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I have an uncompleted street tracker project bike. I bought the bike running with registration. I purchased most of the conversion parts from Omar's and XS650 Direct. Total invested is $4,650 Cdn ( about $3,200 U.S.) for which I have most receipts. All of the original parts are also here. The ST...

I've seen engine stands, but I hadn't seen any frame stands around here; or just about anywhere else for that matter. I wanted to get my frame up off the floor to a reasonable working height. I also wanted it to be stable and not wobble around because of the location of the side stand mount...

I need to get some new tires for my street tracker project. The bike is a 1975 and has wire spoke wheels which I want to keep. 18" on rear and 19" on front. I would like to go with a wider front than stock to get close to the tracker look so I may have a new rim fitted. The bike will just be...

I just bought a Lincoln 140c MIG welder. Not having done any welding since high school ( 40 or so years ago), I'm practicing running beads and finding online resources to educate myself. Youtube has a number of videos but some are really poor. Lots of bright light but I can't see what some of...

As part of my street tracker project, I've cut off excess brackets and ground down the welds. Some will be hidden when the bike is reassembled. Some will be exposed for the world to see and I 'd like to have the finished frame look like it never had these brackets. But, when they were originally...

I've just removed all of the wiring as part of my 1975 XS650 street tracker project. I'm heading towards the minimalist electrical approach when I reassemble everything. In the picture attached here, can someone help me identify the silver cylinder in the center and the rectangular rubber...

For you old pro's out there, this may seem like it's way over-kill. But, I'm trying to get the engine out by myself with the following criteria " 1) don't bugger up my back 2) don't break any expensive bits 3) use the same method to replace the engine without scratching a newly powder...

I've removed the footpeg brackets on my '75 in order to fit my Omar's Mile pipes. The rubber bushings were pretty rotten so I removed them. In order to carry on with pipe mounting, I made some aluminum bushings until I get some rubber replacements. But, I'm wondering if I should just replace...

I'm going to get started cutting off the excess brackets as part of my street tracker project. I was going to buy an 5 inch angle grinder along with a cut off wheel and a variety of grinding wheels. Then I starting looking at die grinders. They run at much higher RPM's and seem to be generally...

I'm about to place an order for Omar's Mile exhaust. I prefer my exhaust to be on the quiet side. Besides, more and more governments are legislating and enforcing decibel levels. Can anyone who has, or has heard, the Omar Mile's exhaust give me an idea how the decibel level compares to stock ?

I picked up my new to my 1975 XS650 yesterday. The guy I bought from wasn't home but his wife was and she said the guy ran it up & down the driveway the day before and she said it sounded like it was running on one cylinder at times. The bike fired up easily and off I went on my 30 mile ride...

When you are embarking on a bike project, if you're like me, you do a lot of Googling and bookmarking of the resources that may come in handy to help as you progress. The problem is that there are often way too many. Also, some of them disappear after a while. Or you don't have an internet...

New guy here - in Vancouver, B.C. I'm mostly a long distance rider ( Yamaha FJR, Iron Butt & all that stuff ). But, I'm finding that a city bike would be a good thing. I just bought a very nice 1975 XS650 which I'm going to turn into a street tracker. I want to really do this right. I'll put...