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  1. Camilo

    Rebuilding 1978 XS650E "Miyuki"

    Awesome, thanks peanut.
  2. Camilo

    Rebuilding 1978 XS650E "Miyuki"

    Quick update, been a while - most of my spare time taken up by this mischief maker: Can't find the photos now but I had a go with the nyalox wheels, and some polishing wheels on the bench grinder. Got a good shine on the fork leg. I didn't go for completely mirror finish, wanted a bit of...
  3. Camilo

    Handlebar Switches

    They're probably designed in Italy manufactured in China, and surplus stock sold "unbranded" to third party sellers for a reduced price. Found what looks like the same thing on ebay uk...
  4. Camilo

    Rebuilding 1978 XS650E "Miyuki"

    Brilliant thanks Gary. I'll add that to the shopping list along with the engine cleaning brushes Mailman recommended in his massive 100+ page odyssey.
  5. Camilo

    Rebuilding 1978 XS650E "Miyuki"

    Lastly I've started to try and clean things up, but I have no experience so I'm a bit lost. Started with the fork lowers. Tried a wire wheel on a dremel knockoff, but was far too small do make decent progress, then the tool started showering sparks out the side. Possibly blew it up. Then tried a...
  6. Camilo

    Rebuilding 1978 XS650E "Miyuki"

    Shout out to MaxPete for his rant on JIS drivers. Finally gave in an ordered some original JDM vessel drivers ;) Also big shout out to 5twins for this post, was very confused about how to remove the rear wheel bearings. I've added some photos for anyone else, thankfully it's straightforward...
  7. Camilo

    Rebuilding 1978 XS650E "Miyuki"

    Nice work Paul, thanks for the info. I ended up using an entire bottle of mystery liquid I bought in a hardware store, "Swarfega Multi Purpose Surface Cleaner". Appeared to contain strong acid. Did a reasonable job of clearing up the inside of the tank. Got it to this state: Which was a decent...
  8. Camilo

    Bent levers

    Good theory Gary, not far off our current understanding of metallurgy. When you deform a metal you introduce "dislocations" which are places where rows of atoms are sliding past each other. The more you deform a metal, the more dislocations you introduce. They can pile up in one spot, get...
  9. Camilo

    Any one have a good idea for highway pegs

    This is purely speculation, but I think the solution 650skull suggested might be "safer" than the admittedly rather elegant solution pamcopete posted. Only because I'm concerned that a long cantilever on a bike that tends to vibrate a lot could fatigue, especially if the harmonic frequencies...
  10. Camilo

    1980 XS650 Brat/ Bobber/ Chopper/ Who Knows? Build

    Unfortunately looks like a case of someone trying to remove Japanese Industrial Standard screws with a Phillips driver. My bike looks very similar, tempted to replace damaged ones for new ones with hex heads.
  11. Camilo

    Rebuilding 1978 XS650E "Miyuki"

    Good point Paul, I added some nuts and bolts to the mixture and gave it a shake, but maybe would have been more effective before adding the cleaning solution. No experience I'm afraid, total beginner. I bought this stuff called Rostio. Instructions say dilute 1 litre of cleaning solution in 9...
  12. Camilo

    Rebuilding 1978 XS650E "Miyuki"

    I also started on the fuel tank. I was dreading opening it because the PO clearly left this bike standing for a long time. I poured some sludge out of the tank that was about 50% brown liquid and 50% whatever the hell this is: Disintegrated baffles? Rust? I couldn't find HCl in the hardware...
  13. Camilo

    Rebuilding 1978 XS650E "Miyuki"

    Thanks for the advice 5twins, made some progress with paint stripper and some wire wool - takes a long time! Piston heads starting to come clean Long way to go with the combustion chamber, hit it with the wire wheel from a rotary tool but the wheel disintegrated... In the meantime I've...
  14. Camilo

    Removing carbon

    I'm having the exact same problem! Thank you for your suggestion and photos willis, will give it a go and see how it goes!
  15. Camilo

    The new life of a 72' XS II - Build thread

    Check out Heiden Tuning if you haven't already. NL based, shipping is quite fast, they might have some of the parts you are looking for: https://www.heidentuning.com/ edit: Just had a look, they don't seem to have the old style collets...
  16. Camilo

    LED headlight conversions, ideas; good and bad

    Hi gggGary thanks for sharing all this information, very useful to see how these products actually perform. Did you use manual mode on your camera when taking the photographs?
  17. Camilo

    Matt's '76

    Wow really nice work, I love it. How did you make that tray for the battery under the seat?
  18. Camilo

    Rebuilding 1978 XS650E "Miyuki"

    Managed to get back to working on her for a bit Think I found what caused the galling - oil filter has huge hole in it. I noticed it looks like 1st oversize pistons in the engine, but I already got excited and bought standard sized rings for 35Euros each... anyone looking to buy some standard...
  19. Camilo

    Rebuilding 1978 XS650E "Miyuki"

    Thank you for all the helpful information there Peanut, really appreciate it! I've only done a tiny bit more so far but a quick update nonetheless: Clutch off Tachometer drive appears to be a bit bent and mangled at the end, is this normal/acceptable? Split the case: Slight marks...
  20. Camilo

    Do you think this would work?

    Pair of step ladders, some fence posts, and a chain hoist worked for me. Didn't even use an engine mount, just hooked it on the end of a bolt
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