Some nice XJ900

Found one very nice custom XJ900 while randomly surfing on internet...

http://tarmaccustommotorcycles.blogspot.com.es/2013/11/yamaha-xj900-las-fotos.html

 

looks sweet. wonder how it runs with the pods.

 

Do we really need to ask? :lol:

Does look nice though... And there's those £40 Ebay RD350LC shocks again!

 

Are those shocks any good? Look almost like ohlins.

 

That's what I've been trying to find out for a while, there's a guy on here who's used them on a café so I've asked him & I'll let you know if he answers. They do look good & really can't complain at the price if they do the job reasonably well.

EDIT-: The person I'm thinking of is Daed (thats his username, he didn't pass away & I didn't get dyslexia lol)

 

I thought so!

 

lol & I only just saw that he'd already replied hours ago when I posted that! Seems they work OK but the alloy used is quite soft.

 

I use similar shocks on my bike, probably pictures floating around somewhere on my profile. They are a vast improvement over stock, but I could use a bit more tweaking as the dampening isn't sufficient if you put any preload on them. Haven't bottomed out yet, but it gets a tad bouncy on mid-turn bumps. Can't beat the price and WAY nicer than worn out originals. + CHEAP BLING. Can't go wrong.

 

http://m.ebay.com/itm/330776567955

This gets you close. Mine came with an eyelet on both ends and fit with some slight modification of the bushing.

 

Aha that looks like a better deal, you get the whole "universal" kit with eyelets/bushes etc included. The ones I'd seen listed in the UK were pre-assembled with just the one eyelet & one forked end. Looks like they've redesigned the spring as a one piece item now too, doesn't look quite as fancy as the older ones but probably works better.

 

not a fan of the tires, sure they look badass but for riding on the road thats just dumb imo

 

Shipping is as much as the shocks lol.

 

Depends on the road conditions, I have been thinking dual sport tires also for myself, because I like to ride a lot of smaller unpaved roads that are here a lot...

 

Wow lol I thought it was just that price for me because I'm in the UK 8O there's other suppliers & other makes of very similar shocks out there though, I've seen them for £40 with free shipping before, they mainly seem to be listed as RD350LC over here.

 

Right? I was like thats hefty. Btw your witty comments have made me laugh regularly.

 

I picked up a set on the cheap last year, still sitting on the shelf waiting for my 550 frame to be hit with color.

One of these days I'll get her back together

 

Who, Moi? :? :lol:

 

damn, that's nice. i like it a lot.