Nice looking bike that. If its original I may well be coming to you for information.
I think it may be time on this forum to have an x5 and an x7 section. What do the administrators think?.
Thanks for posting the pictures john
x7 project
- RickyPell50
- Posts: 382
- Joined: Tue Jul 02, 2013 11:18 am
- Location: Scunthorpe,Lincolnshire
Re: x7 project
Hi John I restored the bike a few years ago because it had sat in my mothers garage from 1980 until 2001 but it had never been apart before that so it was easy to see where everything went back. Engine is still on original bores but had the crank rebuilt as the big ends went..............Rick
Re: x7 project
hi
felt like doing a bit today so rebuilt the forks, reground stanchions and new seals etc, went for the brushed lacquered finish on the legs as oppose to the polished look, I think it gives more of an original appearance.....
does anyone know where I can acquire a set of original handlebars???
cheers
john
felt like doing a bit today so rebuilt the forks, reground stanchions and new seals etc, went for the brushed lacquered finish on the legs as oppose to the polished look, I think it gives more of an original appearance.....
does anyone know where I can acquire a set of original handlebars???
cheers
john
Re: x7 project
hi ricky
can you remember where you acquired the rear shocks from on the x7 rebuild.....they look very nice...
cheers
john
can you remember where you acquired the rear shocks from on the x7 rebuild.....they look very nice...
cheers
john
Re: x7 project
bit of an update..
Re: x7 project
the bike is coming along nicely, bit to quick though it was meant to be a project for this coming winter...
more next week..
more next week..
- Gary66
- Posts: 710
- Joined: Sun Jan 05, 2014 10:53 am
Re: x7 project
Yeh we have all said that " here's my winter project" then finished it before winter even arrives
Re: x7 project
A few more new and refinished bit added,
front guard, headlamp bowl, indicators, foot pegs rubbers (the rhs one was a right nuisance to source...) rear light etc...
should be a little bit more done next weekend, took the brake pedal, rear brake cable arm, a set of suzuki bars I managed to obtain and a few other bits and pieces to the chromers Wednesday gone and they claim they will be ready for collection this coming Thursday......we shall wait and see....not holding my breath...
front guard, headlamp bowl, indicators, foot pegs rubbers (the rhs one was a right nuisance to source...) rear light etc...
should be a little bit more done next weekend, took the brake pedal, rear brake cable arm, a set of suzuki bars I managed to obtain and a few other bits and pieces to the chromers Wednesday gone and they claim they will be ready for collection this coming Thursday......we shall wait and see....not holding my breath...
-
- Posts: 205
- Joined: Tue Apr 05, 2016 11:00 pm
- Location: Oldham
Re: x7 project
I like the look of them fork bottoms, im thinking of doing mine in the not to distant future on the 750, how do you get that finish???