could help?

 

chadall3n, Thanks! It's a '86 XJ700.

 

Here's a pic of the top panel of the new seat. All tooled, oiled, and ready to be stitched.

 

dude, that's amazing, i want one!

 

Thanks. I'll be tearing the bike down and finishing it all this winter when it gets too cold to ride it . I'll post some pics of it.

 

is that an original tank?
awesome job so far dude!

 

Yep, it's the original tank.

 

Looks great, I have a 85 700. Don't you just hate the way the rear fenders shaped under the tail light? :roll:

 

Yeah, it's ugly all right! Not worried though. I'll be replacing it soon.

 

Love it! Awesome job. How are the pods working out for you? I have an xj700 as well + it came w/ pods instead of an airbox... i like the way they look too much, but i hear all the nightmare stories....

 

Thanks! Pods are working great for me.

 

I still can't get over that seat do you have any pics after stitching?
I bet it looks even more a$$ kicking.

 

Bad ass bike. Get more pics up of it.

 

great looking new seat, as well as the bike, very very kool