Jnimbostratus Street Fighter Project

[jnimbostratus]

warning-long winded intro of custom bike with alot of pics

hello all and right off the bat i would like to thank everyone on here that has ever posted any important info it has helped me alot and i guess thanks for the unimportant info also lol. im not new and even posted before. once about trying to run high gearing so i could launch in third instead of fixing second gear. i have since matured a little bit lol. and yes i did the right thing and split her open and adressed the problem. now she is a fully transformed unfinished streetfighter. and this is my formal attempt at an intro (good call  ) i can only assume some of you will not love what i did while others will but i can assure you alot of time and energy has gone into this thing but all while on a budget so i guess i will give you the list and pics.

i dont have a pic of how i got it but it was ruffffff. so i will start with the custom built shockmount to run the suzuki swingarm linkage and wheel out back.




then it sat like this. also suzuki front end installed here




then modified subframe for the bobbed look i like the open gap in the rear... giggity?



some of you may notice the choke lever on the carbs. thats cuz they are off an xs1100.

and then this happend to adress 2nd gear and paint everything.



then got the motor on the stand



then dug in



got it back together and started painting.






then fired her up on the stand to make sure everything was legit.



then painted all kinds of everything. hours of sandblasting.





then began assembly








bike was in a minor fire so stock harness was a little ruff so i used almost none of it.not even a key im just using a battery shut off switch



then ran and bled all lines.



then test fitted what i beieve to be an r6 seat. not really sure. this is it just sitting on ther.



then acctually mounted the seat cuz i liked the way it looked.




and thast where im at. still alot of work to do tanks in ruff shape still and the carbs need to be tuned also need to finish cleaning wiring up a little. i hope you have enjoyed my intro.

[aviationfred]

Great intro and photos. Awesome looking project  What part of the world are in from??

U.S. Rally season is coming up soon, would be great to have a street fighter at one of the rally's.

Fred

[jnimbostratus]

upstate ny orange county.

[Capn Ron]

upstate ny orange county.

Welcome!

I grew up upstate of your upstate...In and around Saratoga Springs, NY.  I still have family back there and visit from time to time.

As far as your FJ project goes?  That thing is BAAAAAAAD Monkey!  I absolutely LOVE it!  Keep up with the pics if you can...I'm really enjoying your fabrication and style work on the ol' girl.   

Cap'n Ron. . .

[Joe Sull]

Great job and I think you got a great "can do" attitude for jumping into the engine like that. You could have put a little more red in there though.

[FJmonkey]

Welcome and great intro. Keep the progress reports coming. If you are not using much of the original wiring, how much of the electrical are you keeping?

[jnimbostratus]

the things being reused from the stock electrical system is the pickup and wires to cdi the cdi itsself coils ,tach ,start switch/killswitch and factory brakelight switches also neutral and oil level switches will be utilized some how. oh yea and the starter relay. and i think thats all. the factory rev limiter im still unsure of that can be discussed in the bike running issues thread i started please any and all pop on there and chime in.

also should i continue to post updates here or copy all this jazz to project section?. have a vvid of it running after some carb tweaks. best its sounded yet and plugs read good finally.

[andyoutandabout]

Excellent intro post. You're in at the deep end already. I'm tuned into this developing streeter.
Andy

[Pat Conlon]

.....also should i continue to post updates here or copy all this jazz to project section?

I recommend that it would be best over in the projects section. Better for future reference and updates.
No need to copy anything, I can move the entire thread over...

If you wish......your call.

Pat

[jnimbostratus]

sounds good to me move her on over. thanks brother.

[jnimbostratus]

now my carbs are off an xs1100 and had stage 3 dynojet installed. after looking over the pdf files for both fj and xs dyno jet kits they are all but the same. so my work will be cut out ofr me. i have gotten it the best i can without putting a load on it so untill i test drive it this is what its got.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R6ffgJIYam4

[racerrad8]

now my carbs are off an xs1100 and had stage 3 dynojet installed. after looking over the pdf files for both fj and xs dyno jet kits they are all but the same.

The XJ1100 carbs are 34mm and the FJ1100/1200 carbs are 36mm

They are very similar but not quite the same.

Randy - RPM

[jnimbostratus]

bungied the old gokart gas tank to her and went down the road. second gear is solid and shes baaaaad. tune the carbs a little more and shes gunna be a real pisser. i cant wait to get this thing on the scale and see what it ways.

[Fj.itis]

Great stuff! I reckon it will weigh about 210kg (460lbs) with no fuel.

[fintip]

Another fan here, also following.

For some other inspiration, if you haven't looked yourself:

fjowners.wikidot.com/naked (some better than others)