[Otto_Ing]

FJ...I like the side panels in black (wouldn't have thought so, till I saw them). I was also visualizing that rear fender in black...it would almost disappear under the red seat, and maybe add a little more vintage profile. Anyone have any thoughts?
...Jimmy

Interesting Idea...photoshoped it for you on FJ bike.

[SSdriver]

Okay Otto I like it...now how about that weld seam across the bottom of the tank?
...Jimmy

[Arizoni]

If the weld seam is really a bother, with a strip of masking or painters tape to protect the red paint where the fillet radius starts, it could be painted flat black.

[gizzo]

One day?!?  I hope that 700km was round-trip!

Yep, a round trip  . I'm not tough enough to do 1400 in a day, for sure.
I recorded my worst ever fuel consumption on one leg of this trip: 200km at 70-75mph into a stiff headwind returned 4.6 litres/100km, or 50mpg.

Have a great summer, FJ!

[SSdriver]

Not sure...I kinda like it.
Hope FJ don't mind us modifying his machine!
Cheers...Jimmy

[mevocgt]

One day?!?  I hope that 700km was round-trip!

It's under 500 miles.  That's a good day trip..??

[mattsz]

It's under 500 miles.  That's a good day trip..??

Agreed... for a round-trip! 

[Otto_Ing]

Put beastie together and took her for a spin....

....need to lift up that exhaust somehow.

[ace.cafe]

Put beastie together and took her for a spin....

....need to lift up that exhaust somehow.

Shot balls look pretty natural on there.
 

[Otto_Ing]

Shot balls look pretty natural on there.
 

I like the shot balls, they seem to be doing something.

Any clue how to bend the end of the header couple of degrees up?

[ace.cafe]

I like the shot balls, they seem to be doing something.

Any clue how to bend the end of the header couple of degrees up?

You need an adapter. Attempting to bend a chrome pipe will crack the chrome immediately.
There might be one available at CMW or Hitchcock for the trials bikes.

[Otto_Ing]

You need an adapter. Attempting to bend a chrome pipe will crack the chrome immediately.
There might be one available at CMW or Hitchcock for the trials bikes.

It's stainless. I want to avoid the adapter... maybe I weld something on the Megaphone.

[ace.cafe]

It's stainless. I want to avoid the adapter... maybe I weld something on the Megaphone.

If it is stainless, you can take it to a muffler shop and have them make a slight bend on it.
If it is very slight, it may not even make a distortion on the pipe shape.

[Otto_Ing]

Made some videos, 

1. Shows the mod's done to the bike. Sorry about the music but the little camera's sound was very noisy and I had to put something in there.

https://youtu.be/WbSyjsVGoJI

2. Tried to capture 0-60...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GCZfm4aw6FY

3. Fast run on a straight...reaching some 88-89 mph.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OqKRWqvTRMQ

[REvs]

Great videos! Impressive!

Thanks for sharing!