That’s a shame about that dealer. Even in the best of times the European brands struggle with sales.
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What have you done to your XS today?
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Rattlecan Satisfaction
Frame is done, will wait till it is dry enough to move and stick it in the van to "bake" for a couple days.
Rattle can "baking" , like it 
Easy to touch up later too..
Easy to touch up later too..
Who'd ask ? Wait for the open kitchen ! (not the microwave)
It's my van.
Passport to Perdition?
So I was looking at the alloy top triple for my blue '77 and remembered that years ago I had bought a polishing machine on sale.
I had hid it on the top shelf, but I think I can just use it once or twice for a couple parts.
So now I gotta go get some paint remover as those fork lowers are looking pretty shabby too.....
XsJosh
XS650 Addict
Today I added this
not it's final resting place, but it'll do until my tach shows up.
not it's final resting place, but it'll do until my tach shows up.
Tiesco
XS650 Addict
Went to the junk yard again and got a GM ignition coil off a cavalier and an ignition module off late 90s chevy truck and potentiometers off the same trucks. Not sure what I'll do with the potentiometers yet but I'm sure I'll find a use for them down the road.
Kind of frustrated with the lean left carb so I've been putting it off by working on other things
Kind of frustrated with the lean left carb so I've been putting it off by working on other things
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Was at the Columbia River waterfront this am coffee walking with my gal.
Along came a Vintage Electric bicycle. Through nice conversation I was given an opportunity to try it out and let me say, those are Cool bikes Check out the quality of the components
Along came a Vintage Electric bicycle. Through nice conversation I was given an opportunity to try it out and let me say, those are Cool bikes Check out the quality of the components
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Norton7d
XS650 Junkie
If it had a few more bits of white trim, it could be a 70
Norton7d
XS650 Junkie
Added a front bar to the rack out of some home depot 3/8 steel rod.
Thought the rack needed a front bar aesthetically and for functionality.
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Very complimentary to your 76 !
Can't remember if your 76 has the left side frame loop grab handle?
Can't remember if your 76 has the left side frame loop grab handle?
Oh I see it now 
You are lucky to have found that great rack!
You are lucky to have found that great rack!
Norton7d
XS650 Junkie
Yes, does have the frame loop but when mounting the rack, it was obvious the rack and frame loop would become intimate.
Once tightened down, they ended up hitting each other so I placed a small piece of rubber cut from an inner tube between the touching point.
I considered sending It back to the manufacturer but I lost the receipt.
scrapmetal
XS650 Addict
Scrap is that tail end off a Kawasaki triple?
