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  1. Illiniwek650

    Pulled the trigger - Intro and Build Thread!

    Bike is sold. Hopefully I'll be back around the threads in a year or so. Cheers, Jason
  2. Illiniwek650

    For Sale - 1982 XS650 Project Bike

    Bike is sold.
  3. Illiniwek650

    For Sale - 1982 XS650 Project Bike

    E-mail or PM with any questions! http://chicago.craigslist.org/nwc/mcy/3921379156.html Thanks for looking!
  4. Illiniwek650

    Pulled the trigger - Intro and Build Thread!

    Hey all, As you can tell, not much progress has been made, turns out college takes up a lot of your free time. It is also quite difficult to transport a bike to California and then Hong Kong, and therefore, I've decided to sell it. If you know anyone in the Chicagoland area looking for a good...
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    The Stovetop Scrambler: 1974 tx650 Scrambler Rebuild

    Inspirational.:wink2:
  6. temporary home

    temporary home

  7. PO cleaned carbs?

    PO cleaned carbs?

  8. Illiniwek650

    I will photochop your bike.

    Alright, I did these on a bus, but hopefully they will give you an idea of what things would look like guys.
  9. Paulrxs650

    Paulrxs650

  10. JP50515

    JP50515

  11. Photochops

    Photochops

    Photoshop of other peoples bikes.
  12. Illiniwek650

    Pulled the trigger - Intro and Build Thread!

    Thanks for the welcome, I'll check out the thread! Awesome advice, thanks a lot grizld1. I like the knobbier look (Shinko 244, Bridgestone TW42/39, Kenda K761) and have been mocking up tire geometries to make sure they'll fit (now that I know how it works). Yea, so I've read, still not...
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    I will photochop your bike.

    I love the general feel of this forum in that people just do something and see how it turns out and then do it again if it isn't how they want it, seems to work great for most people. On car forums I used to browse, there was large sections dedicated to photoshop, and I've used it to get ideas...
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    Pulled the trigger - Intro and Build Thread!

    Alright, so I'm looking to get things moving again after a 17 day trip to Europe and a week to get adjusted back to the time zone/school. First order of business is getting it road worthy. Planning to change the oil, check to make sure the other half of my dipstick isn't sitting in my engine...
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    Pulled the trigger - Intro and Build Thread!

    AceofSpades, yea I plan on fabbing one up for the flat seat, and you're right, that spoke arrangement is a unique one..could suck finding an 18" that works, tips on finding a rear? Thanks for the advice grizld1, I plan on going that exact route (13.5-14 shocks, 2-2, and 18", probably throw on...
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