XJ 650 Cafe Racer Spanish

Hello I am new in the forum. I present/display to my yamaha xj 650. greetings from Spain. http://es.youtube.com/watch?v=l1PrRC2bsHo

 

Nice looking bike man!!! Welcome!

 

Heal sweet ride there!
Real clean and creative!
Hi from Arizona USA

 

Well... there you have it folks.

SPOKES!!

We're gonna need some details on that wheel conversion man!!

Great lookin bike. Colors combo looks cool!

 

Excellent bike! Muy bueno!

Now for questions:

1. Where did you get those wire rims? They are awesome!

2. What did you do with the battery?

Thanks alot!

Dean

 

Welcome and I want to ask the same questions as ddibling.
Robert.

 

I love your exhaust.....that's a sweet bike...! I want exhaust like yours though...lol

 

Beautiful Bike, welcome to the site!

 

hello to all. thanks for the commentaries. 1.- drive hub yamaha virago 1100 / 750 = yamaha xj 650 2.- exhaust sistem 4 in 1 marshall 3.- rear wheel virago 1100 / 750 front wheel virago 1100 / 750 ( D.I.D ) 4.- battery, this underneath the small seat is of gel but and works of side . greetings to all

 

Hello yamaha xj 650 of my friends in Spain http://es.youtube.com/watch?v=I8yXIXsxNrY good night.

 

2 piston front calipers and drilled rotors for that "in your face" look !

Dude- - Awesome !

And a picture of the other side, Por Favor !

 

Very sweet cafe racer man. I love the idea of hiding the battery. Just goes to show what wonderfull things people can do when we expand our thinking.

 

What size tires do you have on those rims?

Muchas gracias,
Dean

 

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front wheel 100/90-19 rear wheel 140/90-15[/url][/img] hello thanks for the commentaries. the wheels are of virago. here in Spain difficult to obtain. my friend “ebay” I help myself much [/url][/img] Good night

 

Can I ask a favor? Would it be possible to get some close up pics of the bike without the seat? I'm assuming you put the rest of the electronics under the seat, as well as the battery? Sorry to be such a bother, but your bike is almost exactly what I'm trying to do to my XJ650!

Also, are those rearsets? Did you make those or buy them somewhere?

Thanks alot!
Dean

 

Upon closer inspection there are so many subtle things you have done to this bike, from the enginepolishing to the exhaust, to the wheels, forks, bars, frame, electrical, brakes.

Once again, I applaud you and petition you to post more pictures and videos when you have the chance.

 

Hello to all. There is no problem, the week that comes I do the photos detailed. rear set, what I know they are 3 manufacturers 1. - "raask" made in Sweden. 2. - "motoitalia" made in Italy 3. - "gimbel" made in Germany. The 1 and 2 difficult one to find but the 3 "gimbel" makes at the moment http://cgi.ebay.es/Fussrastenanlage-YAM ... dZViewItem good nicht

 

Hello,I put while photos of Colin by outside widened [/URL][/img] [/URL][/img] [/URL][/img] greetings to all

 

Hey, I tried to fix some stuff.. .here's the best I could get.

 

hello. shipment some photos of another one yamaha xj650 coffee to racer. pardon by the language any doubt will try to respond it. greetings to all. http://img207.imageshack.us/img207/9546 ... 731es5.jpg http://img366.imageshack.us/img366/1568 ... 732cx3.jpg http://img207.imageshack.us/img207/5619 ... 647iv1.jpg http://img207.imageshack.us/img207/5168 ... 648mn7.jpg

 

http://img204.imageshack.us/img204/6117 ... 649nj9.jpg http://img395.imageshack.us/img395/5972 ... 648en2.jpg http://img395.imageshack.us/img395/7897 ... 656ey8.jpg http://img171.imageshack.us/img171/8152 ... 722of1.jpg here also a connection in Spanish on xj650 http://www.lamaneta.org/foromecanico/vi ... &start=700 until soon, greetings to all.

 

Muchas, muchas gracias!! Excellent pictures! I noticed you cut off the support bracket that goes between the to rails and holds up the stock seat. I've been debating doing that on mine and I wondered about the structural integrity without it. Have you noticed any difference in the way the bike handles without it?

Thanks again!
Dean

 

Hello I have not cut to the tube this to it there. the iron that cuts is the one of the back part but to put another iron plate that holds the battery, since the one of origin the battery was very above. Greetings to all.

 

very cool customs! i do like the spoke rims on there.

 

Me gusto mucho su XJ650 'El Toro' - cafe racer rojo. Que buen officina senor! Muchas gracias por su informacion y photographicas.

 

Nice bike!

 

I cannot add new images. thanks http://www.lamaneta.org/foromecanico/vi ... &start=950

 

Ola senor, what did you jet-wise for the pods ? Wiz.

 

Hey Wiz, I hope he's still around. The last post before yours is a month shy of two years old.

 

Wow, Max, how did that get recycled ?

 

Dunno Wiz, but to be honest that bike is so nice it was worth a second look!

 

I bring this bike up (and the man who built it) I think it's my favorite modified XJ.
He was the first to show us spoked rims.
The bike has a completely cleared-out airbox/battery area which is a striking detail not seen on almost any other bike.
He lists 3 manufacturers of REARSETS for XJ's
He posted a video of his bike with cool music.
And he's not even aware that there's a POD debate.

I'd throw away the black tank protector of course, otherwise *PERFECT*

 

A year and a day Time.
Did you set a reminder to post on this thread? :roll: :roll:

 

if it is the idea many parts are recycled. a greeting

 

thank you very much, sorry for not responding here in Spain things are not right and we must work hard, and I have no time

 

dang, reallllly nice job.

and idgaf how old this thread is, lol

 

What Mtnbike said! lol

xjotero1, tu moto es una bellesa! Saludos y ojala todo se amejorado en espana!

 

nice bike

 

Well, I set an email reminder last year on this date to remind me to post here today. It's been one year minus a couple hours since my last post, I think I'll do it again next year too.
Don't know if the builder or the bike are still around but this is one of my Top 10 ever builds!
*EDIT*
Just went back to the first post, it was from June of 2008!!!!!

 

Very nice!

 

XJotero1. WOW!! that is a beautiful bike. I know this post is old, but it just came to my attention. Could you tell me what year the Virago wheels are and what year you XJ 650 is? I am going for the same swap. Thank you.

 

My feelings exactly, bikes this original & inspirational NEED to keep in the "public eye" and if that requires a yearly thread necromancy well Amen...

Really it shouldn't have gone that long without someone posting about it anyway.

If you're still around & online XJotero, Thank You for being a pioneer with your bike & Congratulations on such a beautiful job. I'm envious of the café racer look you've achieved 8)

 

almost time to bring this thread back again

having just stumbled on this thread (and the idea that spokes can actually be done well!) i thought i should bring it back to the top.

time to find a virago rolling chassis......

 

Just think - "XJotero1" built this in Spain, where the various parts were harder to come by. Imagine needing to order almost everything from other countries and ship thru customs !!

(37,000 views !! that's crazy !)

 

Well, here we are again. It's a Tuesday this year and about an hour from my previous post. It would be great to see how this bike has been holding up after all this time. Guess I'll have to set another reminder for next year.

 

Is there a specific model that you have to get the wheels from? And also what year?

 

Anybody happen to save the pics of this bike that they could post?
The imageshack links are dead, and it would be a shame to lose such a nice bike

 

Mighost and others https://translate.google.com.au/tra...s/yamaha-xj650/viewtopic.php?t=42&prev=search but the pics are dead ..spose you could sign in and ask around I like that 650 cafe too