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XJR Custom

Started by rktmanfj, April 06, 2013, 09:31:06 AM

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rktmanfj

I was browsing around on Pinterest this am, and stumbled onto this:












http://www.pipeburn.com/home/2012/2/7/yamaha-xjr-1200-mastino.html

Randy T
Indy

Blessed be the LORD my strength, which teacheth my hands to war, and my fingers to fight.
Psalms 144:1

'89 FJ1200
'90 FJ1200
'78 XT500
'88 XT350


yamaha fj rider

Cool thanks for posting.

Kurt
93 FJ1200
FJ 09
YZ250X I still love 2 strokes
Tenere 700
FJR1300ES

movenon

Cool fuel gauge  :good2:
George
Life isn't about having the best, but about making the best of what you have...

1990 FJ 1200

fintip

Man that's a sweet bike.
fjowners.wikidot.com

Not everyone understands what a completely rational process this maintenance of a motorcycle is. They think it's some kind of a knack or some kind of affinity for machines in operation. They are right, but the knack is almost purely a process of reason.
-ZAMM

IBA:54952

fj11.5

wicked bike, i like the ducati style fuel gauge
unless you ride bikes, I mean really ride bikes, then you just won't get it

84 Fj1100  effie , with mods
( 88 ) Fj 1200  fairly standard , + blue spots
84 Fj1100 absolutely stock standard, now more stock , fitted with Fj12 twin system , no rusted headers for this felicity jayne

fintip

So the FJ and XJR have basically completely different frames, right?

Still, anyone have any examples of someone doing a similar cafe look on an FJ?

I think I could dream of making my bike into something like this one day, if it's feasible on this frame. (I'm not interested in a custom frame--and thus suspension--setup at this point.)

Edit: I feel certain it can't be done. I think that fantasy will just have to be getting an XJR one day, which has been my one choice for a modern bike pick if I could have one for a while. I just now have to add to that fantasy doing a cafe build on it.

While I hate the idea of just copying the bike, I can't imagine doing one better than that. Love that bike.
fjowners.wikidot.com

Not everyone understands what a completely rational process this maintenance of a motorcycle is. They think it's some kind of a knack or some kind of affinity for machines in operation. They are right, but the knack is almost purely a process of reason.
-ZAMM

IBA:54952

rktmanfj

Quote from: fintip on April 07, 2013, 11:40:25 AM
So the FJ and XJR have basically completely different frames, right?

Still, anyone have any examples of someone doing a similar cafe look on an FJ?

I think I could dream of making my bike into something like this one day, if it's feasible on this frame. (I'm not interested in a custom frame--and thus suspension--setup at this point.)

Edit: I feel certain it can't be done. I think that fantasy will just have to be getting an XJR one day, which has been my one choice for a modern bike pick if I could have one for a while. I just now have to add to that fantasy doing a cafe build on it.

While I hate the idea of just copying the bike, I can't imagine doing one better than that. Love that bike.


Since Yamaha didn't see fit to bring the XJR into the US (but you can get the engine), the difficulty factor is a bit higher.

Randy T
Indy

Blessed be the LORD my strength, which teacheth my hands to war, and my fingers to fight.
Psalms 144:1

'89 FJ1200
'90 FJ1200
'78 XT500
'88 XT350


fintip

I know, I know.

We should start a petition to get it here. I know at least on the XJbikes forum that they were equally longing for one. There have to be others who want it as well.
fjowners.wikidot.com

Not everyone understands what a completely rational process this maintenance of a motorcycle is. They think it's some kind of a knack or some kind of affinity for machines in operation. They are right, but the knack is almost purely a process of reason.
-ZAMM

IBA:54952

fj11.5

dont know why you guys never got the xjr,s,  , would like one myself, , maybe you could send the cash and i could buy a shipping container,  fill it with xjr,s and ship it to randy to distribute  :biggrin:
unless you ride bikes, I mean really ride bikes, then you just won't get it

84 Fj1100  effie , with mods
( 88 ) Fj 1200  fairly standard , + blue spots
84 Fj1100 absolutely stock standard, now more stock , fitted with Fj12 twin system , no rusted headers for this felicity jayne

movenon

I think if I had a spare FJ engine I would look for a cheap Yamaha XS frame to build a cafe bike. As I have neither I will be happy with my FJ as is. 
The tank on the bike bike doe's look like a old Ducati tank. I had one of those Ducati's once and after many hours of working on it trying to keep it running, I had a few beers one evening , dug a big hole in the ground, buried the bike in said hole, put a few bullet holes in to it making sure it was dead and buried it. About a year later I was given a apple tree and I planted it on top of the Ducati grave..... Enjoyed a few more beers.  Sold the property, I wonder if anyone dug that apple tree up ?

George
Life isn't about having the best, but about making the best of what you have...

1990 FJ 1200

fintip

It is a Ducati tank, and that is quite a story.

That spare XS frame isn't a bad idea. I might hold onto that one for a day when I have some money.
fjowners.wikidot.com

Not everyone understands what a completely rational process this maintenance of a motorcycle is. They think it's some kind of a knack or some kind of affinity for machines in operation. They are right, but the knack is almost purely a process of reason.
-ZAMM

IBA:54952

movenon

Quote from: fintip on April 08, 2013, 01:33:06 AM
It is a Ducati tank, and that is quite a story.

That spare XS frame isn't a bad idea. I might hold onto that one for a day when I have some money.

The story is true.

The tank on that bike above is similar to the Ducati tank I had but the bottom is flared out, my tank was not, and I didn't have that fuel level viewer. Mine didn't even have a gauge, just a reserve lever. It was a piece of crap. One of the worst bikes I ever owned.

"Ducati's making mechanic's out of perfectly good riders since 1947" (even the date is a little fuzzy in Ducati histroy).  Italians!!!! Please don't hit me to hard about being down on Italians, most of my in law relatives live in two towns just out side of Pisa (and I love them dearly). Italy has a lot of corruption in government and the EU is in bad shape. And there in lies the biggest problem of Italian bikes and products, slow parts train, very high prices, and prices are not stable. The stability part is the killer.
I remember the last Ducati "surge" in the 70's. It ended with dealers stuck with misc parts, no bikes, and no hope of ever getting any.
But then I remember when BMW was begging anyone with a bike related business to be a dealer for them. After they became the in thing, they went around to the same mom and pop dealers trying to crush them.
Now can I pick on Harley's  :wacko2: :wacko2: :wacko2: , naw, another day another place..
George  :flag_of_truce:
Life isn't about having the best, but about making the best of what you have...

1990 FJ 1200

Steve_in_Florida


While that *IS* a SWEET BIKE, my first thought was hitting a large, hard-shelled June bug at wide-fuckin'-open throttle and evenly coating my visor and the front of my jacket with razor sharp chitin-shrapnel and sticky, yellow-green innards!

At least the FJ windscreen will deflect the remnants up-and-over us shorter riders.

...and yeah, why didn't we get the XJR in the States? Wot's up widdat???

Steve

`90 FJ-1200
`92 FJ-1200

IBA # 54823

FJ111200

The reason that Yamaha didn't and won't import the XJR is because of strict emmission  laws.
We've talked about this before and here is a link to a posting i made on the subject.
http://www.fjowners.com/index.php?topic=8315.msg77700#msg77700
If you really, really want one, you've got two options. Either import a complete bike or build one up from parts, which is not hard as i've built 2 based around FJ's.

rktmanfj

Quote from: Steve_in_Florida on April 08, 2013, 09:15:21 AM

...and yeah, why didn't we get the XJR in the States? Wot's up widdat???

Steve


Good question... Prior to their introduction, I was a guest at a Yamaha dealer convention here in the US, where they had both the TRX850 and the XJR1200 on display.  We heard nothing but very positive comments for both of them, and neither made it to the States.    :unknown:


Randy T
Indy

Blessed be the LORD my strength, which teacheth my hands to war, and my fingers to fight.
Psalms 144:1

'89 FJ1200
'90 FJ1200
'78 XT500
'88 XT350