The only pain was cleaning up the header pipes. The VHT was the spray bomb from Advance Auto Parts. I did use VHT primer as well. Share pics!
VHT Flameproof black
Back from paint. Going to order new badges from Chacal to finish the look. '81 XJ650
Took apart the front end and gave my fork lowers a coat of black paint because the original clear was looking pretty bunk. Next week the tank and...
Changed my fork oil and replaced my 39 y/o rear shocks!
She is REAL pretty!
I found a 1993 XJ600S Seca II on the FB marketplace for $600, non-running and with a pinhole leak in the gas tank. Body work looks pretty good....
That's interesting. Thanks for the suggestion and finding a picture!
Looks like they might be tough to find in the US. Do you have a picture of your bike with it on?
I can dig that. Fortunately the cluster looks great. The top of the tank, well...
I did a valve check a few days ago. Only 2 out of spec. Took care of those. Also replaced the rear brake shoes and replaced a broken exhaust...
You all probably already know it, but it bears repeating. Chacal and XJ4Ever have come through yet again! Not only were all of my parts in stock,...
I'll have to give that a shot and see how it does!
It's been a while since I introduced myself and Black Betty, my 1981 XJ650 Maxim. Thanks to many of the threads here, I was able to clean and...
I picked up my 1981 XJ650 in October (birth year bike!). She has 21.7k miles on her and wasn't running when I brought her home for $500. She came...
