76 XS bobber project

stuntdouble · Sep 20, 2010

evening gents, just got my bike yesterday. i traded another member Craig (9c1cap) my dirtbike for his 76 XS. Craig is a stand up guy and even went through the trouble of first, gettin this old bucket running after sitting for years and then was decent enough to bring it down to me from about an hour away. heres some pics.

Highway Bars-GONE, Front fender-GONE, got rid of the mirrors cause they didnt really work

Part of me wants to go to town and start really tearin her down but part of me wants to go get tags and beat around on this thing for a while. found a little rust in the tank though so i probably wont be riding it. other than that she runs like a champ (when i dont flood it) and im happy as a pig in shit! thats all for now, im goin back out in the garage!

roadcall · Sep 20, 2010

Its COOL!!!!!!!!!! way to go!

jamesgs4 · Sep 20, 2010

Ride it till winter hits and collect parts in the meantime.

9c1cap · Sep 20, 2010

Dam! you wasted little time! Ive got a bet going that I cant go 24 hours before tearing into that KDX...one more hour and free lunch for a week! Find ya a hardtail yet??

Chop 'at sumbitch!!

Craig

stuntdouble · Sep 20, 2010

im gonna go with the TC bros. Probably order it next week. i rode it for about a half an hour today just up and down through the neighborhood about 10 times, got it hot and saw no signs of oil leaking. maybe all it needed was to get that little bit of oil in there to seal it up?

i have a lot to do over the winter months so as long as its not showing any warning signs of a potential catastrophic failure, ill probably put off the engine rebuild til later. although maybe not... im undecided, i wanna ride!

stuntdouble · Sep 22, 2010

Look what I did today...

My parts pile is gettin bigger

Gettin the carbs out wasnt as bad as y'all make it sound

Applied a heathly coat of PB to everything I hope to tackle tomorrow.

You know, Im effing shocked this thing is coming apart as easily as it is. Its 34 years old and I dont think the PO had every taken anything apart and I have yet to have trouble with a single nut or bolt.... or electrical connection for that matter which could either be because, A. Im doing it wrong, or B. I broke it :shrug:

More to follow... :thumbsup:

stuntdouble · Sep 22, 2010

Oh yeah, and after goin for a short ride today, (with the pipes off

) I have decided that I will definitely be investing in the 5th gear overdrive. I thought I read on one of these threads that Mikesxs sells them. Anyone have one and have any thoughts on it as far as quality and ease of installation? Thanks!

-MIKE

stuntdouble · Sep 23, 2010

Box of parts sitting at my front door when I got home today!

stuntdouble · Sep 26, 2010

Progress to date....

First snag so far. I think the PO put a standard nut on a metric stud. or maybe just a really bad crossed thread?

Also found this when I removed the top motor mount. Dont know how big of a deal this is, can I just put a different valve cover on? I am not too proficient with the 650 mill yet so any advice is welcome and would be appreciated! Thanks for lookin'!

650Skull · Sep 26, 2010

No, the rocker covers are machined to the head and they have are numbered on the rocker/head
You say it is a 76, the front end looks to be a 77 or later 35 mm forks and brake rotor and the carbs are BS34's off the 80 and later models

stuntdouble · Sep 26, 2010

Yeah the carbs are not factory on this bike. Thought the were 38's but not sure. As far as the rocker cover what do you suggest to fix it? JB Weld?

9c1cap · Sep 26, 2010

Mike, anybody with a TIG or even a spoolgun could V that out and weld it up. A little dremel work and she'll look new again. And the carbs are 34s off of my 81.

Craig

stuntdouble · Sep 26, 2010

Thanks Craig. I was startin to think I would have to run without a top motor mount..... Next to tackle is bringin the motor out.

stuntdouble · Dec 12, 2010

its been a while and I havent had much goin on with the project due to a family thing that I dont really wanna talk about... Im trying to pull the engine and have all the bolts/nuts loose with exception to the rear mount bolts. Ive tried elbow grease, PB blaster and even a big cheater bar and cant seem to break them free. any ideas or should i just cut them off and buy new hardware? I guess cutting them would be the easiest and I suppose Ill be replacing all the hardware anyway.

bobber bill · Dec 13, 2010

let it soak in PB and impact wrench

stuntdouble · Feb 17, 2011

Pulled the engine today, getting ready to cut off the sub-frame to make way for the TC Bros hardtail. Anyone have plans for a brace to go between the motor mounts so that I can assure the factory geometry specs dont change?

buckeyechuck · Feb 17, 2011

I left engine in until the hard tail was tack welded then I pulled engine and finished welding (or at least my buddy did LOL)

tadd442 · Feb 17, 2011

The instructions from TC Bros suggests leaving the mill in place.

stuntdouble · Feb 18, 2011

yeah, I know but Im thinking about making a brace of some sort that way I can start tearing down the motor and dont have to wait on my welder to finish up the hardtail.

buckeyechuck · Feb 18, 2011

http://www.xs650.com/forum/showthread.php?t=3832

halfway down the page there is an impressive brace/jig

stuntdouble said:
Pulled the engine today, getting ready to cut off the sub-frame to make way for the TC Bros hardtail. Anyone have plans for a brace to go between the motor mounts so that I can assure the factory geometry specs dont change?

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