Photos. Engine, part 1 of 2.
New portion of additional photos. XJ600 51J engine disassembling, modifying and preparing for glassblasting.
Photos. Polishing works.
Another one part of photos. XJ cafe-racer’s parts polishing.
Photos. Metalworks.
I shot a ton of photos during my XJ “Eight Ball” creation, and some photos were shot by my friends. I still have plenty of them unpublished here, so I grouped photos by categories…
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“Eight Ball”. Electrical addition.
So, it’s time to write about wiring, electrical and so on features of my bike. A couple words about wiring box first. I made it as a dual purpose thing. Box would do both: to…
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“Eight Ball” creation. Part 6. Mission Completed.
The flames of war in the East of my country were yet another reason, which has reinforced my works on the project. I am not so brave to volunteer, but should I be mobilized, it…
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“Eight Ball” creation. Part 5. Testing and so on.
Year 2014 hadn’t brought stability for Ukraine either. But people get used to everything, so in Spring I returned to my project and decided to finish it anyway. The only few important parts weren’t completed…
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“Eight Ball” creation. Part 4. Detailing.
So, the main line of my cafe’s design was found, and then became the time for bike detailing. There was Winter 2013. I had a lot of ideas, such as unusual mirror assembled from various…
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“Eight Ball” creation. Part 3. Beginning.
Year 2012 began straight with another one buying trip under snowfall. That time I planned to buy some XJ600 51J parts, including engine, carburetors, exhaust and electrical system in working condition. As result I have…
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“Eight Ball” creation. Part 2. Prologue.
The only place where I could work was a corner of my friend’s garage. All my wrenches and tool could be fitted in the one red toolbox. And I was enough skilled as mechanic, but…
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