Cafe Racer Timelapse build - Yamaha XJ 600 (FJ 600)

[@jasonronald4305]

The best thing about this build is that the motorcycle remained as close as possible to the original and that's what I appreciated the most 🔥

[@Bubbmann]

Y'kno I'm not even a motorcycle guy, I love american muscle cars. But I have the utmost respect for any person that has the mechanical skills to be able to take an old bike and turn it into something simple, clean, and original. I really admire that you're clearly just doing this in your apartment with what space and time you have. I've seen your other videos and the bikes you build are absolutely beautiful. Forget all the shiny bells and whistles. The bikes you're making are beautiful as just the raw engine on a frame that they are. Keep on keepin' on.

[@Metrobus271]

I like this build because of its basic simplicity in building it and it’s appearance. This proves the average individual can do quality work and do it on a budget.

[@nolanboyer6883]

Makes me so happy to see someone pouring love into a great old machine like this. Honestly really inspiring.

[@porkchop2723]

Very nice outcome with minimal changes (compared to professional builds). I like those common Yamaha wheels. They were same wheels on my SRX6

[@thomaspigg306]

You made a nice clean looking bike Sir!!! Back when I stripped down my KZ 1300 to a racer, I removed the front (drivers) pegs and welded attachments to the frame and ran my shifter and foot brake to the rear pegs (as well as welding the pegs solid). That way even if someone ask, I couldn't carry a rider (passenger). Put on a 6 into 1 header, pulled the guts (baffles) out of it, removed the turn indicators and everything else I could. Only had a tach on the triple tree (Ain't got no time to look at a speedo!!!). I had the drive shaft and rear hub gears changed by a pro (I'm a country boy!, I don't know anything about such stuff), and she'd top out about 165-170 m.p.h. The reason I know this... That's what I was clocked at. Lost my license for a year, had to pay a crap ton of money to the state and was told if I was ever caught speeding again with in the state they'd revoke my license permanently. Glad I wasn't ever caught afterwards.

[@dovana32]

The man at 13:43 straight up praised the lord for letting him witness this masterpiece :D

[@Luke_SkyWalk3r]

lmao!

[@ridingisfreedom8854]

Best thing about this video was how the guy that built it rode it. You can tell he's enjoying the fruits of his labour. Beautiful machine and much respect bro

[@sebmenot3628]

Étant possesseur d une xj600s de 1998, je reconnais le travail que tu as fait, et te dit BRAVO pour cette jolie transformation 👍✌

[@50shadesofgandalf92]

jvien de macheter une XJ600s 1995

[@Kinghenry_XIV]

Loved the way the project was performed...not like dismantle everything and everything at single breathe...simultaneous and neat work...handles..headlamps...tank/carb...air filter...then finish tank..finally rear end...etc... Great work...amazing mod...beautiful ride... 👍🏽

[@howey935]

Looks stunning mate you’ve done a top class job. I’d be proud as punch if I had the finished bike.

[@Jvha761]

Im not a fan of cafe racers, but its amazing how you bring that old yamaha back to life and turned it to something you love. Keep it up!

[@AyYildiz076]

This looks great! I ride a `99 Xj600 and in one or two years I also want to make a cafe racer out of it..

[@Youtubeforcedmetochangemyname]

I have a 94 and a 92 the 92 I put the rear suspension from a yzf600r thundercat on it the front is on my 94

[@molic1981]

i have the '99 yamaha xj 600 diversion seca 2 .

[@Ginga7r]

Great video mate, she looks awesome. a wee tip for you see you carb balancers get you self four wee adjustable inline screw valves and when the bike is running you can close them down to smooth the needles right out, it works a treat and you will get a far more accurate reading. Lovely bike though Sir.

[@sr7judo233]

That balancer set usually comes with the damping valves, or at least mine did.

[@georgearmaos9811]

She is gorgeous! Wonderful job there! Ride safe bud.

[@tinacool2996]

Mega 🖤 my Respekt. (my First bike was a xy 650)

[@77folgore]

Anyone could have achieved an equally good lookin result by changing the tank and the wheels. You managed to pull it off by keeping the originals and that was your true success!

[@ersonvelasco2531]

The time and effort truly pays off... Amazing bike!

[@hallobre]

I really like the fact that you keep you original tank!!! Almost all cafe racer builds use these “old school” bad quality, skinny tanks. I much rather like the “modern” twist you have it! Keep up we need more builds!!!!

[@juancarlosllorente6924]

Admirable amigo. Tienes el espiritu, la ética, inquietud y conocimientos. Me apena un poco ver que trabajas en un estacionamiento. Mucho deseo pronto puedas tener un taller mas apropiado, ventilado, cómo y seguro. Que Dios te bendiga hermano. Saludos desde Caracas, Venezuela

[@Yox81]

Pathetic...

[@elperro1968]

Juan Carlos Llorente tu mejor preocupate por tu pais y la miseria por la que pasan , no viste los carros del garage? Porsche , maseratti

[@elperro1968]

Rapist Stan venezuela its not latin america or spain 👍🏻

[@erickvillalba5985]

yo deseo que en caracas empiece un taller asi cuando acabe la crisis, seria un sueño hecho realidad tener una cafe racer, un abrazo desde anzoategui venezuela.

[@dogmaefi]

Verga que ridícula la gente que responde jaja amen mi pana no les pares bola este pana se merece un taller de primera, es un duro

[@zeng78]

这个是目前看过最好的广告视频了，看着一辆普通的老车重新焕发青春在他的灵巧的双手里从腐朽化为神奇，感觉心情一下就愉快起来了，不知道这位大神级人物是哪里的人

[@Suffolktrueblue78]

Awesome job bringing a second lease of life to the old Yamaha, very clever I like it allot.

[@danielberggren8528]

well done dude!!! i am currently modifying an xj600 from 1984. it's been quite complicated, but your video gave me a lot of inspiration now. amazing work!!!

[@vihaanchaudhary4819]

I love your work man , you're amazing and the bikes you make are awesome

[@nickwilliams1065]

Nice job, you have taken a vastly underrated bike and turned it into a thing of beauty well done. So many guys just go out and buy that look, most companies make something along those lines trying to catch the hipsters and sting them for a fortune, when they could get into something no one else has for less than half the cost of the new one. Hope the bike gives you years of pleasure.

[@soberbirch]

Very nice work! When you placed your finger on the weld right after the rear end was welded kind of scared me xD

[@TheCarablanco]

This is a very impressive build - especially instructive for those of us with few tools and no "garage" space. I went through a very similar issue; rust in the tank and crud in the carbs. Wow, that was a long time ago....

[@JosephMask]

excelente trabajo, saludos desde mexico

[@likeitornotbut5900]

For around town traffic you can't beat a cafe racer, Sweet job!

[@kai-dj2qj]

how in the world do you only have 28k subscribers. Guy testing rat traps has millions and you 28k, crazy. Great videos, keep it up.

[@TahitianRider]

Haha 28k already means a lot for me :) but thanks! :) I wish I had a youtube play button though haha

[@NinjaKid1985]

This build right here is your best one on my list! Looks, Sound... just beautifull!!!

[@netagra]

One of the nicest cafe racers, well done

[@trevormartin5459]

Lovely job,breathing new life into an old bike.Well done.

[@klada6886]

you are god of rebuild.

[@michael-il2by]

Dood... you do great work. The rust in the tank and throughout the system blew my mind. Awesome, just awesome.

[@bajovukovic8450]

My god, so perfect.

[@shedend3066]

Great job there - I had an XJ600 back in the day great little bike

[@ptitlouisdu15]

Un travail impressionant! comme à chaque fois :D

[@TahitianRider]

Merci :)

[@jasonx7726]

Vadállat a gyerek,aki megcsinálta.RESPECT!❤

[@endlessimmersion8942]

It’s very cool work, of course! but I have only one question, why have you paid so much attention to the tuning of the carburetors and the exhaust system, but you did not do the engine overhaul? regardless of its condition, cleaning channels, changing rubber bands and general diagnostics would significantly increase its lifetime and ride comfort. why not?

[@TahitianRider]

The engine has already been inspected not long before I bought the bike, I do have new set of cam cover gasket I plan to change, I will also re paint the cylinder and polish the covers. This was only the step 1 of the build ;)

[@endlessimmersion8942]

@@TahitianRider many thanks for answer! For me inspection of the engine is the most interesting and thrilling jobs of any repair of Moto or auto, so I asked for it. If it possible, please show it in the next videos!

[@efil4saaggin]

Those OG wheels on the XJ600 are beautiful! nice build!

[@alitahir8975]

damn this looks super expensive i'd love to build one of these someday with my own hands great video bro!

[@oddis188]

Super expensive? He used all chinese crap that you can get from eBay/aliexpress/wish etc.

[@inconsciencesomnolence6793]

Le talent ?????? C'est ça ! Un grand BRAVO.

[@carlosgooglemaps94]

I doubt it at the beginning (was a nice looking bike), but at the end you did a great job!!, congrats!!

[@celsoir8223]

This is the greatest quality build I've ever seen. Keep it up! You inspired me to build my 110 bobber

[@lookbelow1]

Amazing, keep up the good work!!

[@omanchk2857]

je découvre la chaine ce matin et trois vidéos plus tard,c'est sans appel,tu as beaucoup de gout man!!!tout est très réussi,chapeau!

[@deepblue839]

awesome vid! where did you learn to do all these things? have you got mechanical background or self taught with the internet?

[@TahitianRider]

thanks man! no mechanical background at all, learnt evrything from the internet ;) I have been working on bikes or ATV for 10 years though ^^

[@_0331]

@@TahitianRider yow men you got some serious talent putting that bike into life again nice work keep it up

[@mmoto2535]

@@TahitianRider which sources did you use for these informations?

[@rronaldreagan]

@@TahitianRider quick question: You seem to be french, dont you have there an anual or bianual mandatory inspection to pass? I know thats the case in germany and spain, and its the reason why so many people never customize their vehicles...because if they do, they wont pass that inspection and the police will fine you and even take your bike

[@D1XA]

@@rronaldreagan Germany is really restrict on the mods you can do on your vehicle which is really dump... You can't even change the wheels of your car without having an authentication... I live in Greece, here you can do whatever you want as long as your bike has lights, turn signals and at least your left mirror

[@rigsby-i-am1050]

Thanks for memories. I had the XJ600 for years in the early 90s.

[@serhat1371]

Beautifull and i respect the effort

[@danielriv4532]

Excellent job and the bike was visually balanced. greetings from Argentina❤❤❤

[@MRRageure]

super belle !!! beau travail, par contre je sais pas comment t'as pu faire ta synchro carb avecles aiguilles qui parte dans tout les sens. Et un petit coup de peinture sur le moteur ferai pas de mal. Sinon super vidéo ça me donne envie d'en faire une aussi !!! continue comme ça

[@spencerbrotherson9061]

This is one of the best cafe racer style builds that I've seen on KZbin . For some reason i love these old four cylinder bikes with separate carbs for each cylinder, and I'm dying to try something like this with a steampunk twist... best of luck in future builds

[@dennislie487]

Good job dude! Would love to buy that beautiful vehicle from you if i had the money 😂😍

[@zer0h0n0ur3]

i love seeing old bike rebuilt..great job man

[@dto8random]

Excellent !!!! Love it!!!!!! What do you use to paint the tires?

[@TahitianRider]

thanks :) just some tire paint pencil

[@itzFYEB]

this build is really tasteful, good job

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[@roni2671]

Tyre marker

[@blackmesa27]

ça m'apaise, merci de partager ton travail ça fait chaud au coeur

[@josephguevararodas8903]

Esta en venta? Porque esta hermoso :"v

[@harrylime5147]

I used to resurrect motorcycles I would find sitting in the backs of garages in basements or covered up in the back of the house while I was working on my job which took me from house to house to house for years. The best way I have found to remove rust from inside a fuel tank is to first remove the petcock, and then put in 100, and exact number so you know how to count them when removing, screws nuts washers, along with a few cups of kerosene. And gently rock that mixture back-and-forth holding the fuel tank at all different angles. Always use magnetic washers and nuts and screws so you can remove them from the fuel tank with a flexible magnet, then you can count them and make sure you get 100 pieces out of the fuel tank. When you are finished, place a magnet in a reachable part of the fuel tank, and leave it there forever Preferably near the petcock.That magnet will catch and hold any residual rust you may have missed that comes loose. If you are ever going to put a motorcycle into long-term storage, completely fill the fuel tank so there is no air in the tank, which is what Rusts the tank from the inside out.. Another thing I have learned especially on Yamaha XS 650 motorcycles. Check the grounding strap for the battery and where the grounding strap attaches to the frame. The XS 650 connection to the frame was not that good from the factory back in the 70s. This would cause the wire harness to melt because when the writer would use the starter button, rather than the battery ground strap to the frame completing the circuit, the wire harness with all of its tiny wires would complete the ground, and those tiny wires are just not made for carrying that many amps. The result was melted wire harnesses on two of the machines that I bought and resurrected Also smell the oil that is in the engine of last time. If it smells like gasoline, don’t even think of starting that engine on that old oil. These old bikes are known for a petcock is leaking fuel which somehow finds its way inside the engine at times. When resurrecting two-stroke street bikes. Especially three cylinder Kawasaki‘s. Just keep in mind those crank seals are old.. make sure that you can get the crank seals and a place that can rebuild the crankshaft to replace the bearings and seals on those old Kawasaki triples before you buy the machine.. I would not waste my time trying to resurrect an old CB 350 Honda twin from the late 60s into the early 70s. I was a Honda service mechanic at a very busy dealership, and my specialty was all of the 350 Hondas that came in for camshafts under warranty. Honda sent out a bulletin to all dealerships back then suggesting that the parts department keep seven top and rebuild kits including the camshaft for every 10 350s they sold.It is very rare to see a 350 Honda twin with more than 20,000 miles on the original camshaft.

[@danchenglai8122]

one man army!! OMG

[@bg-gq7bf]

Nice job. I have a 1977 gs 750 cafe racer. I wrapped the exhaust with a similar wrap to yours, after 18 months the exhaust was like swiss cheese. The wrap holds water if you ride in the rain. I really regret using it now

[@MujoNovak]

I watch on 0.25 speed

[@raihanhaidar582]

That turn signal on the front just like cherry on top of a cake man.. Bracket with lamp and other just fit real well there.. I should try make some too on my daymaker. Yours still beat my racer tho :D glad to find your project. Thank you and please do enjoy your ride and ride safely.

[@samleptitbelge1709]

Tu les vends parfois ? On ne sait jamais qu'un jour, si j'avais le budget .. ;)

[@TahitianRider]

Haha je vais surement en vendre certaines oui ;)

[@NelsonRobiquet]

Tu connais pas quelqu'un comme toi en métropole qui fait ce genre de meule? J'en veux une aussi xD

[@TahitianRider]

Nelson Robiquet je suis en métropole ;)

[@NelsonRobiquet]

C'est intéressant ça! T'es en région parisienne?

[@TahitianRider]

Nelson Robiquet oui !

[@crxlover]

Great job, you show a brilliant way to change the old motocycle to a great classic!

[@MakeItOrLetItBe]

what the hack? what kind of garage is that?

[@TahitianRider]

it's the "no garage" garage haha

[@Chris-yy7qc]

Garageception

[@arkaroy8746]

Marselli Davide r u looking for garage over here..

[@palohempat6497]

semua benda nak buat cafe racer.. motor asal dah lawa dah.. dah ada nilai estetik..

[@fauzfnd]

i like your bike, the style, effort. but sory to say, i dont like your rims XD

[@19Deamon12]

An incredible famous job! These timelapses dont show how much work is in it. Adoreable! Great stuff :)!

[@danhousene]

track music 4:10 please tks

[@realbadasssss2333]

Joakimkraud-dream

[@cichy47]

Despite mods were minor the overall effect is amazing. I had FJ600 with plans to change it into CR but that didn't work out - thank to you I can see how amazing It might look.

[@scottpawley1143]

Well done buddy that looks 100 times better than a XJ you have done yourself proud fair play from a Brit biker

[@yunkamisato6614]

Best modification ive seen in old XJ 600 good job dude

[@ClearBrookExotics]

SO satisfying to watch. I wish I had the skills to do this.

[@z250]

かっこいいね！ こんな動画見ちゃうと、またバイクに乗りたくなっちゃうな。

[@slayer04031974]

Awesome build and I couldn't help but laugh at the life support temporary fuel line and bottle to test the engine. That was a really smart idea to keep the project going 💪👍

[@Enri_07]

Awesome work, the exhaust wrap and exhaust note are sick!

[@adsheridan]

Fantastic workmanship and a brilliant result, wonderful!

[@rizzorides2490]

I don't know why, but I live the tank on that bike; glad you were able to salvage it!

[@paulpz04]

I just wanna be your wrench fetcher and get to witness this artwork first hand...4 stars my friend!!!!

[@TahitianRider]

Thanks bro!!

[@Stevo736]

You made a great job of it, really transformed the bike.

[@m96920]

What a great sculpture job, a piece of art for real!!! Here in Greece, it is almost impossible even to find an engineer to regulate 4 cylinders carburators. This is why i stopped to ride theese bikes :(

[@dehensen5312]

Oh man.. what u've done to the bike is something like Thor who save the universe! Awesome job man👍👍👍

[@stephanemotobec2601]

Ah ouais quand même ! Sacré taff avec si peu de place ! Comme quoi quand on a la motivation. Bravo !

[@fraserking2568]

Excellent skill. Watched every second in awe. Magnificent work...

[@1punkmonkey]

Such a cool build, and very tastefully done. Good job!

[@Russ14n.]

I find it relaxing watching time laps builds of motorcycles

[@marstron5057]

love the yamaha and your dedication shows so following your work and hope to learn more

[@Dksnfam]

Most important of all - SOUNDS FANTASTIC! Almost as good as my 67 Triumph Daytona.

[@graememorrison333]

i had one of these. a wonderful and very underrated bike. PS nice conversion !

[@Steyreon]

really nice, man! I had a XJ 650 racer , now a XJ 900 one...but I prefer the smaller, shorter bikes, better for the city. Good work!

[@danfarrell8958]

The cross brace at the rear of the frame is a structural member that increases the rigidity of the frame, when you just cut it off you weaken the frame which may cause cracks at welds at other joints.

[@romaincgd9483]

carrement folle cette preparation!! super propre.... vu d'ou tu es parti c'est un petit bijou

[@n0b0dy_c4res]

I feel like this video single handedly doubled the price of pre diversion xjs 😆 Excellent job

[@kierenstein]

I just love your builds!! Please never stop

[@BloodEagle.]

That is absolutely clean. Couldn't even imagine how much one of those would cost

[@Mouaisjsaispas]

Quel travail magnifique, bravo à toi ! Sinon la Porsche bleue dans ton garage est juste sublime, un grand classique !

[@ACECafeBikes]

Another well done build. XJs are so cool!

[@hunterbiden7391]

Really nice looking bike. Good job. Looks like the French Quarter.

[@guillaumemossino5215]

Bravo belle détermination pour faire tout ça en parking + balcon !

[@bigsea1306]

Great job im working on a 1990 yamaha radian right now great bikes.