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Beer Runner · Thu May 19, 2005 7:53 pm

The strange thing is I can't find any sites on a 1981 Yamaha xj650. Ether they only made a handful of these bikes or they just don't brake down. I have looked all over the net and can't find one.
What I'm looking for is a Chopped XJ650. I have yet to find anything on this. Do these bikes not chop well or what?

old-n-slow · Fri May 20, 2005 7:34 am

This is about all I found.

http://www.slygrin.net/xjpics/

http://www.foreven.com/motorcycles/Tyres/YaSeca65.htm

http://www.xj650.com/

http://www.xj-ig.de/xj650.htm

http://www.accesswave.ca/%7Emstroh/

http://www.xj-ig.de/bilder.htm

http://www.geocities.com/capecanaveral/ ... where.html

Beer Runner · Fri May 20, 2005 10:30 am

Thanks for the links.

TechTMW · #4 Unread post by **TechTMW** » Fri May 20, 2005 10:38 am

Here's an xj650 chop. The biggest problem w/ these bikes is the shaft drive ... hard to customize. Check out this website www.ratbike.org

CentralOzzy · Fri May 20, 2005 4:15 pm

It's very Rare that a Metric bike of that vintage will look good as a Chopper, especially when you see what's being built these days!

Beer Runner · Sat May 21, 2005 2:07 am

The biggest problem w/ these bikes is the shaft drive ... hard to customize

That's what I was kind of wondering about, but it looks like it can be done. But it would take some doing.
Thanks

Telesque · #7 Unread post by **Telesque** » Sat May 21, 2005 7:07 am

Beer Runner wrote:
The biggest problem w/ these bikes is the shaft drive ... hard to customize
That's what I was kind of wondering about, but it looks like it can be done. But it would take some doing.
Thanks

Maybe you could make some sort of custom 'fairing'/cover for it?

Or just use the too-much-chrome-to-tell method- There'll be so much light bouncing off it, they won't be able to make out what it's supposed to be.