flat bar conversion

[movenon]

Did you check the clearance of the plate with your tank installed?

Yes, the plate is bent upward (looks flat but isn't) and it clears the tank by 1/2 - 5/8".  Out of memory under the plate it is shimmed up also. At full lock to lock the clutch reservoir and brake reservoir will just "kiss" the fairing. My hands are outside the fairing. It's just custom fit to me. It's been that way for a year with no problems for me. As a comment I think is slows down the steering a little if that makes any since. My style of riding is more to touring. If your riding is more sport style then different bars might be preferred. What I did is crude and just an exercise in seeing where I would like the bars.
I plan on modifying the whole front end to some degree in the future when my head and pocket book get into it. At the present I am working on the rear end of the bike. One thing at a time...
George

[movenon]

[fj1200owl]

Hi George,

Thats looks superb thanks. I will firstly try the 900 Diversion yoke firstly if my colleague is right.If not then I shall follow your lead and make the plate this weekend and see what comes out.

Mike

[FJmonkey]

Looking good Hank. Too bad you don't have access to 3000W laser to cut your plate out. If you have dimensions shoot them off to me, maybe I can make some for the donating members of the club. 

[movenon]

My "machine shop" is a Miller MiG welder, grinder, drill press, vise, files and beer . Pretty crude but functional at this point. I need to work on the front end but for now I am still getting educated on the options. Lots of forum reading....
TNX George

[Mark Olson]

hell ya , hacksaw and a file with a set of calipers and you can fab anything.

[movenon]

Oh, yea I forgot my 9.95 digital Harbor Freight calipers....... 

[fintip]

Hey, just a note, there is both an XJ900 and an XJ600. They're pretty different, one is chain, one is shaft. They're both called Diversion in other parts of the world.

[SlowOldGuy]

And if you're in the US, good luck finding anything from an XJ900. 

They were only imported here for one year (1983 I think?).

DavidR.

[fj11.5]

You guys miss out on all the good bikes , xj,s xjr , but we didn't get the Fj600 so I suppose were even

[movenon]

Not really I wish I had one of those K. Roberts yellow and Black XJR's.... I like that retro look. Damn Yamaha anyhow for not bringing into the states. FJ 600 ! "humbug" who wants half an FJ ? 
George

[moonrunnah]

FJ 600 ! "humbug" who wants half an FJ ? 
George

[fj11.5]

probably a good thing we missed it, they would of sent them fitted with turbo,s anyway, and we all know what bikes in the 80,s with turbo,s were like 

[motohorseman]

And if you're in the US, good luck finding anything from an XJ900. 

They were only imported here for one year (1983 I think?).

DavidR.

They're around

[motohorseman]

probably a good thing we missed it, they would of sent them fitted with turbo,s anyway, and we all know what bikes in the 80,s with turbo,s were like 

We learned that Kawasaki could make them fast and Honda made them last -

Wait, we already knew that......