That's brilliant!
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What have you done to your XS today?
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pckopp
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Isn't stock front rim 1.85? Curious why you went larger.
Been using the Battlax BT45s for awhile? You are happy with them, I take it.
Thanks
pckopp
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Indeed! Is there a detailed description coming?
Thanx guys. Okay, I'll put together a thread on this.
After I've caught up on my naps.
But, this thing works specifically on stock points ignitions, with stock alternators.
There's, what, less than a dozen of us left running like that?
Stock is 1.85 F 2.15 Rear on the standards, I have a 2.15 front 2.50 rear on the resto-mod with Michelin pilot activs and I'm happy so far. I have ridden it back to back with the "standard" 79 standard not really searching for the difference but I think it improves stability and feel. next up is 2.50 18 front and back perhaps with sport radial tires. Haven't tried those battlax riding season is a ways off yet. I ran battlax back in the day on the CB900F roadrace bike.
Cool beans 2M! But no fair not letting me see the LEDs on there!
2M There's a dozen points, stock rotor bikes just in MY shed!
Okay, great, that brings it up to two dozen.
With all the ignition and charging system upgrades out there, I figured this timing light gadget would be just as relevant as my flintlock mods, with a similar life expectancy...
Laced up a 21" 64 spoke. This MikesXS rim was easy to true up. Now I gotta get some rubber for it. I'm looking for a second 64 spoke hub.... Shouldn't take too long to guess why....
Bragging, or luck? But got the spoke pattern right on the first try!!
I hacked out the casting webs on this hub
Bragging, or luck? But got the spoke pattern right on the first try!!
I hacked out the casting webs on this hub
Add another dozen here!
gggGary, I am guessing you are looking for an 18" rim so you can have a "sportsman" wheel combo.
grantkc
XS650 Enthusiast
Going back to my roots. Some serious experimentation on some trim for a seat pan. African mahogany. Wish me luck I will need it
Nailbomb
Central New York XS650
I'm stuck waiting on parts to come back from paint and leather wrap, so here I am...
Meanwhile in the background I had a wayward spirit make its way back to me... this bike came to me as another persons project that they wanted me to wrench on, I got the carbs cleaned, got it running, rebuilt the brakes, and he stiffed me on the bill. Turned out he didn't have a clean title for it. With a friend it was torn down and rebuilt on a frame I had with clean title, running again. Then I sold it to recoup costs. That person sold it, bought it back, then fell on hard times, and i bought it back. It never ran since it left my garage, the result of half baked ideas. At least they didn't chop the frame and leave it half done. It'll run again...
Hell, the bars on it were cast aside from a Buell... its missing a lot, but I have enough extra parts...
Meanwhile in the background I had a wayward spirit make its way back to me... this bike came to me as another persons project that they wanted me to wrench on, I got the carbs cleaned, got it running, rebuilt the brakes, and he stiffed me on the bill. Turned out he didn't have a clean title for it. With a friend it was torn down and rebuilt on a frame I had with clean title, running again. Then I sold it to recoup costs. That person sold it, bought it back, then fell on hard times, and i bought it back. It never ran since it left my garage, the result of half baked ideas. At least they didn't chop the frame and leave it half done. It'll run again...
Hell, the bars on it were cast aside from a Buell... its missing a lot, but I have enough extra parts...
WOLFHAWK
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Tach plug 
Shorter rear shocks and seat springs
New 5 3/4" headlamp and removed speedometer
And here's some good side shots I'll have to retake after the next batch of parts come in.
Shorter rear shocks and seat springs
New 5 3/4" headlamp and removed speedometer
And here's some good side shots I'll have to retake after the next batch of parts come in.
want to do 21 front and rear so will need a conversion kit also!
A board tracker?
WER wins the prize!
I actually did something at least "XS related" today. After my thread about damper rod diameter and top out springs, I decided to try some used XS valve springs, as gggGary suggested. Long top out springs complicate the setting of fork spring preload somewhat, so I made a simple jig for checking actual spring rate on any spring with internal diameter bigger than 16 mm. I will use this jig with my electronic fishing scale, and a bucket of water. The jig puts the spring in compression, but the forece applied is in tension. Basically hang the jig from the ceiling, then put the fishing scale between jig and bucket, and fill water until the spring has compressed a suitable amount, then measure how much the spring has compressed and read the load from the scales. Those numbers will give the spring rate of the valve spring or whichever other spring I may use as top out spring.
If the fork spring rate is known (which it is if buying springs from RaceTech, Traxxion, etc), then it all can be calculated. The issue with longer top out springs is described well here: http://www.racetech.com/html_files/preload.htm
If the fork spring rate is known (which it is if buying springs from RaceTech, Traxxion, etc), then it all can be calculated. The issue with longer top out springs is described well here: http://www.racetech.com/html_files/preload.htm
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I like the way you think...
I took the SG out and went on a all afternoon ride around Tucson. She ran like the champ she is. Then we went to Bike night at the Barrio Brewery. I don't drink but I do enjoy looking at all the fine Iron that rolls in. Where else would a DKW moped park near a H-D Knucklehead! A couple Zero electric bikes showed up too.
