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  1. Rev D

    Help On Choosing Build Order

    Soooo, I'm starting to amass parts, some sweet finds and some long processes, but I'm starting to get to a place where I can really make a mess of it:D Here's my list of broad things I want to do: brat rear frame kit new tins (custom rear, reworked front, illusive gas tank) rebuild engine...
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    • bobber build custom how to
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    Lacing different rim sizes to a hub and other suspension questions!

    I have a 79 with a rear drum and I was wondering if it is possible to just buy a bigger rim and the spokes for it and keep the same hub? Want the same diameer in the back as the front. I may being asking out of ignorance, I assume that there is no provision for a rear wheel that is the same...
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    Tubing type and welding advice please!

    Soo I'm back at it again, took some time off cause of life, blah blah blah, but lookin to dive in pretty hard and fast. I want to swap out the rails for a brat stye drop seat that follows the lines of the frame, and I need some guidance on two things. 1) what type of tubing do I need...
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    • fabricating frame seat rails
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    So begins the Adventure, Advice Sought

    I've been poking around on here getting some info on parts of this project and I thought I might start chronicling the adventure. A little background: It's a 79 Xs bought from a man who appeared to know very little, or rather just enough to be dangerous. My goa is to restore it to all it's...
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    Custom air box??

    Soo, has anyone made a compromise and built a custom air box? I don't want to/can't run the stock air box as I am lowering the seat height, but it rains a lot here in Vancouver, so my compromise could be a custom air box. Thoughts, pictures, convenient link where I can buy exactly what I...
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    Rear Shock Mount Clean up

    Sooo, wondering how I can set up a cleaner rear shock mount on an xs. I've seen pictures and all but I want to be sure what I'm doing is strong enough if I'm messing around with my shock mounts. I really want to simplify it, the stock ones are both a little unsightly , and I really like some...
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    XS front end swap

    I am the proud new owner of a 79 xs650 and I'm looking to dig into this one pretty quick. I've been taking stock of what I need and have been poking around a bit to see what some front end options are. Reason being that I need a new MC and caliper, and I think the front seals are toast too...
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