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Discussion in 'Hangout Lounge' started by hogfiddles, Sep 26, 2014.

  1. hogfiddles

    hogfiddles XJ-Wizard, Host-Central NY Carb Clinic Moderator Premium Member

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    image.jpg I'll post random pics of some of my bikes now and then......

    Here's my 1985 xj700 in its pseudo-bob attire:
     
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    wizard Active Member

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    That's a great looking bike, Hog, just the right balance. It screams 'let's go riding' (but not too far)
     
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    hogfiddles XJ-Wizard, Host-Central NY Carb Clinic Moderator Premium Member

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    Thanks! It's fun to ride that way...but yeah, it's not as comfortable for longer rides.

    I can put it back to factory stock, though, in about 45 minutes. I'll post another pic of it in its 'standard' attire when I get a chance.

    Dave
     
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    I'm glad you posted that picture, I have been fitting my parts and pieces in mock-up fashion the past couple of days and was wondering if the left sidecover actually leaves the voltage regulator exposed, or if I was missing a lower piece.
     
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    fiveofakind Well-Known Member

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    Photobomb...'82 XJ750J Maxim...all stock....except for the safety items ( brake lines ).....and that pack of Marlboro light's between seat & tank.....

    [​IMG]
     
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    hogfiddles XJ-Wizard, Host-Central NY Carb Clinic Moderator Premium Member

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    Purty!
     
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    hogfiddles XJ-Wizard, Host-Central NY Carb Clinic Moderator Premium Member

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    Here's the xj700 in factory attire now--
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    Beekman XJ Grasshopper

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    Great pics, I really like the side covers on yours fiveofakind. Are those stock? The ones on my '80 maxim are solid colour
     
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    hogfiddles XJ-Wizard, Host-Central NY Carb Clinic Moderator Premium Member

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    Beekman......yeah, those are stock on his. If yours is a 1980, then it's not a 750 maxim, you'd have a 650 maxim which does have solid colors for the side covers.
     
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    fiveofakind Well-Known Member

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    Those are stock covers except for the silver paint on the emblems......Yamaha used a gaudy gold flake on the emblems which wore off over time....I sanded the emblems & painted
     
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    After about 3 hours of cleaning, they look pretty good

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    And I did a GOOGLE search for SECA 900 and my bike pictures show 5 times on the first page !!
     
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    hogfiddles XJ-Wizard, Host-Central NY Carb Clinic Moderator Premium Member

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    I showed mine in a different thread, but I'll put it here, too, since yours is here--
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    Nice bikes guys!
     
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    Rode my bike to work on Friday by the time we got off of work it was pouring rain, so I left it parked in the Warehouse and went Sunday to pick it up and take it home. It was a nice little sunshiny ride!
     
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    hogfiddles XJ-Wizard, Host-Central NY Carb Clinic Moderator Premium Member

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    ;)Didn't want your jacket to get wet, huh?
     
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    Haha right!
    I tend to keep some of my bikes showroom clean(especially the Ducati and RC51 which are parked in the Den) I have been cleaning and polishing obsessively on the Seca, and it's my newest jewelry, so no it wasn't getting muddy and wet. Top that off with our local traffic, nah it can wait.
    Another pic of my 81 year old Dad on it!
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    Great pics guys; I couldn't resist getting in on the fun; plus I wanted to see if I could still post photos to the forum.

    My stock X (now equipped with the correct shaped stock mirrors thanks to Hogfiddles).

    The new format is great; but I will miss visiting the personal galleries on the old forum...
     
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    Uploaded the pic on the 2nd try!!
     
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    Notoriusfastguy Member

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    Wow you guys have some beautiful bikes! Do you actually ride them or just stay home and polish them?
     
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    love riding for sure; but i'll admit that i've got this strange addiction to polishing. from the looks of many of the member's bikes on this forum, i see i'm not alone in this obsession
     
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    One day...
     
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    1994 XJ900F on its way to Denmark from a german civil engineers garage in 2007 :)

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    The missus´ -700 when it was "new" in 2006:

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    + a couple of the tour brothers :)

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    My 1980 XJ650. The exhaust is a MAC that I bought new off ebay. It is for an XJ750 but the best that I could do. I will fit longer mufflers later.
     
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    hogfiddles XJ-Wizard, Host-Central NY Carb Clinic Moderator Premium Member

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    All are ridden
     
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    Bee-oootiful fall day for a ride, finally got some better pics of VooDoo with the windshield upgrade...tried a couple of different filters,
    This one is with a polarizing filter
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    This one is a starburst filter

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    Just picked this one up today 3400 miles will look great when i am done 00Y0Y_lKE6tryd2yN_600x450.jpg
     
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  27. hogfiddles

    hogfiddles XJ-Wizard, Host-Central NY Carb Clinic Moderator Premium Member

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    image.jpg My first bike-- 1983 xJ650k Maxim

    Full-dress

    Went from dirty, rusty, non-running bike to a 2nd Place Trophy

    Sold it to a friend two summers ago--
     
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