Recent content by specialk

This thing is waaaaaaaaaaaaaaaay to mint to justify cutting up. Sent from my LG-D852 using Tapatalk

God I love stories like this! I'm only 18 years old and I'm obsessed with these older bikes, especially when they carry such an influential history. I bought the bike off of the original owner in the fall for $250 and just finished making it road worth again. Got it plated and took it for its...

1982 Yamaha XJ550R Seca Sent from my LG-D852 using Tapatalk

Mounted up the emgo shorty mufflers, really unleashes the sound of the I-4. Heres a video with a few revs. https://youtu.be/P4aSZDTjMOE

Thanks! That's to bad about the pics, I'd love to see your work on the Seca II. I agree, I'll most likely have to increase the pilot jets one size and shim the needle up to ensure that its not running lean down low and in the mid range. I intend on keeping the stock airbox so I think the main...

First thing I did was take the carbs apart and give them a thorough cleaning. To my surprise the bike started almost instantaneously after sitting for so many years. I think I like these XJ engines! Albeit it was only running on two cylinders, apparently I didn't clean the carbs as well as I...

I picked up a 550 Seca from the original owner recently for a stupidly cheap price of $250. It was parked in the owners garage in 1993 and hadn't been started since. The bike has 48 000km on it. Cosmetically its in good shape, but there is a lot of maintenance that needs to be done in order...

I painted my gs650 over the summer, just gives you an idea of what red looks like Sent from my Nexus 5 using Tapatalk

Looks absolutely amazing man, I have a lot of appreciation for this build being a fellow gs650 owner. Sent from my Nexus 5 using Tapatalk

You don't happen to have the original seat to this bike do you?

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From what I've heard clubman handles are uncomfortable and often hit the tank on full lock. I have "superbike" bars and my gs650 and they are functional and look good in my opinion.

That would look great. Only issue I see with using screws instead of rivets could be that the vinyl/leather may rip on the sharp edges of the screw when you pull it tight. Also when you go to tighten the screw it'll probably grip the material and twist it as you tighten. Hard to say without...

Looks good! That should work nicely for you. What are you going to use for the seat pan? Sheet metal or the skate board deck method?