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I love the looks of the FJ and the speed can get the heart rate up. .
Now that this one is about done, it will be time to start on the XS. It has been in "time out" since it hurt me. lol.
I think i am going to strip all of the hard bags off of it and ditch the big fairing. It was awesome on the freeway, but I like the way the bike handles lighter without all that stuff. Go through the carbs and the entire brake system, add a headlight back on it, and it will be ready to go. Will probably need a new battery as well.
Gonna go from this look
back to this one
except I am going to replace the headlight with a round one to fit the windshield better.
Harry
The voices in my head are giving me the silent treatment.
I have never seen a fairing like that. What is it? If I lived closer to you, I would be begging to buy it, and the trunk and bags.
put something smooooth betwen your legs, XS eleven
79 F (Blueballs)
79 SF (Redbutt)
81 LH (organ donor)
79 XS 650S (gone to MC heaven)
76 CB 750 (gone to MC heaven)
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I have never seen a fairing like that. What is it? If I lived closer to you, I would be begging to buy it, and the trunk and bags.
LOL, its one of those things, people either hate it, or love it. It is a Vetter Liberator fairing. Only a hundred or so were made before the Vetter factory burned down and all the molds were destroyed. So yeah, very very rare. I will probably sell them but who knows.
Harry
The voices in my head are giving me the silent treatment.
Harry...just giving you a hard time...I cant say i like the paint scheme but I've owned 2 FJ1200s and they are great bikes... The windscreen on Swamp Thing is Plexistar...it does an adequate job of keeping the headwinds off your upper body but it still allows alot of air to get around it...a big difference than your Harley fairing for sure...
The windshield I have is a Memphis Shades brand. Very nice quality. I happen to love the way the paint came out. Good thing it is my bike and not yours, huh.
Harry
The voices in my head are giving me the silent treatment.
Try your hardest to be the kind of person your dog thinks you are.
You can live to be 100, as long as you give up everything that would make you want to live to be 100!
Current bikes:
'06 Suzuki DR650
*'82 XJ1100 with the 1179 kit. "Mad Maxim"
'82 XJ1100 Completely stock fixer-upper
'82 XJ1100 Bagger fixer-upper
'82 XJ1100 Motor/frame and lots of boxes of parts
'82 XJ1100 Parts bike
'81 XS1100 Special
'81 YZ250
'80 XS850 Special
'80 XR100
*Crashed/Totalled, still own
Good to hear you can get back on two wheels again! Still like seeing pics of THAT set-up on the bike. IMO, I'd leave it and have the FJ to fill the more spirited riding. Does look good in either attire though.
81H Venturer1100 "The Bentley" (on steroids) 97 Yamaha YZ250(age reducer) 92 Honda ST1100 "Twisty"(touring rocket) Age is relative to the number of seconds counted 'airing' out an 85ft. table-top.
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