Bought my '81 XJ650 for $350. It had been sitting for three years. I rebuilt the carbs, front brake caliper, master cyl, starter, fork dampener assy, got new tires, replaced OEM brake lines with new from HEL. Replaced OEM headlight relay with solid state relay from Comagination. Replaced OEM flasher with standard flasher from Pep Boys; except auto cancelling feature no longer works. Replaced old rusty hardware with new stainless. Now I have one great bike.
lol dude i just bought the same bike 81 650 midnight special except everything ran perfectly almost perfect condition all original color and the only thing wrong with it was the the blinkers and the brake like were screwed, and i bought it off the guy for 850. i got i hell of a deal i think
The switch assemble can be fixed by turning the assemble so that the switch is pointing up.then spray contact cleaner down it until it starts to work again.Also check the fuse box fuse.You can by contact cleaner at radio shack.
yea all i did to fix it was pop off the blinker relay and kinda sand the contacts lightly to get off any heavy corrosion and gave it a couple shots of contact cleaner now they work like beauties
i just bought this bike same year and evertything seems to run well anysubjectuions to what i should look out for or need to fix or update on this bike thank you and by the way it looks and sounds great keep up the good work
i have it in Original condition.. chk ma vido
hassanaliqazilbash 3 months ago
Bought my '81 XJ650 for $350. It had been sitting for three years. I rebuilt the carbs, front brake caliper, master cyl, starter, fork dampener assy, got new tires, replaced OEM brake lines with new from HEL. Replaced OEM headlight relay with solid state relay from Comagination. Replaced OEM flasher with standard flasher from Pep Boys; except auto cancelling feature no longer works. Replaced old rusty hardware with new stainless. Now I have one great bike.
hootinouts 9 months ago
Any idea where to find new exhaust for this bike? I have one too, the only issue is there are rust holes in the exhaust.
cherylarogers 11 months ago
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cherylarogers 11 months ago
aww sh*t - i liked the red....
godslittlehelpa 11 months ago
@xj650rj I have returnd the bike to it`s original 1981 look.Black is in.
Trapper100 1 year ago
This is the smoothest idling XJ I've ever heard.
jimz1234 2 years ago
After I made this video one of the high speed jets fell in the flout bowl.The bike jerked liked crazy.But I fixed it.
Trapper100 2 years ago
i have the same bike. have you found anyplace on the web that has information about the bike?
canopaint1 2 years ago
You are thinking about the inside?I used PRO-15 made in Canada.You can watch a video from lunmad and see how he fixed his tank.
Trapper100 2 years ago
lol dude i just bought the same bike 81 650 midnight special except everything ran perfectly almost perfect condition all original color and the only thing wrong with it was the the blinkers and the brake like were screwed, and i bought it off the guy for 850. i got i hell of a deal i think
spanishdude234 2 years ago
The switch assemble can be fixed by turning the assemble so that the switch is pointing up.then spray contact cleaner down it until it starts to work again.Also check the fuse box fuse.You can by contact cleaner at radio shack.
Trapper100 2 years ago
yea all i did to fix it was pop off the blinker relay and kinda sand the contacts lightly to get off any heavy corrosion and gave it a couple shots of contact cleaner now they work like beauties
spanishdude234 2 years ago
i just bought this bike same year and evertything seems to run well anysubjectuions to what i should look out for or need to fix or update on this bike thank you and by the way it looks and sounds great keep up the good work
wendellcrossley 2 years ago
would look cooler, i think, without windshield.
MotorcycleEcstasy 3 years ago
dude nice bike for 800 bucks. great job 8^)
MotorcycleEcstasy 3 years ago
I will be painting the tank black.I think red sucks.
Trapper100 3 years ago
I was just going to suggest that!
kalburiumstormbreath 3 years ago
You got a good buy there Trapper100, and it sounds ok :-)
I like Henry Fords idea of "as long as its black" which makes your tank the wrong colour :-D
It looks as you still have good weather to ride it, over here the rain is starting and its getting cold :-(
lunmad 3 years ago