That's a beauty Roy and you're one of the stalwarts on the XR1200 owners group site. You are never a braggard or pretentious. You just make everyone such as myself feel at home and welcomed.
no starter motor lag , that most xr1200 owners like myself experience . as someone replaced the stock undersized battery cables with larger battery cables sized for the amperage load required to crank 1200cc of the xr's compression ...good job and thank your mechanic for the detail and time spent as every motorcycle and new car desperately need proper size battery cables as all have been under sized for 30 years or more since I started servicing on vehicles of all types as the price of copper goes up and so does the sales of Automotive starters for everything garden tractor lawn mowers motorcycles pickups and cars. Years ago I doubled the size of the starter cables on my 1972 Ford LTD with a 400 motor and dropped the starting amperage from 375 amps down to 175 cold cranking amps and never had to buy another starter motor for it again. So I would imagine the starter on this XR 1200 will last many times longer then most of the others
Hey Roy, this is Gary from the old Perkin-Elmer days. I just bought a 2009 XR1200 myself and stumbled across your video. Right-on brother! Glad to see you still have the XR1000 too!!! Hope all is terrific for you these days...stay well buddy.
Gary…so nice to hear from you!, what a blast from the past!, I hope you are well. I remember your wicked fast FZR (I think that’s what it was). Congrats on getting a XR1200, I think it’s one of the best sportsters ever made, but it can take a bit of effort to get it to handle right. I’m a moderator at the XR1200 Owners Group site, I invite you to join up, if you would like to, lots of good information to be had there. Perkin Elmer, what a great time I had there…I can’t believe it was so long ago, I haven’t been in touch with anyone from there, so good to hear from you, take care. Regards, Roy
@@royvazquez1244 Fabulous! DONE! See you on the XR1200 Owner's Group site. So glad we're reconnected! Yes, it was the 1990 FZR1000, many bikes ago, what a hoot! :-)
J. Thank you for the kind comment, I appreciate you for saying that. The bike is like a piece of clay to a sculpture, you mold it to get the final result you’re looking for
Hello Roy. Very nice improvement of your xr1200, congratulations Roy! 👍 Regarding the magnificent öhlins fork, how did you go about adapting the original xr brake calipers? Thank you for your reply. Cordially.
Luc, thank you for your comment, the forks I used were from a XR1200X model, they were sent out and converted with Ohlins internal parts, so the fitment of the brake calipers was very easy, they fit into the stock location. Regards Roy
what brand of front forks as they look like ohlins that would have cost $5000 and probably are since the rear shocks are ohlins gas with adjustable rebound and compression costing $1500 per pare and an ohins steering damper costing $750 ..the seat pad is custom as i paid $300 for a jell seat for my xr ..those pipe are ths same steve storz uses building custom xr street trackers .. steve storz is a retired american flat track racing veteran of the Harley XR750R that brad "the bullet "baker wins races on today...so you all are probably looking at around $14,000 altogether adding the italian alloy wheels of just aftermarket bolt-on accessories that can easily become an addiction once you see all the goodies that are available of your investment you will never get back when you trade one in...
Thank you for your kind comment, you have a very keen eye on what was done to my XR1200, and you are pretty close to what I have invested into that motorcycle, I just wanted to take the standard bike up to the next level in handling and performance, and I'm very please with the way it turned out. I have saved all the original parts, and If I ever decided to sell it, I would put the bike back into it's stock configuration, and sell all the aftermarket goodies separately, again, Thank you for your comment. Regards Roy
That is good looking and sounding pipes, mine are stock and a bit too quiet, but that's better than too loud I got to sit on stock seat but of course they wouldn't work out a trade for my saddlemen seat that sucks, didn't know Corbin makes one
Hello, I'd like to ask a few questions. Thanks a lot 1. What is the brand of the rim? 2. How much does it cost? 3. What are the dimensions of the front and rear wheels?
Those wheels are made by an Italian company called Marchesini, they are made out of aluminum, the rear wheel measures 5.5 inches wide by 17 inches in diameter, the front wheel is also 17 inches in diameter but 3 inches wide, they are painted gold at the factory, you can get quite a few different colors if you want.
Chris, from day number 1, I found the suspension on my 2009 model was severely lacking, so I sourced a set of Big Piston Forks from the X model xr1200x, I then sent those forks to a suspension shop in North Carolina, USA where some additional magic was performed. They upgraded the fork pistons from new ones from a Italian company called Andreani, and new Ohlins springs and fluid, after these upgrades were performed, the bike handled soooo much better, like it was on rails, I couldn’t be happier with the results. Thanks for watching and commenting on my video, I invite you to join us over at XR1200ownersgroup.com, a great source of information, if your interested.
Looks and sounds great! That bike sure has a lot of upgrades. How did you get your Corbin saddle to sit so flush to the cowling? Mine has a little gap. Also, where did you get that tail light?
Michael, thanks for checking out my video, I didn't really do anything special to the Corbin solo seat, just installed everything according to the instructions and it seemed to fit fine. I never liked how the stock rear tail light sticked out so far, so I found a low profile LED taillight from Kuryakyn part #5436 that sits almost flush with the seat cowl, it was plug and play, and cost around $90.00
Santa, thanks for your comment, you have a very good eye, the triple trees on my bike have been upgraded to a set from Twin Motorcycles in The Netherlands. They have a negative 1 and 1/2 degree rake to them, versus the 0 degree rake that the stock triple tree has. Makes it better for turning in. I appreciate your comment Regards Roy
JM, thanks a lot for your kind comment, the front fender and the steering stabilizer are indeed from the Vance and Hines race kit, I wish I had the rest of the kit to go with it. The stock rubber engine mounts were replaced with ones from Drag Specialties, they are stiffer than stock, but not as stiff as the polyurethane ones from Vance and Hines, I heard that they made for a lot more vibrations, and I didn’t want that, so that’s why I went with the DS ones. Regards Roy
Hey buddy I see your CT I am too, just got an 09 xr1200 and want that exhaust! Where did you buy it and what’s the name of it martacini? Haha Thank you!
James, thanks for your comment, I’m from the northwest of the state , lots of good riding up route 7, except when the leaf peepers are out. Congrats on getting a XR1200, I think it’s the best sportster that Harley ever made, and I’m glad I got one!, unfortunately most of the aftermarket parts for the bike have dried up, you’re lucky if you find stuff on eBay, that’s where I got my current exhaust system from. A company called BuB, made a limited number of systems for the XR1200 before they went out of business, they were made in chrome, or in black. I invite to join the XR1200 Owners Group, you’ll find a bunch of like minded individuals there, and maybe you’ll find a decent aftermarket exhaust system in their classified section. Another option would be the Italian system made by Termignoni, my wheels were made by Marchesini, I didn’t even know how to pronounce it in my video. Regards Roy
I haven’t had a heat issue yet...they, most definitely are hotter than stock, but they do have heat shields built into them, and if you have a fuel tuner like I have (Dynojet Power Vision) it’s not running lean like the stock fuel map does. Thanks for your comment
Bill, that is an after market air box from Twin Motorcycles in The Netherlands, it’s called the HPA airbox (high performance airbox), quite a few years ago, they were about $400, don’t know what they sell for now. Do you have an XR1200?, are you thinking of doing some mods to it?
@@royvazquez1244 I don't have one yet, but i'm on the lookout as I shuffle play funds around. I think I may do a cam change with some beefier valvetrain parts, like to see 110 rwhp.
Jonathan, thank you for your comment, what I did was take my silver fuel cap off the bike and I painted it with satin black spray paint, I think it turned out ok. If you haven’t already, why don’t you think about joining the XR1200 Owners Group, there is lots of good info there about all of the XR1200’s Regards Roy
It was part of the Vance and Hines race kit that was available back then, unfortunately it’s no longer available. It included a Ohlins damper and bracketry made by V&H. I invite you to join the XR1200 Owners Group and post a wanted to buy ad in the classified section. Regards Roy
Jim, thank you for your comment, one question for you…why so little miles on it? I invite you to join up over at the XR1200 Owners Group site and place a classified ad over there for your bike, post up some pictures of your bike and a good description, it’s winter time here in the northeast, so you might have better luck when Springtime comes around. Regards Roy
@@royvazquez1244 it was a barn find. An older gentleman bought it hoping to race it. He got some sort of health condition that caused his early death. His wife kept it in the garage. Years later she had some work done in her house. The contractor seen the bike and asked her about it. The contractor is a friend of a friend. So I bought it from him. I have 4 motorcycle's so I don't ride it enough. I live in Pottsville Pennsylvania. What's the name of your forum?
Ronaldo, the stock shocks on all XR1200 is 14 inches (measured from eye to eye). I replaced the stock shocks with ones that are 16 inches, eye to eye, from a company called Ohlins, the model number is 852. It made a huge difference in the handling of the motorcycle, like it’s on rails! Thanks for commenting on my video 🙂
Joe, thanks for your inquiry ( don’t know if your serious or joking), but with the suspension, tuner, exhaust and lightweight aluminum wheels, I probably have more than 18 thousand into that bike, I got it to where it truly is dialed in to my liking so I don’t think I’ll be selling it anytime soon. If your serious…shoot me an offer, you never know..
@@user-cl9ds4hv8l from a forum member on the XR1200 Owners Group website who was selling these Bub exhaust that he had for a long time. The Company is out of business, so you can't get them new anymore, I was really lucky to get them.
