XJ400 4G0 modified frame.XJ600 51J engine modified with XJ600 Diversion cylinder block (which has lager cooling fins than stock one ) and manual cam chain tensioner. Ported and polished head channels. Also was rebuilt, polished and custom painted.
4in1 Sebring exhaust.
Kawasaki KZ650 fuel tank with QSPS fuel gauge tank cap and Suzuki GS750 fuel petcock.
Modified Honda XL600R steel swingarm.
36mm FZ600 front fork with modified air pressure system. Lower triple - XJ600 51J, upper - FZ600.
Kawasaki Zephyr 750 air pressured fully adjustable rear shocks modified with Honda CB400 Super Four springs.
Modified rear 17" tubeless spoke Honda XL600RM wheel.
Tubeless spoke front wheel with 17" Honda XL600RM rim, Yamaha XV750 hub, custom made "Central Wheel" spokes and XJ600 51J brake disks.
Pirelli MT60 140/80-17 rear tire and Pirelli MT90 120/90-17 front one.
Honda XL600RM rear drum brakes with EBC grooved shoes and custom drive.
Custom made:
- front fender;
- seat (with aluminum base);
- fiberglass rear tail;
- electrical box (steel box with aluminum and rubber side covers);
- footpegs;
- license plate mount unit and chain guard;
- aluminum pod filter covers, turn signal mounts, oil cooler mount;
Custom made rear light unit with hi-power LEDs.
Acewell "all-in-one" digital dashboard.
Custom made clip-ons and mirror.
Motollana fatty 7 pleat fork gaiters with custom lower mounting clamps. Motomi classic grips.
Custom paintwork.
Wow - some very interesting components used here. I find the front hub intriguing, though it's probably somewhat heavy just from the look of it alone! The tubeless center-flange type rims are all very interesting, but folks have got to realize that as long as you've got the bead retention ridges, you can seal up a spoked rim with aquarium silicone or "shoe goo" etc. Ergo, all of this "KINEO" wheel rim and spoke technology, is BUNK - folks need to get back to looking at WEIGHT of a wire spoked rim. Though I suppose the nipples in the hub probably helps with the weight distribution. Though I might disparage their use on wire-spoked wheels, we need to bring back the center-flanged rims like Akront "NERVI" nevertheless - 'cause us HONDA COMSTAR enthusiasts really need some different sizes for rebuilding OUR wheels with! That said, there's a ton of other very interesting stuff going on with this build - I like the idea of the Diversion block with the bigger fins - better cooling if nothing else. AWESOME. It would be a treat to see fins return to liquid-cooled engines, just stick 'em on the outsides of the "water jacket" and add up all of that extra surface area, shrink the radiator down. That way, maybe we could bridge the gap between Honda's new CB1100, and CBR1000F - Bring back the tubular steel & especially backbone frames, bring back the wire-spoked RIMS!!! Motorcycle design could use an influx of retro design ethos, get rid of the last 20-30yrs of design ethos - I should say PATHOS - of the whole computer generated "carved via laser beams from a block of CHEESE" thing - bring back the sex appeal! Just sayin'. But yeah - bikes like THIS one really show how the Fugly '80s bikes CAN and SHOULD be saved via "extreme make-over" - I hope ya'll will dig my Ex-Daughter's "KZ440LOL" (as in "laugh out loud") and my own "CB900K0 Bol Bomber" ('82 CB900F Bol D'Or based homage to the '65 CB450K0 Black Bomber) - wire-spoked rims on both of 'em, and used in an odd way or so I like to think, on the KZ especially. Well - whatever. Enough about ME. It's bikes such as THIS one which give me hope that I'll still be able to pull a Rabbit out of a Hat after all.....
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