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Offline rbmgf7

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new proj: 82 XJ1100
« on: June 15, 2008, 04:09:01 PM »



$460 w/ title. cranks and has decend compression. came with 2 carbs but only enough to build 1 (i guess the PO thought he could clean and rebuild them himself but lost some parts in the process...i don't know...). i'm actually budgeting this one to see how much i can get out of it (also help fund my cb). this is way too much bike for me. i can't even plant my feet while sitting on it. it needs side covers, all new brakes from MC to pads ($$$ =  ouch), and i prefer to take off the vetter and find the stock headlight.

luckly, theres a moto dealer down the road from me who has a stock pile of old jap bikes dying behind his shop. on the way back from picking this bike up i stopped to take a gander at what all he had. wouldn't you guess it, the first bike i come across was a 81 XS1100. it's nearly complete, just missing the tank and one side cover. exhaust and carbs looked great. if i can get the owner to let me haul it away or strip some parts, i'll be set.

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Re: new proj: 82 XJ1100
« Reply #1 on: June 15, 2008, 05:17:33 PM »
Heck if you can haul away that bike you may be able to build one good bike out of two..
'84 Chevy C10
'73 MGB Roadster
'69 Ford F250

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Re: new proj: 82 XJ1100
« Reply #2 on: June 27, 2008, 07:35:23 PM »
spent the last week preping, painting, and polishing. here's what i have so far.

engine before


engine painted and installed in frame











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Re: new proj: 82 XJ1100
« Reply #3 on: July 06, 2008, 05:30:11 PM »
when i mentioned i'd go check out that XJ1100 for parts, turns out it was a smaller XJ like a 750 or 650...oh well.

here's the pics up to date:





i'm ebaying some covers, headlight, turn sigs, and some front horn cover. need to spend about $20 more on carb parts and it'll be ready to rock.

waddaya think? pretty good turn around?