Fraser
XS650 Enthusiast
it's our first build as well.... lots of qustions for sure eh.
I bought the tail from TC Bro's and was on the phone a fair bit & emails beofre doing anything.
We did look at keeping the orig mounts , as like, cut them out of the old frame and see if somehow we could weld them up and save them... decided not to.
So, we search & scour the web for answers on it. Cutting the nuckles off the old pegs looks pretty darn good to us and we need to set~up the piston for the master, as we have the '78 SE ~disc rear also. Makes things a weee bit more interesting. Also, we went to a smaler exhaust pipe size, and we'll be cutting the fore part of the said, below the bend in the head section, and add perhaps 1.5" as to drop the pipes running just beside or a tad below the botton side rails of the frame. All this before the mids get really into it.
Every's ride . . is just that eh...... every one's ride. We, really do not wish to "look" like anyone elses either...... oh ? Hey ? That would make it real personal then eh ?
I believe, that in building a Bobber. . . is never really getting it right, in one's own mind';s eye. We just keep on evolving, and that's a pretty good thing I think.
Lets all continue to share "our" dreams, cause in the end boys, it's all we got !
We're having fun, our Son & I. And we are not only learning, but we are together ~ doing. Just like a Father, Son/Daughter should be enjoying.
Thanks eh . . . .
I bought the tail from TC Bro's and was on the phone a fair bit & emails beofre doing anything.
We did look at keeping the orig mounts , as like, cut them out of the old frame and see if somehow we could weld them up and save them... decided not to.
So, we search & scour the web for answers on it. Cutting the nuckles off the old pegs looks pretty darn good to us and we need to set~up the piston for the master, as we have the '78 SE ~disc rear also. Makes things a weee bit more interesting. Also, we went to a smaler exhaust pipe size, and we'll be cutting the fore part of the said, below the bend in the head section, and add perhaps 1.5" as to drop the pipes running just beside or a tad below the botton side rails of the frame. All this before the mids get really into it.
Every's ride . . is just that eh...... every one's ride. We, really do not wish to "look" like anyone elses either...... oh ? Hey ? That would make it real personal then eh ?
I believe, that in building a Bobber. . . is never really getting it right, in one's own mind';s eye. We just keep on evolving, and that's a pretty good thing I think.
Lets all continue to share "our" dreams, cause in the end boys, it's all we got !
We're having fun, our Son & I. And we are not only learning, but we are together ~ doing. Just like a Father, Son/Daughter should be enjoying.
Thanks eh . . . .
