Funny, recently a similar thing happened to me, well, I sold my '74 Ford pickup for a tidy sum, and accidentally stumbled upon not one but two...
DOH! Better to do it here than the BMW forums I guess! Thanks for the heads up, I had NO idea!
I don't want to like it, and I sure don't want to own it- but that thing is kinds cool in a "Completely over the effing top and we don't give a...
Backfire Moto? I'll be there- but next month! I am leaving tomorrow afternoon for Phoenix for a few days for a wedding. I'll miss my little...
Thanks Skillet! Stoked to get to know her. She's sitting in the driveway giving me the eyeball right now but I have SOOOO much to do today...
Thanks for the tips on forums boys! I already love ADVrider, I go by XJRetrofighter on there. The other one, BMWits, I had not heard of before...
LOL Chacal- Ain't it though? As for the rest of that good stuff like expensive parts, fliuds, and the oft lamented dry final drive shaft...
Look what followed me home tonight! [img] 1992 K75S, 17,000 on the clock, good tires, bags, all that good stuff. Don't worry boys, the...
I put MX bars on mine, had super Sports on before that. I love the MX bars thoug, posted pics of it in a thread about my bike in XJ mods. I'm...
Dude you're crazy. I like you!
Don't even talk to me until you get pics. Administer self-wedgie now.
Lights and gauges are overrated
Where's a "This thread is useless without pics" smiley when you need one? ;)
Paint pen's not the same, but that's a valid suggestion nonetheless. Thanks everyone for the ideas. Keep them coming if you think of any others!
Kevineleven- That looks promising. Couldn't find the side view though, does it have any lettering on the tire?
Joel- We Literally took them off and cut them in half with an angle grinder, then popped a couple of crazy big washers in the end of the cut down...
Single moms, LOL
Awesome! Going on there now to look! I'll be happy to buy some new ones or order them from wherever I need to, I just want that speedy look and...
Thanks 1Fasthoe! On the right track- even more "racy", please! Like the Dunlops and stuff I've seen on real Flat Trackers...
Nice looking bike! more pics now please!
Anybody? Where can I find a gnarly flat knobbed treaded type tire for my XJ650? I want something that looks like it was a scrambler tire or...
Anytime jdpesz! What's the story on your handle there, btw? When if ever do you get down towards Seattle? Stanwood is up by Camano right?...
Yup, that's our 1974 F-250 Camper Special- I LOVE that truck, it's my first truck- 390ci, Three speed Auto with some kind of performance shifting...
Handlebar Swap!! Pics up in XJ Mods..
Pull that heap out of the garage and take some more pics of it. I bet it doesn't look as bad as all that. Anybody here will tell you these bikes...
Thanks guys, I appreciate the feedback. I usually remove the front fender in the spring throughout the summer, but have no plans right now for...
Finally, a handlebar swap! [img] [img] Better/ wider angle shots coming..
Updates: Pics of the XJ900 Shocks installed... [img]
Phenomenal work! Keep it coming! What do you have planned for cosmetics for this project?
Nice bike it's already unique, and on it's way to genuine "Head Turner" status. Keep us updated, and welcome to one of the best forums on the...
http://i25.photobucket.com/albums/c62/H ... 457812.jpg I ride this baby year round, including today, when it feels like someone turned the...
^^What he said- lowball Dude and then ride that sucker like you stole it.
I would personally love to see those pics. I have a set of Sporty mufflers I can't give away, maybe I'd strap em' on for a while just for fun.
Suspension is magical stuff, ain't it? Thanks for the lively conversation and debate, this is what I was looking for out of my bumping this...
Excellent point. That seems to make some sense to me..
He may be right about the non progressive nature of the stock springs on the American maxim 650's.. I'll let you know when I pull them next week,...
I like the idea. I say go for it, do it up the best you can, and post pics of the process..
Does it really count as a hijack when the question is still on topic and the thread is as old as this one? Thanks for the feedback, I would...
DISREGARD- I'm a dullard. Pushed real firmly on the dead metal wafer and saw the circlip holding it in. I guess I'll take my front wheel...
Hey guys- How in the world do I do this oil change to my 650G? The top of the fork tubes is a dead metal cap! I don't see a circlip, no air...
Not gonna do it, wouldn't be prudent! Come on guys! Rick? Chacal? Bueller?
I'd also love to know if there's a how to on taking these shocks apart, at least externally. The bottom out bumpers on the shocks I just picked...
Neither do I Frankenbiker, LOL! This forum as about all we need to at least start having fun and getting into the game of...
DISREGARD- FOUND SOME!!!! Yeah baby, $60 bucks for the pair at Bent Bike in Lynwood! I caught the parts guy feeling generous, and I think it...
I love her. She looks pretty good after the bit of TLC you've already given er'! Keep at it!
Really awesome job! I think you're right there with a Japanese "Brat Style" build, like a western bobber but with a different slant. I'd say I...
^^What they said. If it's a stock fusebox, chop that turd out of there and replace all with some blade type fuses of the same rating. I read a...
Hey Chris, Welcome to the forum! Say homie- you live way down there in Florida, maybe think about yanking that sweet fairing and going Nekkid?...
Somebody tell me I can run the reservoir shocks from the XJ900 Seca on my Maxim 650. I don't care if it's true or not, just tell me I can do it....
I like southpaw! Hi-Five!!
