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Let's get naked!
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Nah let's better not, might get ugly. But here's what I did with my bike today: I'm drivin' a 1987 Yamaha XJ600 51J and I have to admit that I didn't really like the looks of it. Here's how it used to look:
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And since I had some spare time today I decided to do something about it. I took off the front part, bought a new headlight and am now a proud owner of a unique Yamaha XJ600 51J Naked Bike! 
 
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I think it looks just awesome, way better than before. Never thought that this bike would look so hot nekked. Sure, I don't have no windshield anymore but what the hey, it even feels different when driving. What do you think?
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"Life is not a journey to the grave with the intention of arriving safely in one
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If you get a kilt it'll feel even more different while driving.
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There's a reason you don't work for their design teams...
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Originally posted by Superchicken:
There's a reason you don't work for their design teams...
Ignore the chicken. It looks much better naked! Kudos!
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Curse your sudden but inevitable betrayal!
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Nice headlights baby...
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Originally posted by D'Espice:
What do you think?
If it's not broken, don't fix it. 
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If its all the same to you guys I'm getting naked.
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Looks better, less weight.
Save the fairing though.... that style might come back in pretty soon, seeing as how the 80s camaros/firechickens are so hot at the moment....
- Rob
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Mac Elite
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Originally posted by: D'Espice
Let's get naked!
OK. everyone but you can get naked!
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Originally posted by MacMan4000:
OK. everyone but you can get naked!
Tripod  - leaving me all curious 'n stuff!
Okay, I liked the bike better before than after, too, but then again, I'm not much of a motorcycle fan to begin with...
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Originally posted by Ois�n:
Tripod - leaving me all curious 'n stuff!
Trust me; it's better that you not see that graphic.
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"Yields a falsehood when preceded by its quotation" yields a falsehood when preceded by its quotation.
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Put a "TypeR" sticker on it and a large muffler.
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Nice modification, looks similar to some of the retail naked street bikes. I personally own a 2002 Bandit S, and love the look of it quite a bit. Though it does have a windshield, and I can't imagine getting rid of that. Wind sucks at 70mph and above.
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Professional Poster
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Originally posted by demograph68:
If it's not broken, don't fix it.
was gonna say that myself =P haha ... not bad though in all seriousness .. and it's unique!
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No trees were killed in the sending of this message. However, a large number of electrons were terribly inconvenienced.
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Mac Elite
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Originally posted by george68:
Looks better, less weight.
Save the fairing though.... that style might come back in pretty soon, seeing as how the 80s camaros/firechickens are so hot at the moment....
- Rob
Oh I will save it for now. Maybe sell it on eBay some day, goes for 30-40 bucks which almost pays for the new headlight.
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"Life is not a journey to the grave with the intention of arriving safely in one
pretty and well preserved piece, but to skid across the line broadside,
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Originally posted by rozwado1:
If you get a kilt it'll feel even more different while driving.
You know, that sounds suspiciously like a bet! 
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"Life is not a journey to the grave with the intention of arriving safely in one
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i like your little mod.
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I'm a sucker for the simplicity of old Nortons, BSAs and Triumphs and tend to have a problem with the Ninja-fication of bikes. So strip it down. Keep it simple.
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I found another pic of my bike cause it actually does look good with the fairing on the above picture. So here's how weird it really used to look:
I drove around a bit today, everybody tells me that it does look better now than it used to. It used to look old, really old (which it kinda is), now it doesn't anymore
Mission accomplished
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"Life is not a journey to the grave with the intention of arriving safely in one
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Thread does not deliver 
Nice bike though! Cool pictures.
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Originally posted by ryju:
Thread does not deliver
Trust me, you don't want anybody in here to get naked...
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