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Hey, you guys wanna see my rims?

As you can imagine, owning a bike shop, I get pretty busy during the summer. So, I wasn't able to really do much to the old XS for awhile. But, we are slowing down a bit so here I go again! Just got my frame back from Katie and it looks AMAZING!

Trying to get some inspiration on this machine, I decided to go and look at some of Uncle Dave's old pictures. Here are his first two XS builds. enjoy... https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=1634972688109&set=a.1634971368076&type=3&theater

shiiiiiiit.... I didn't even think about that. Whelp, who knows how to do a delete for the kickstarter?!

Hahaha, Mendards.... Definitely a northern, dontyachnow

DUDE! Thanks for the advice!

That is the 750cc upgrade kit I got from MikesXS.com It was on sale for a pretty good deal!

These damn wheels were almost impossible to clean! 40 freaking years of chain lube, dirt, grime, etc.... I gave up and took them outside and power washed them. I'm repainting them, so I wasn't worried too much about ruining the finish.

So, I made an interesting discovery today..... In my never-ending quest to find some good rearsets, my friend had an idea of chopping off the original mounts and drill/tap wherever I want to put new rearsets. Trying to get a visual of what that might take and what it would look like, I grabbed...

So, the last month or so, I have completed the tear-down. Engine is apart and cleaned/Sandblasted:

My father grew up loving motorcycles. His brother (Uncle Dave) was a pretty damn good builder. So naturally, when it was time for my Dad to buy a bike in 1979, he looked to my Uncle Dave for some advice. Uncle Dave is an XS guy! He loves them and he's probably rebuilt a dozen of them in his...

Hey, folks! I'm currently rebuilding my Dad's old XS650 special. I plan on going with two calipers in the front. The question that I have is: Had anyone swapped the front forks with something modern (upside down forks) and been able to retain the original rim. I would REALLY like to keep my...

I'm in the middle of rebuilding my Dad's old XS. It's a 79 special. I'm doing the Mike's 750cc big bore kit with Cams. I'm looking to see if anyone has done this with the Ninja 500 Carbs and, if so, what kind of jet setup did you do. Help/Advice, please@!

I'm doing an XS650 Special rebuild. So far, I plan on putting in the big 750cc kit, Ninja carbs, Powerdercoating the engine/wheels, etc... Still not sure what I'm going to do with the rear end, though.

Alright, folks! Looks like the season is starting to die down a bit, so I'm starting to collect parts for my custom XS build. I'll keep you all updated here and let you know how it's going.

I met a guy yesterday that did a really neat XS rebuild. He used the EX500 Carbs and said they work great! http://www.metricks.us/tracker.html

Hey, folks! My name is Jason in Chantilly, Virginia. My father bought a Special in 1979 just before I was born. I was raised on it and I've always loved it. So much so that it drove me to work on bikes for a living and now I own my own shop. Well, while visiting the folks in Michigan last...