Another one done

oldjapanesebikes · Post by **oldjapanesebikes** » Tue Mar 07, 2017 5:04 pm

Just finishing up another J. Need the snow to clear and for it to warm up a bit before I can do a road test. It is currently -13C ......

keithbailey · Post by **keithbailey** » Tue Mar 07, 2017 5:10 pm

looks stunning

malky · Post by **malky** » Tue Mar 07, 2017 5:16 pm

Nice !

teazer · Post by **teazer** » Tue Mar 07, 2017 6:18 pm

Sweet restoration Ian. How do you like the sound of that Strader 3 into 1 exhaust. Mine sounded great https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6L6N_MYfuNY or on the dyno https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dJNrVqKLYRA

oldjapanesebikes · Post by **oldjapanesebikes** » Tue Mar 07, 2017 11:37 pm

teazer wrote:Sweet restoration Ian. How do you like the sound of that Strader 3 into 1 exhaust.

Thanks ! It does sound pretty good, although I am having trouble getting a good seal to the header box. I plan to take it apart again tomorrow and seal it again. I sent you an email a few days ago - did you have a chance to give it a look ? Thx !

BAZ · Post by **BAZ** » Wed Mar 08, 2017 1:39 am

Love it and the way the snow complements it..

Alan H · Post by **Alan H** » Wed Mar 08, 2017 7:19 am

Very nice resto Ian, but how will you live with the non standard exhaust?

Saved you a load of money tho' so needs must!

yeadon_m · Post by **yeadon_m** » Wed Mar 08, 2017 10:03 am

Looks fantastic, as ever, Ian!
Too blinking cold for me, though.
Mike

oldjapanesebikes · Post by **oldjapanesebikes** » Wed Mar 08, 2017 2:03 pm

Thank you everyone. I have one more 'J' still to be restored which I will try and complete for 2018. As always, you will be able to follow along on my web site.

The cost of having a full 'J' exhaust repaired and re-chromed over here is just mental when you consider what I could sell the completed bike for here in Canada. I'd be lucky to get the equivalent of £4000, which is why so many Canadian (and US) bikes have been bought up and shipped to Japan and the UK.

My plan is to ride it for a couple of years and then sell it on. I've had the Strader exhaust sitting in a box for years waiting for a suitable victim to install it on, and it just seemed to suit the colour !

It also weighs next to nothing when compared to the original system - there is actually a delta of 13.2 kg (29.2 lb) between the weight of the stock vs. the Strader.

teazer · Post by **teazer** » Thu Mar 09, 2017 4:02 pm

oldjapanesebikes wrote:
teazer wrote:Sweet restoration Ian. How do you like the sound of that Strader 3 into 1 exhaust.
Thanks ! It does sound pretty good, although I am having trouble getting a good seal to the header box. I plan to take it apart again tomorrow and seal it again. I sent you an email a few days ago - did you have a chance to give it a look ? Thx !

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