Xj650 Rat Bob update

Looks good, but I'm afraid of that seat! Or shall I say the rear wheel. I'd hate to see you slide off the back while taking off. 8O Maybe you should bend the back of the seat up some to keep that from happening. JM2C

 

what he said... :wink: But I really like it otherwise I'm putting apes on mine soon. Ill post em up here when I do.

 

The tank looks awesome and I like the rims too.

 

Man dood ...that rear tire must be rough on the cheeks :lol: I do love the rats 8)

 

wrap the rear tire in paper for those days after chili night

 

Seriously the seat is insane. I hope it's not finished for your ass' sake!

 

cmon guys i aint riding on that seat the bikes got about another 1000 dollars worth of work going into it including a springer seat the seat is just there to help my imagination i wont be riding until probably next spring im completley redoing everything pretty much this is just an update from where i was at like 2 weeks ago check out the post just called xj650 rat bob then come check this one out

but thanks for the compliments on the bike im into this thing its like raising a child

 

I have to say I love the tank. I never even thought about modifying the original.

 

Dude, great bike!

how did you do the exhaust? I want the same thing. how is it for noise vs. stock and vs. header only??

 

Dude, that looks great. I tried beating in my old tank but after several hours I just coudn't get both sizes exactly the same so I scrapped the project and threw the tank away. But props man that thing is sick!

 

To do the exhaust i took a 5 foot piece of 1 1/4 inch exhaust pipe i got at a muffler store and then i used a little mig welder and attached it to the 2 outside headers im not sure how it sounds yet my prediction is awesome but my electrical is at a stand still right now for the tank i think it worked out as well as it did because im kinda ocd about symmetrics both sides of the tank look pretty identical and will look more so after i strip the paint and bondo it

 

Got a little more done this weekend shaved the bar mounts , took an original stock front fender cut it in half beat it with a hammer and made it about 2x as wide and welded to frame as a rear fender and then took another stock front fender i had and cut it down and shaped it as a front fender(psych more like a rain guard)

 

I'm digging the rear fender. :wink:

 

Sweet looking bike.

My exhaust does much the same thing only i've got FLH harley mufflers on each side. I had to up the main jet 2 sizes and shim the needles 1 shim. Your results may vary.

 

yeah im actually running 122 main jets right now cause my pipes are just for looks so cops take a look and think oh hes got exhaust that bike must just be loud from the factory essentially im running open headers and pod filters

 

just to clarify its not that this bike hasnt ran it ran great for a while until the electrical ground out and caught on fire if you search the post xj650 rat bob you can see what it looked like when it was running I just decided to do what i wanted to originally and make it exactly what i want old skool hard tail big bars dished tank true bobbed fender

 

just realized the parts bike ive been taking bolts and fenders of of is an xs400 so its getting chopped and rebuilt to starting imediatley doing that will fill my time while im waiting for money to get parts for the xj

 

Thinking of doing the same, just wondering though how/if the original shock mounts will stand up to the abuse of a rigid?

 

r u talking like just making solid struts instead of cutting and modifying the frame?

 

Tensor Bike looks sick man just got my exhaust back getting ready to wrap them hopefully tomorrow will post pics soon

 

how did you do that tank

 

Assuming this is towards my prev q.
I'm talking about modifying the frame(although struts would be the same story),
"normally" (what's normal :? ) the upper rails(and lower rails) will go to an axle plate. In this case the upper rails runs to the shock mount. This is just a fairly small strut/bolt, which might be fine when the shocks compress to take the impact. Now however that strut will carry all the impact. Not too sure if that will actually hold up.
I've seen it done a number of times but I still can't stop poundering about it :roll:

 

I have solid struts on my bobber, that are mounted where the factory springs are, and I've been riding it like that hardtailed. and I weigh 360 lbs. so Im sure if it hold me it will hold you!

 

i drew the line i wanted with a permanent marker and just beat it in with a hammer i spent about 2 hours taking my time to get the lines right the reason i did it is i figured if i screw this tank up il get a peanut tank so i wouldn't attempt if you don't have a backup plan but its pretty sweet i must say you dont see it done a whole lot anymore

 

going to get the tank bondo done and all the paint this weekend also will make a battery box and fender struts out of chain watch for the pics its gonna be saweet!

 

tanks done too but my neighbor is painting one of my tattoos and some pin stripping on it

 

Nice job on the sissybar and fender, can't wait to see the tank.

 

I made the same sissybar for mine, then after i got it on the bike and looked at it awhile I changed my mind and scrapped it. But looks good it should looks good with the dished tank!

 

yeah welding every sing link was kind of a pain because i held it straight myself and welded at the same time talk about inovation

 

haha I rigged mine up to hold itself. I found the middle link that I wanted on top, hooked a coat hanger to it, then hooked that to a string that I tied to a rafter in the garage and pulled it up tight and tied it up there to hold the chain in place so I could weld it. my dad came home saw what I was doing and goes WTF are you doing, i said its my homemade device he laughed and said INGENIOUS!

 

ha ha nice i would have done something like that if i had a garage i do everything in my driveway or on my little porch

 

nice bro. real bike building then. sweet man. keep the pics coming

 

looks great. Can't wait to see the tank done and back on there.

 

any one know how or where to go to get my wiring done i have most of the connectors from the stock wiring harness but its in pieces i have no clue what to do its my las hurdle before the bike is done any help would be greatly appreciated

 

if you can help at all please call or text me at 509-948-1637 im in eastern wa in the tri cities not sure if theres anyone close but it sure would be sweet

 

looks friggin awsome. what size rear tire is that?

 

did a good job of beating that tank

 

Yeah thanx shooter my father inlaw did some bondo work on the tank to smooth it out .the bike isn't completly finished still I gotta get a new wiring harness the grips and taller seat springs are on they're way and I still need to black wrap the exhaust get white wall tires and probably a set of forward controls from tcs bros getting close I can't wait to ride hopefully before it starts snowing and getting icy

 

looks great.

 

Must have been a pain on that tank, and welding the chain.

 

Got a little paint on the tires?

 

Wow, man thats really starting to look very badass, great job!

 

Bike looks great. Where did u get the seat im looking for one like it for my bike.

 

i got the seat from low brow customs springs from jand p and the front pivot for tc bros choppers havent posted a pic yet but i got my grips today

 

Very nice, the white and red on the side really looks good. 8)