Don’t do it! Threading the inside is not safe. Press out the shafts and swap them. Also don’t cut the bump stops off the lower tree instead remove the stop on the head tube and replace with two smaller ones to the outside to match the new tree.
Jish my Friend. When you started on the 125, I thought...perfect starter bike to dive into the Cafe` Racer guild. Easy learning platform, cheaper to make mistakes on and correct and a perfect base to hone your techniques, learn and refine your abilities for future more complex builds. With that knowledge in your mental database, you are taking on the new XJ650 with so much more confidence than when you first started the 125. I applaud your foresight, whether intended or not, to start small and build up from there. I see the vision and the drive you've got with this new build and it's sure to help perfect your techniques. Furthermore..../you're still using the 125 as a learning platform with the electrical issues and going the route you're going with it. All this knowledge is feeding better and better builds as time goes on. I applaud you, your stick with it attitude will produce awesome bikes and who knows......you may rank right up there with some of the current greats in time. Cheers my Friend and it's great to see a new video from you. From the States, Zip~
Zip! What a wonderful comment to have! Thank you so much for the kind words. Im still new to it all and the only way to learn is try and try again. I do feel better going into this build over the first and already enjoying the process! i just love to build. Much love!
@@jishh hi I was wondering what bike you use for the front forks I have the same bike a 1980 xj650 Maxim Yamaha an wanna change the front forks out but don’t know what would fit
I picked up my own xj650 a few weeks ago and am going to start building next summer. It already runs, so going to have a bit of fun for a while before feeling out exactly how I want to tweak this one. Good luck, looking forward to your progress!
Something helpful when disassembling front forks: loosen the slider through the bottom of the forks before loosening the triple tree clamps. Much easier. I hope this helps. I ride a 1980 XJ650G MAXIM. It has been very reliable and is easy to service and repair. Great bike for a senior rider, it's easy to plck up in case of a tip over in a parking lot
Might I suggest that any time you're working on the handlebars/steering head, cover the tank with an old blanket. All it takes is one dropped ratchet or screwdriver and your tank will bear the scar.
For everything Japanese, you want JIS screwdrivers. They're not always sold as JIS, but order yourself some Vessel brand screwdrivers. It's the Japanese version of a Philips screw. If you've got the right tool, you'll get even rusty screws out much more often than rounding them, as has been already done on your headlight and front master cylinder.
Get a stem from cognitomoto, I’ve got one on my xv750 cafe project. Really nice guys to deal with, best bang for your buck don’t mess around trying to get the current stem threaded and putting a bolt in it, it won’t be strong enough and you will end up in a lot of trouble! All the best
I did consider this but after taking the stem to a machinist he did a check over and said if i went with an M16 thread it will still have enough thickness to not have any trouble as the walls are pretty thick. ill show it all in the next video!
The triumph forks have an unusually large offset (distance front to back from stem and fork leg centres) of 46mm. I guess it'll be more than stock. Can tend to make the bike slower steering if so
I was bored anyway. Need to go shoot the sunrise rn (4am) and what better way to kill time and ward off sleep than watch one of your build vids 😌 The fork looks freaking amazing!
I've got a 1981 maxim that's been turned into a bobber that sits REALLY low. Thinking of putting a different set of forks on it to raise the front end so my exhaust has more clearance. Any ideas?
Pretty much guess ( and a little bit of luck ) but mostly research buddy! i just looked at the parts you can buy like head stock bearings and found what was closest to the original :)
Why don’t you check the base of the stems diameters. Is there the same you can use a press to remove the original one and put it into your new front end.
Hey maybe you or someone here could help me : I got a cbf 125 (2009) After a crash 2week ago ( very low damage ) i'm looking to transform it in café racer but i don't really know what should i start for ? Any advice ?
It still has the locking collar under the top yoke. its just a bolt threaded on the inside rather than the outside thats going to be different. if anything it should be stronger as the aluminium one that it currently has is pants and ill be going with a billet steel one
Anymore, when somebody puts loud music in their video, I dislike it and don't come back. Could be some of the coolest shit I've ever seen, could be music I like... bye.
the time and money factor is the problem here. i took the stem to a machinist and he did a check over and said if i went with an M16 thread it will still have enough thickness to not have any trouble as the walls are pretty thick. ill show it all in the next video!
Love the material. Gives me a starting point on my build. I have a 83 xj750 and a 06 R6 that I want to smash together and make a beautiful baby out of them. The heart and suspension of the R6 and the Bones of the 83 xj. Going for a very quick cafe.
