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82 XJ650 project underway

Discussion in 'XJ Modifications' started by zimmet, Jun 24, 2008.

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    Just pick'd this one up the other day....
     

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    looks better already
     

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    I was checkin out your gallery what material and what length did you use for the solid struts on your black bike.
     
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    Its not my bike but he used 1'' square tubeing.
     
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    Just curious - which St.Thomas would you be in? (just south of me?)

    Nice work - not my taste, but still an excellent project shaping up there!
     
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    How long are the struts if you have a general idea.
     
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    Ya your not that far from me its like 15 mins....And I'm not sure what size he cut them at, I will find out.... And does anyone know where I can find a used rear tire just the rubber? I cant find one anywhere
     
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    Hey the black bike is my seca 750. Zimmet is my buddy. we found this bike just down the road from me. The over all length of the struts are 9 3/4 inch. eye to eye is 8 3/4 inch
     
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    I dig it. What else ya gonna do?
     
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  10. zimmet

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    There is alot more to come with these 2 bikes...we havn't even got started really. Next we are designing forward controls for them instead of buying pre-made ones, and then tearing down my bike for paint. We will post pictures as we get further into the projects.
     
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    I second that thought! and maybe after these two there might be more.
     
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  12. zimmet

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    most likely i'm looking on kajiji right now ....lmao
     
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    helped a buddy do that exact same thing... a tip you might find helpful, ball joints(about 8 bucks at a hardware joint) help make buttery smooth braking and shifting action... helped alot with the functionality of our forward controls.
     
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    I demand pictures!
     
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    Pretty cool.

    That rearend frightens me.

    Keep the pics comin!
     
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  16. zimmet

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    Thanx for the advice but the rearend wont be that low I'm trying to design some kind of strut without have it look like just a normal chunk of steal...
     
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    thanx for the heads up and the rearend wont be that low I'm trying to design somthing alittle better looking then just square tubeing as my struts..
     
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    cut and finished seat and made some temporary struts..
     

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    How about doing some struts like these - that way you can adjust up or down as needed. Just found this pic on the net - but should be able to find everything to do it @ a good hardware store.

    [​IMG]
     
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    Are you representing "88"?
     
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    thats my favorite number. but anyway i will look inot those, I think they would look good but we will see.
     
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    nice bikes, how many miles are on them?
     
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    Looks a lot like mine did 2 years ago. [​IMG]
     
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    not sure acually . the speedo was really low so i know it wasn;t true i think someone change it before i got it.
     
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    I have a used rear tire, its pretty bald but not to say I wouldnt keep using it if I could. I had to get my bike inspected so off goes the home made slick. Let me know if your interested.
    Thanks
    Andrew
     
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    Hi zimmet. Great looking scoot! Wasn't a big fan of the sidestand,but upon further deliberation,I must admit that it looks pine!
     
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    ^^^^Yuk yuk yuk, you are a barrel of laughs Danno!^^^
     
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    With ur bike lowered with ur struts. Do u have any issue's with the kick stand? Or any other issue's?
     
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    I thought I seen the 2 of you shooting up wonderland road today.. if so.. Look'n Great!!! if Not.. then there's 2 Sweet Bobber's floating around this town...
     
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    ya you will have to cut and reweld the kickstand. A tight turn the center stand hits or a speed bump. But im takin my centerstand off. also when its lowered you can not use the centerstand unless you pick up the rear end.


    and yes we were on wonderland today.
     
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    ya we were rideing around and went to leather country...picked up a sweet new jacket...
     
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    Ahh Cool, that's where I got the sidebags/Chaps and Skid lids =)

    We were on way to springbank, and saw you two zip past.. Bro's like.. Hey check it out, like the Bobbers in your forum.. and I'm like 'DOH I know those bikes!
     
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    thanx dude. . . maybe we will meet up for a ride some time...
     
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    ya there is a few xjs in london. we should set this up.
     
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    well all we have to do is talk to all of them and see if they are interested....
     
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    where did you get the straight handlebars? Mine has the mini-ape ones.
     
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