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Hey, On my pistons I used a blunted flat screwdriver (so it doesnt schratch) and a brass wire brush to get the last litte bits. It's a bit of a work out, but no chemicals eating yer hands :) Weazel

Hey Guys, thanks vsop, the tank paint is kind of growing on me as well :) Pulled the engine out last weekend because of the cam chain guide, And started to disassemble the topend. Fabbed up an engine stand from a spare piece of angle iron stuff. It all went pretty smooth.. the bolts...

Beautiful, the evening sky really fits the colour scheme of your bike! :)

Hey dudes, Its been a while since my last update and i can say there has been some progress. Fabrication is really getting close to completion, fender mounted, seat pan done, battery tray done :thumbsup: Built a spring compressor thingamajig so I could clean those up a bit, turned out a...

Nice Thread! The first time I welded I was about 10 years old, my uncle decided it was time for me to learn it :laugh: that was MIG After that I got Arc, MIG and oxy acetylene in school. did a bit of TIG at my internship but thats about it. Nowdays i own a GYS Monomig 160/1 with a bottle...

Thanks for the replies guys :) Been working on a side project the last few days. I work in a machine shop at a scienentific research centre, But i cant really make stuff for myself so I got myself a lathe a few months ago but everything was wrong with it. so i decided to fix it up a bit...

Got some more pics from last weekend, Clean carbs with painted topcovers. Fixed up the mount for the new tank. the old special tank was really badly corroded, so i put one of my spare xs400 tanks on. Yet to be painted in another colour scheme. Also cleaned the frame and engine and...

Thanks! The 400's are really nice, torquey little bikes :bike: cool to hear you have one as well :)

Yeah probably something like that or a "Trat" :shrug: Weazel

Hey guys, My name is Wessel, I'm 22 and from the Netherlands. Been lurking the forum for about three years now and finally got myself a 650 since januari. Its my second bike, my first is a 1979 XS400 2a2 all stock. My xs650 is a SH from 1981 barnfind-ish, poor state. Got it running last...