Knight3179

Gone now sold for £1300 to a collector by sounds of him

205 quid woohoo, lol, yep shouldve listened, now listed for 7 days

I would've loved to put it out on the road but money just isn't there, my xj600 won't shift for anything but silly money

But yes there is a reserve so if it makes that I'll be very happy

Having to collect it will make it awkward for most people but I plan to reimburse their ferry trip if it makes good money

I'm nice like that, lol

I reckon it will make all it's going to make in a day, not much point dragging it out,

Though probably won't make reserve, so will be listed again for longer

Well i finished the first turbo, as much as i could do,turbo needs rebuilding but blew my budget on a newer engine

On ebay now looking for her new home, very sad to see this one go but gotta make money some way

Ah theres nothing better than a big pile of boxes of new parts

The right silencer is original tho been repainted in pj1, i have another thats been welded previously, no good to me but certainly do in an emergency

Paint codes are near impossible to find,

Automart do a silver alloy that seems to be a good match, won't know til its clearcoated

Decals bought on ebay from an american company, good color match but now as i've applied them i've found the ones for the nose are too short

And the rear is too dark

Not sure whether to keep them or try again

Clear coating starts today

Lol, you can have it, as long as you don't mind parting with the paper stuff

Aye the silver ones 1982, they look half the size without all the plastic,lol,

You can have that one when she's finished

Not a chance, lol, i hate panniers on a bike thats not built with them,

Yup Meguairs Metal polish, works pretty good on the alloy, use it after the autosol and ya get a pretty decent shine

Well the body work is coming along on the Turbo, All but the belly pan has has decals removed, primed and top coated in silver alloy, which isn't too bad a match

Body work back on to line up the new decals before lacquer

And my pair together just because, lol

This is waiting to go on

Decals should go on tommorow, then lacquer, as many coats as possible

Belly pan not done as needs fibreglassing around the casing holes

Pji Fast Black works fine on the engine, as for casings i painted the outside and polished the centres

Bought a NOS clutch cover centre from an xj750 which fits fine and looks the part

i do recommend soda blasting the block before you paint it, makes for a far nicer finish

The Pump cover just needs the gold inlay doing

Or send your small bits to me and i'll do them in with mine, or can swap your old stuff from my 2nd turbo

No had no belly pan, bought from a fella from ebay, got tank front mudguard and pan from him, not bad, the pan i had to fibreglass on the inside to fix a crack, but can't hardly see it,

So hard to come by can't be fussy

He sent the tank with a locked cap on so that was fun to get out,lol

Her list is as follows

Replaced engine with younger lower mileage one 25k

Clocks read 48k but kept original engine for spares

Only swapped cause of mileage and a broken exhaust stud

NOS polished footrest hangers

NOS rear grabrail

Polished fork brace,sprocket cover, genny cover, oil pump cover, rocker cover

Pods installed

Replaced exhaust, recoated headers, (PJ1 great stuff)

Replaced all bodywork with original,

Repainted frame, hammerite, was before had sandblaster and compressor but not great but no rust

Braided lines front and back

New friction plates

Complete service

Much more like greasing parts etc, so it's good as it can be

Well anyone thats looked at my garage pics will have seen my sad looking black XJ

How she started out

This is her now

A few small jobs to do, clean and petseal the tank, one overall and final polish of the brightwork.

Then hopefully find her a new home,

What ye think?

i Shotblasted my own, glass bead does it fine,Got a five kilo bucket from machine mart, a cheapy blasting hopper, can't live without one now, sandpaper and paintstripper is a thing of the past

Well worth the investment, though the compressor will run you a bit, a company in shetland will powdercoat a frame for about 150, but they dip the frame in acid to strip it, so 230 for blasting and stripping is about right

I soda blasted the engine, amazing finish, needs nothing but a wash down and some turps for repaint

And for your tail pipes undercoat in Simoniz heat dipersant paint, topcoat in PJ1 gloss back they come out just as good as original, works on headers too, turn gloss with heat

Aye carbs need setting properly, waiting for new jets for it,, cheers for they positive replies, very proud lol

Restored as much as parts will allow, engine likely wants some new shims etc, but seems healthy enough

The turbo's first run in 18 years now the boring work starts, Bodywork lol

Well this is the 2nd of the turbo's, the first needing engine work so abandoned for now

Exhaust's were undercoated in simoniz heat dispersant and topcoated in Pj1 work's fairly well

Body work now being prepped for paint, new decals arrived from U.S. and were a very good match

What's been done so far

Full frame blast and repaint

Engine Soda blast and repaint (pj1 again Very good stuff)

Carbs overhauled

Stainless braided hoses and ebc pads upfront

Polished hangers

Much more

More to follow soon

Never say you want a bike, always say you want a project and you'll make money from it

You need to have paid subscription or upload em to photobucket i think

i've had a look, its not that much of a horror, though its been dropped it looks like it wasnt moving, dropped of its stand likely

that wire judging by it gauge was probs just a security alarm thing or kill switch, looks too thin to be the live to the battery

mileage is a worry judging by condition its done alot of long trips, exhaust seems good so maybe has been maintained

Again match the numbers

$150 to $200 is ok if you're not afraid of a wrench

do check the frame rails under that big hole they carry alot of weight and stress

Hi

I owned an Fzr with far less mileage than that, Paid 150 gbp for it, with little or no damage. 78k is alot, and by sounds it probably wasn't very well cared for, with that kind of mileage i'd

check if engine and frame numbers match

If its been thrown down the road i'd inspect the alloy frame very carefully for cracks and bends

They are pretty bulletproof, and a joy to own, but if i were you i wouldn't want to pay more than a few beers for it as it'll cost you a bit to get it back to scratch

If engine is original a rebuild will be a must, as with carbs, all bearings etc

Not a weekend job, but they are worth it, stupidly quick and handle great

Hi

The fj600 and xj600 pre diversion were much the same bike

The Fj was for the U.S market

What do you need to know?

Depends on the length of the wheelbase, an inch or so is ok, too much and will handle like a drag bike