Recent content by nexizen

Well here are some updates in case anyone is in the mood for a bit of schadenfreude. The foot rests I bought off eBay were obviously for a different bike. The mounting holes were too far apart. Ordered up some different ones. The right is here and fits. Left is still in the mail. Turns out...

Thanks for the advice. I will certainly start with those! You guys have convinced me to keep the center stand; at least for now. I should have all of the new parts today or tomorrow, so hopefully I'll have an update later this week. Thanks for all the kind words, gang!

I always told my kids not to buy someone else's project. I didn't follow my own advice. I was hungry for a motorcycle, and a buddy of mine mentioned he had an old project bike he had given up on. ('81 XS650SH) His plan was to make a cafe-racer style bike. He had already swapped the handlebar...