Search results

Finally finished and logged a few miles this weekend. Pure joy to ride! Many parts from Mike's, 650 central, Yambits, and Joe wiseguy.Few personal touches and bits from my archive of parts. Did all the wrenching polishing and painting myself, which makes her even more rewarding. 750 big bore...

Just saw an add in the horse. Morris magneto now made just for the xs650. Sposed to eliminate battery, coil and charging system. I assume only works with points setup. Anybody tried one or have experience running a mag on something else?

Started out like this...free bike. Bought a seat and a stator and rode it. Gave it a quicky clean up and rode it some more. Started with her rearend..tightened it all up and buffed it out. Stripped and polished the brake mount. All new paint and bushings in the swing arm.

Have twin stock discs up front and the disc rear on my special. Rear disc is grooved and I want to replace it but I'm not finding a stock one or matching sets front and rear. MMM has a nice set but 750$ for 3 discs is a bit rich for the build budget. Is an xs1100 rear disc (yambits) the same...

Been sparse the last couple years while I bought a new house and shop. No more building in the dining room. Built a lift and filled my work space with tools and comforts. Been working on a couple cb750 projects and riding the wheels off a freebie 81 xs650 special. Building a cb750 sohc cafe...

I'm planning on ordering 2 inch longer tubes for my xs650 front end. I've rebuilt lots of forks but never changed tube lengths. This is a dual brake front end off a 1980 special...going on a custom trike project. Will I need longer springs or a 2 inch spacer? Is there more fluid required...

Got it wired up and fired up...the Norton cocktail shakers sound freaking awesome. Trouble is the clutch plates seem stuck(were working 6 months ago when I tore it down) and the starter drive is going to sheeeit. No prob as its a one kick wonder now....but I cannot get the clutch to free up...

I haven't had the time to finish my wiring and hear how my cocktail shakers sound on my XS chop. Driving me nuts. I suspect a bit like the cafe I worked on a while ago with short megaphones. Anybody have footage or soundbytes of their 650 exhaust? I'm curious to hear the difference between diff...

Got it all together and was asked to show it in a bodybuilding competition. After 6 months of making each piece by hand...blood sweat and tears etc... May I present "XSIV"

Got a good start...many parts on the way and being made. Thats My bro PapaRick's XS next to mine. Much more to come as time allows.:bike:

Got this from my Ducati group...wild cafe done with a Ducati 750SS motor...sweet fab work..work of art:thumbsup: http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_JNgH2kk8pu4/ShRXuGQZUWI/AAAAAAAADXg/HorkWroAEoU/s1600-h/Shinya_Ducati_%C2%A9AndrewGray.jpg

I'm Travis from Anchorage Alaska. I'm working on a hardtailed bobber 80 XS 650. Going mostly vintage look triumph style with a few tech cafe tricks like twin discs and some custom z bars. Nice looking bikes here. looking forward to swapping parts pics and stories.:thumbsup: