Recent content by tunedbytyler

Been making solid progress on the moto with not much to show for it. getting to the point of researching wiring and electronics in general which has always been the scariest part for me. --got the intake and carbs on. I got these from 650 central as well as a handful of other items and have...

Got the motor in the frame!! and only knicked a couple spots. haha. also got the headset bearings installed and the fork installed. Got the tank mostly finished. final coat of clear is on, just need to let it cure a little then cut and polish it. found some quick release clips i am going to...

- Got the Swing arm greased up proper and in the frame as well as getting the rear fender mounted. - Motor Bolts all torqued and ready to go. i have shitty sealing washing for the outside 4. after more research think i am going to order the copper ones. - got an EBC vintage rotor from 650...

Howdy! Got the cam chain on the cam finally. I didn't break the chain when i took it apart and have been fiddling with it here and there before realizing removing the bearings was the only way. went on super easy and so did the bearings afterwards. going to be making more progress and...

@HighSocietyLowLife , i am using mikes VM rims. 19x2.15 front and 18x2.5 rear. mikes spokes as well with stock hubs that have been painted. Running Skinko 705's. i did need to use a punch to seat the spoke heads properly, and the spokes seem a coupke mm short to me, but thats the bicycle...

Quick update, been a busy couple of days. - Got 2 seat pans made of fiberglass. ---One to attempt to make a seat myself and one to send to someone that knows what they are doing. I put a large indent in the pan to make room for electronics and im worried it might be too much, but wont know...

Got the tank started! As someone mentioned, my xs650 tank and side covers were in extremely nice condition, too nice to justify painting. So i hunted and found an xs400 square tank that had a couple dings as i knew these would be easy to fix. Order of operation went as follows: etch primer...

Picked up a welder a couple days ago and got all the welding on the bike done. just used flux core so i didnt have to get gas, and knew i was going to be grinding the welds down anyway. i had taken a welding class at a jc a couple years ago, but this was my first time welding outside of that...

Got the barrels back from Marinos machine shop. got them washed and scuffed up along with the rest of the engine. after getting everything scuffed i used an etch primer and spayed it satin black. just finished everything today. Going to let it dry for a day, then start reassembly of the motor...

got the hubs painted and new bearings installed. spokes, nipples and rims should be here early next week. In addition, i got the swing arm painted and new brass bushings installed.

Next up was the fork. wanted to remove the extra brake tabs, rebuild them, and paint the lowers in the "art bike" theme. cut the extra brake tabs off with a cutting wheel and ground them smooth with a grinder/80grit flap disc. after getting the brake tabs smoothed out, i sand blasted the lowers...

i started on the frame first. When i took apart the bike i labeled every tab so i would know which ones to cut when the bike was apart. as stated in the first post i removed fender mounts, centerstand+mounts, airbox mounts, seat mounts+lock, passenger foot pegs, reflector mounts, handle, exhaust...

Hey Guys! purchased an old tired 1978 xs650 standard about a year and a half ago as my first bike. Used this bike to get my license, and rode it a good amount before getting tied up in other hobbies over the fall/early winter. after sitting for a few months, and friends making fun of my "POS"...

Awesome! thanks for the advice guys, going to go ahead and just rebuild the carbs currently on the bike.

Hey everyone! New to the forum, I just recently purchased a 1978 xs650 standard. With the bike i got an extra set of mikuni bs38 carbs, however they are the 70-75 year model. After doing some research i have found some minor differences, but not enough to distinguish one better than the other...