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My 79 is comming along slowly now that I have some money comming in but little time to work on it. I have the motor in it . Pm charging system installed. I'm trying to get the pamco wired in so I can start it for the first time. I know this is not ideal but thats what i'v got. I'v got no...

http://www.xs650.org.au/xsories/Product%20Development.htm I was surfing for inspiration and ran across this. He's running a 90* refaze and a belt driven cam. It looks hella kool but not really something I would do.

I have a cb750 I'm working on and am in the middle of rebuilding the carbs . The bike hasnt been run since 95. Anyway , I joined a forum dedicated to dohc cb's http://www.cb750c.com/modules.php?name=Forums These guys are all about these bikes and swear by cleaning there carbs with...

I havent seen anyone running a modded xs tank or for that matter anyone trying to make one so I thought I'd try. This being my first attempt ,well I'v got my fingers crossed. So far I'v cut the bottom out and cut 5 inches out of the length. Then the front half was wider then the back so I...

I'v been looking for a tank to moddify on the cheap( like 25bux) I cant beleave the prices on evilbay. I mean wtf 50bux for a dented up shitty sporty tank ? Why is it that I can find fatbob tanks cheaper then anything I want ? Sure u could say I'm a cheap broke ass basterd , theres no...

As its been said life gets in the way sometimes. Wile looking over my project I was reminded of the pain in the a$$ it was to get my swing arm off. So , I thought I'd ask if any of u have a few spare parts around to help a brother out. I need a swing arm bolt (thats not trashed) and...

I'v been looking online for some kind of oldschool air filters rather then having the same old cones everyone runs for my xs650. I did see some triumph style ones I like, but what else is out there ? Heres some pics I found. I also dig the velocity stacks withe the mesh dome but theres...

I ride both but I hear all the bs from both sides. This just cracked me up.

I'm in the middle of doing my swing arm stretch and running into some issues. :doh: Well one really. I screwed up and assumed nothing was off set , So I didnt square things up to mark center. Thinking both the pivot point and axle centers lined up. After a day of trying to line everything up I...

Theres a ton of ppl that ride around here , but I never see chopped bikes. :bike: If u are in this area do u know of any non- Harley swap meets that happen around here or within ridding distance even ? I'v lived here for several years but work in Chicago so I really dont know anything that...

I'v been looking into tank fabing not from scratch but things like making a tank smaller, changing the filler bung, moving the petcock, etc. I always see other ppl using tank liner like kreem or what ever brand. Stock tanks dont seem to have any such liner, so why would u need to do this if...

CDI Magneto on ebay. http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=200405116464&category=35594&_trksid=p4012.m8&_trkparms=algo%3DMW%26its%3DC%26itu%3DUCC%26otn%3D20%26ps%3D63%26clkid%3D4915497182032164083 What do u guys think of these ?

How ridable is a 40- 45 deg rake ? I love the look of the Gordon Scott bike. I believe he used the stock triples and forks as I plan to. I'm not sure about the trail on it and want something I can ride everywhere . I'll be keeping the rear shocks so with weight on the bike the rake will be...

I'm asking this question to those who have done the banshee pm swap:confused: and have it working on their bike. I'm trying to find a stator on evil bay and have tried cross referencing the stators I'v seen listed and found 3 different ones to be listed . Maybe any of the three will work or...

I got up this morning and there's at least 2 inches of snow on everything. WTF !:yikes:

Ok so, Wile I was sand blasting my 78 xs 650 frame I noticed two slits in the bottom rails of the frame. they are located in the same spot on each side right in that slightly swollen spot where the kick stand attaches and the matching spot on the other side. The frame dosent seem to be...

Ok so I'v been wanting an xs for a project for a wile . Kept looking on cl and finally found something I could afford :) I found a79xs650 someone took apart and chopped for a bobber It felt like Christmas. I have several bikes and have worked on a few of my friends but admittedly this seems...