I believe that XJR as a collective has defined and refined what I consider to be the XJR-600 / Seca II.V
So here is my take on the XJR blueprint.. thanks guys!!
I was pretty much given this bike. It had been stashed in a co-workers garage and then forgotten about. So i threw on the hauler and went to Compton to save it.
Some people can pull off a yellow bike.. it quickly was named the power ranger bike by my loving family.
I immediately started stripping it.
Pulled the carbs, pump and petcock. Everything was glued shut with petrol honey.
next, off with the tabs.
I wanted to paint the frame and went with the Tilos/Greenly bed liner black. I did it the baked potato style for now and will fix and improve as i go deeper into this bike.
Another bummer was the tank. Rusty and crusty, but luckily not to banged up. Check out my write up on electrolysis to see how I cleaned it out http://xjrider.com/viewtopic.php?f=68&t=5148
sanding and priming, priming and sanding.. it became a meditation practice for me
The tank was clean, flushed it as Radare advised and put in some Caswell tank sealer
I had found and received my Radian gauges from ebay. The speedo was damaged but funtional, so for $45 and some epoxy i got to work and was stoked.
threw the tank and seat on to get myself re-amped on the project
Now for the paint..oh man... this was my first attempt at it and I definitely was learning as i went along. I used Dupli-color deep saphire blue and matte clear coat. not perfect, but I'm happy! It looks like shark skin.
next, the headlight. I went with the 7" hornet ..$40 shipped. bucket got the bed liner black. Clamps were found by luck at a Orchards. not pictured are the single clamps used for the other side to make room for the front brake line.
bracket design had been on going. I wanted to use the lines of the bike in their design. I used 3/16 aluminum and a angle grinder, a couple of files and a drill press to make them.
time to put it together :Mozarkrider:
fitting gauges and doing wiring this weekend
