quite possibly the raddest looking xj I've found...

I'm no purist, but I really don't see anything that I like there. In fact, he kept the ugliest stock part on the the bike- the wheels!

I also like the "engineering" behind the battery hold down, and how the fu;e line was run to the carbs.


Sorry, but 1K miles in three days is nothing, and a bike that is modified to decrease its performance is borderline idiotic.

 

Oh, and here it is with a rider on it-

 

he's got one pipe per cylinder. shouldn't be THAT bad.

try running 1 pipe per 4 cylinders. now that is LOUD.

 

Well I got to this one late, I like the frame. It has real nice form, but the lack of a shaft collar is a bad idea. Bad routing for the pipes, would'nt ride in the rain with those semi-velocity stacks 8O and as far as the seat goes- not without a cup!
BTW I'm not a purist, but I'd like to think that I have good sense.

 

Bought my bike stock for 700 bux. That's about what they go for in good running stock condition. Chopped it, and sold it for 2 grand. Yea, I guess chopped bikes don't sell. *sarcasm*

 

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I would

 

So because people do not like this look on bikes, they are ignorant? That's mature.

 

I like mods and something different, but there has to be some safety and common sense involved. Those pipes are not only a heat problem for the rider, but also the motor because they wrap the cylinders too closely. Then of coarse there's the noise. I had straight pipes with drag pipe silencers on mine but now I'm replacing them with mufflers because they're too loud. I can't imagine how loud this bike is.

 

to be fair, we dont know that those pipes are unbaffled.

with that being said... i too, would bet they are straight

i still want to see how close the pipes actually are. my race quads header will glow cherry if its dark outside, and my leg is VERY close to it. i havent lit on fire yet, and i also havent melted my riding boots to it.

i wouldnt be surprised if his wild placement of pipes inspired some bike engineers to totally rethink the way they route the headers on next years new model.

 

Thanks for the lecture. I'll ride right next to him. And give you the finger as you poke along obeying all of the proper road rules and regulations and safety precautions.

 

You must quite proud of your finger; he lives in Australia.

Relax, and lose the e-attitude.

 

pods.

 

besides the possibility of DB level, that bike would breeze through inspection. Are you implying since he modified an old bike he is a danger to those around him on the highway? that it would fall apart? doubtful, most people who go that far are skilled welders and use thicker metal than stock. though the falling apart thing should be said about all of these motorcycles. I just dont get what you're getting at. I would gladly extend the bird to you as well, jack wagon.

 

Your joking right? The friggen thing doesnt even have rear view mirrors or turn signals. That is totally a safe ride for an ignorant moron.

 

Nice stance on that bike.

 

turn signals arent required in most states, he does in fact have a mirror (second picture first page) mounted on the left hand side. Horn? i dunno, I dont have one. but its hard to tell.

 

horns don't work anyway when the idiot you honk it at is on the cell phone!

 

Turn signals are required in OUR State, Schootums, on bikes manufactured after 1974 (which is when they became Federally-mandated.)

A horn is required, too.

And when you go get all confident because we don't have vehicle inspections, if you get pulled over by a State Trooper, he can and will perform an inspection right then and there. And if your bike doesn't pass, he can have a truck come and take it away while he gives you a ride home.

And speak for yourself about the "falling apart" thing. My bikes certainly don't "fall apart." Maybe it has to do with how they're "put together."

 

"No one that had a thought for his fellow road users would do what this guy has done and is doing."
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And what exactly is that? Riding with one hand? Being snapped for a photo? Lookin to the side? Unless you have always had both hands on the bars 100% of the times you ride, unless you have had both hands on the steering wheel 100% of the times you drove, unless you have never taken your eyes off of what's in front of you, never talked to a passenger in a car piloted by you, never talked on a cell phone while driving, then you are as guilty as he and also have no thought for your fellow road users. Way to NOT have an E-attitude, throwing rocks inside your own glass house.

 

Not to get into any arguments but michigan doesnt require turn signals on motorcycles. http://www.motorcyclelawyermichigan.com/11.html

 

Easy there Fitzums, i have 4 resources that say you're wrong

http://www.michigan.gov/documents/TR-54_38480_7.pdf

http://www.michigan.gov/sos/0,1607,7-12 ... --,00.html

http://www.motorcyclelawyermichigan.com/11.html

http://www.davelaw.com/motorcycle-laws/ ... e-law.html

hand signals suffice.
Nor have I, in 400 miles this year (nothing really to tout about for durability yet), had anything fall off after my rebuild, as long as people have half a brain they should know to use lock tite, lock washers, or lock nuts.

yep state pig would get me for mirror or my right handle bar and no horn.

 

Whoa, another michigander named Lance, how do you do, im Lance, you're Lance, we're practically brothers!

 

Thats cool didnt realize that was your name too.

 

i am not picking sides here, but just to clear things up...if they (blinkers, horn, anything) are federally mandated, it doesnt matter what the state requires.

same goes for marijuana. possession of it is illegal in all 50 states. the state may permit, or at least decriminalize it, however the feds can come in and put you in the slammer.

 

you think the FBI's going to do a wire tap and turn signal surveillance and track you down?

 

Am I the only one that sees the placement of the bends to tuck next to the frame and the extended peg/shifter unit? The harley above has pipes even closer than his in all actuality.

I love it! Lots of good design on that bike and not a lot of catalog or store bought on it. Subtle stuff all over as well. Rad indeed!

 

my wife will do anything i ask her to 8)

seriously though, NO. but, its still illegal.

 

I agree that there is a lot of skilled work on this bike, especially the tank.

 

Just don't think all the work that was done, was done with practical thought. If you do a mod without practical thought and application, then your doing the same as the v-twin extreme chopper builders that so many people on here rag on.

 

That's the beauty with a person who fabricates their own stuff, it does not have to be practical. To me, he did it the way he wanted, without following footsteps. The pipes still function, the bars still turn the bike and obviously it runs and drives. Now if he was building a bike for mass production then he has failed...but I think he did the work to have the exact opposite, a Unique Custom piece of art.

 

I like it except the bars. It's even safe for the environment :lol: has a carbon canister somewhere. seat is clever too. needs a corkscrew line painted on the exposed drv shaft BTW I think it's funny how the opinions on this bike range from worship to chastisement and seem to generally run parallel with the age of the writers.

 

Or to the actual amount of riding experience, to be more precise. Most of us have seen a few crashes, and quite a few unsafe bikes, and riders.

Usually, to get one from column A, you need at least one from column B or C.

 

Har Har Har

 

Quite the experienced reply.

 

"Most of us have seen a few crashes, and quite a few unsafe bikes, and riders."


So, you're telling us that you are so experienced at riding motorcycles that by looking a few pics on a web site you can tell how strong the welds on the frame are, whether the front end shimmies when splitting lanes and just how inexperienced this bike owner is as a rider? You, sir, are indeed one very experienced rider and quite possibly the most intelligent person on this or any other forum I have ever read. I bow down to your advanced and superior knowledge. Ever consider running for President of the United States of America? You've got my vote, ol' wise one.

 

Schooter likes this :thumbsup:

 

Dude...That is wayyyyy to heavy for em'. You speaking in a completely reasonable manner, hehehhe. Some people were just hit with the "lame stick" too much as a child, it really is unfortunate. :lol:

 

Wow, since this thread started, I've been able to lower the thermostat in my house by ten degrees! :roll: :roll:
:twisted: :twisted: :twisted:

 

Face it, people like what they like and hate what they hate, no changing it, the key is to live and let live and appreciate the "biker" experience in all its flavors for everyone. I think that's an ugly piece of "sh*t" but I totally respect what went into it and dig the fact that he probably gets a charge out of riding it and showing it off to his friends, etc, and that my forum friends, its what the hell its all about. We all love our bikes and no one can tell us shit, which is the "spirit" of it all. Ride on everyone!

Safely, lol.

Mac

 

Well said Mac. Love it or hate it, we're all riders.

 

Can see the sense in this. It takes all kinds to make a biking community.

 

Personally, I'm a rider. I'm NOT a "biker." I'm a lifelong vintage motorcycle enthusiast who has lost three close friends (and one good "web" friend) in motorcyle accidents. And that is from whence I speak.

Yes, I'm old. I'm also experienced as in 43 years' road riding EXPERIENCE. Longer than a lot of you have been alive, I've been on two wheels on the street. From 5000-8000 miles a year, every year, some years as high as 20K. And I'm still here. It ain't just dumb luck.

Some things simply aren't safe. It's science; not opinion or politics. SCIENCE, gentlemen, not always the most popular opinion.

Rad is rad, and I like a good modification as much as the other guy. But to me, a "good" mod IMPROVES the function of the machine in some way, not decreases it. Good is good, and stupid is stupid. I don't "hate" anything or anybody-- I just call 'em like I see 'em. Through 43 years' worth of street bike experienced eyes.

Sorry. But this one's dumb.

 

Well said Fitz. There were a couple of things done to this bike that I thought was done wrong. I also liked a couple of things that was done.

Rad is rad, unsafe or potentially harmful to the bike or others is wrong.
If you post something on here, you may get opinions you don't like. I think we all have gotten opinions that we didn't like, does that mean we should attack those that have different opinions? We should respect each other and their opinions, learn from them or disregard them without pouring fuel on the fire.
If you don't like dogsheet on your shoes :evil: , don't step in it! :wink:

 

it is totally unjustified to say something is unsafe unless you have knowlage on how it was built. i couldnt give a rip if someone doesnt like my bike but to say its unsafe by looking at a pic or video without knowing anything about how i build things shows ignorance.

 

i know this was an old thread but this crap is something that goes on and on because people jump to unreasonable conclusions all the time. when i finally get pics up of my cafe racer xj650 im sure not everyone will like it but i guess that is how it goes.

 

We all walk our own path, and the truth is, we are each alone, any way you slice it. Ride on gztoyz, be as safe as you can, have fun and enjoy the wind blowing past you until it stops.

Peace,

Mac

 

yeah buddy! lovin it! but your leg is gonna look like the guys from the indian

 

For all we know this guy may have 14 cycles and THIS ONE is his kick around at swap meets bike. Kinda like a pit bike but bigger.

I seriously doubt if this guy takes major road trips on this.

Id call it a bar hopper bike.

 

Funny how many people are trumpeting the importance of safety above all else on a motorcycle forum. If I thought unsafe=bad, I wouldn't have purchased a motorcycle, I'd be driving a Ford Excursion. It sucks that we all know people have been hurt or killed doing things that weren't safe (motorcycling, for one) but to say that your own survival has NOTHING to do with luck is ridiculous. I've known great riders, who rode great machines, who were taken out by grannies who couldn't see over the steering wheel. My brother-in-law won't be able to run for the rest of his life because of the aforementioned geriatric. He still rides though, with the knowledge that he is LUCKY to be alive. I don't care how many years you've been riding; if you can't admit that part of your journey has been luck (or providence, for those who believe in God), then you are fooling yourselves.

I will respectfully submit that safety inherently does NOT come first for those who choose to ride a motorcycle. By the way, if we all caved to the motorcycling "expertise" of our politicians and legislatures, we'd all be riding 20hp "green" cycles with a top speed of 45mph in a British colony.

To quote Sergeant Hulka from the movie "Stripes," "Lighten up, Francis."