refreshing a JPN

jimbo · Jan 7, 2019

refreshing a JPN here are some photos
first the previous owner and the bike

jimbo · Jan 7, 2019

some polishing and regelcoating

ssnorton71 · Jan 7, 2019

When you restored yours where did you get a replacement seat cover? Thanks John 908 510-3051 I have 2 I want to restore.

jimbo · Jan 7, 2019

ssnorton71 said:
When you restored yours where did you get a replacement seat cover? Thanks John 908 510-3051 I have 2 I want to restore.

I am going to use the cover I have, but will have some other JPN correct parts left over.

grandpaul · Jan 8, 2019

ssnorton71 said:
When you restored yours where did you get a replacement seat cover? Thanks John 908 510-3051 I have 2 I want to restore.

I had two of them made from about a dozen photos I found all over the interweb. They look near perfect.

jimbo · Jan 21, 2019

some more photos, probably start it tomorrow. Its a hard kicker! It has funny stripes on the fuel cap cover, not sure if I want to keep them. The body is out getting stripes.

gortnipper · Jan 21, 2019

Not stock, but cool. I would keep them as a nod to the personal history of the bike. Unless you are targeting the rivet counters.

Danno · Jan 21, 2019

Neither is the finned ignition cover, but also cool.

jimbo · Jan 21, 2019

gortnipper said:
Not stock, but cool. I would keep them as a nod to the personal history of the bike. Unless you are targeting the rivet counters.

I am making sure that there are plenty of rivets on this for them(or me) to count!

jimbo · Jan 21, 2019

Danno said:
Neither is the finned ignition cover, but also cool.

yea I will probably take it off. but not sure

Fast Eddie · Jan 22, 2019

The cap reminds me of a gypsy caravan or canal boat !

I’d take it off personally. But that’s only IMHO.

jimbo · Feb 3, 2019

FYI The battery tray side cover DZUS receptacle # 06-4066 is for a MK3 ,it fits into the air box bracket located towards the top of the box. It will not work on the MK2A . The MK2A has a thicker rectangle hole in front of the battery tray and it will not fit. The MK2A needs a part number 06-4066/7 . The "C" clamp was used to squeeze the plastic down in order for it be snapped into place.

jimbo · Feb 5, 2019

Got the stripes on, found a set extremely rare optional plastic headlight covers.

Danno · Feb 5, 2019

Those may have been illegal in the US back in the day. I seem to remember E-Jags getting a headlight redesign to conform.

850commando · Feb 6, 2019

the canadian models also had just the headlights without covers.

jimbo · Feb 6, 2019

The headcovers were a haha ,

Had them lying around for another project, the JPN's never had them. Cleaned up the real headlights and blew through the silver reflector plating on one trying to get a mark off

. FYI, If you want to make a set off factory headlight mounts for a JPN start off with a couple 5/34" Lucas headlight shells and cut off the bowls!

grandpaul · Feb 6, 2019

Well, that's definitely one way to do it!

jimbo · Feb 6, 2019

grandpaul said:
Well, that's definitely one way to do it!

how was yours?

grandpaul · Feb 7, 2019

jimbo said:
how was yours?

Mine had original headlight cups.

I think I still have a rough set in my chopped fairing, but don't want to remove anything from it as it's hard enough to sell already.

I see you've been looking closely at the seat pix...

grandpaul · Feb 7, 2019

By the way, the clear headlight covers actually look pretty cool. Accentuates the "bug eye" look...

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