Recent content by silverdollar

I thought it was corrosion so I was going to sand and paint it at a later time once I got the MC working. Looks like i'll be taking it apart to located the issue.

Thanks for the tips i'll have to review that website. I'll be bleeding the brakes 1st.

Brake upgrade: I went from the stock brake reservoir to a 1999 R6 Yamaha reservoir. I end up stripping the screw on the stock reservoir trying to put some brake fluid in the reservoir and decide it was time to upgrade. I ran into an issue with the upgrade and the wiring connection didn't match...

I took the carbs off and began the process of cleaning these bad boys and let me tell you the previous owner did a number on these carbs. Meaning did not use the proper screw drivers to remove screws, they were stripped and hard to remove. With a little added pressure and patience I was able to...

Here's a few pics of the seat with fabric. I end up not going with the E6000 adhesive and drill the holes in the bottom of the seat pan and riveted the material to the pan for a tight fit. The seat looks good for my first seat ever sown by hand. It could look better if I paid someone but what...

So I started with making some simple purchases to get the ball rolling on this 3-years of sitting in the garage project. I purchased a petcock vlv, gas cap and some material for the seat from JoAnn fabric. I use for the seat pan some left over metal from a washer that die on me. I started by...

Well I'm BACK w/my XJ 650 cafe project & its been sitting this winter. About to have my baby & had no time to work on old girl but I'm motive to get her up & running before the baby, my son come in this world & demands all my time, which hes worth it of course. But other than that standby for...

Nice build so far!

I read on xjbikes about using factory boots in conjunction with pods but it seem to be all fictional and not much concrete evidence. Other than that what have you been working on lately? Do you have a build page?

Yeah I'm from the Da Burgh(Swissvile and Edgewood area) right across the bridge from KENNYWOOD park. Live there my hold life but not anymore, I now reside in Virginia Beach, VA. 10 years of service in the United States Navy will cause an individual to relocate, lol. Goooooo NAVY!!! Yeah so I...

Yeah I got a few updates, sorry its not much but that happens when your full time college student and working a full time job. I know whatever, you just want the updates. Here it is fresh off the press. Installed my 4 in 1 exhaust w/muffler, Yoshimura exhaust to follow. Picked up some Harley...

nice paint job!

good luck and enjoy every bit of the build.

nice!

Nice work!