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Ah, okay. Yes the rear fender was mounted to the top of the swing arms. But he only had it mounted there so it would pivot about an inch. I would recommend mounting it in at least 1 more position. The rear fender was a 7 inch. I still couldn't tell you if the tire is stock size or not, I'm...

The motor was not bolted in when the hardtail was welded. I just followed the directions TCBros gave with it. The rear fender is mounted on the lower crossbar and welded to the sissy bar which is mounted to the hardtail that has bolt holes already in it. The rear fender is also from TCBros...

Wammo in the tank fixed with weld and bondo to get it nice and smooth, 4 coats of primer on ready for paint. Frame has everything welded on. Entire frame has all the paint removed with a wire wheel. Used some bondo where the 2 pieces are welded together to smooth that part out since its the...

Attached are pics of my current process on the '83 bobber. Finally got some parts in from TcBros and got to do some cutting and grinding! 3 hours later she is torn down. Need to make 2 more cuts on the bottom to get the 3/4 inch required for the rear frame but ran out of cut discs, damn...

You are awesome dps650. Thank you! Saved me a lot of internet searching lol.

Do you happen to have/remember the belt part number that you are using? I have 8m-40s-21 and 8m-80s-21 sprockets from gates. I can figure out the pitch but I am coming up blank on the length.

Thanks you for the sources 650skull and twomanyxs1bs, it definitley gives me some direction .

New member and new rider here, my new to me 1983 XS650. Just picked it up from a guy who did a half ass bobber job on it. The problems with it are many and I am looking for to transforming her into my own creation. Good thing is the motor runs great and the carbs just need a good cleaning...

I know this thread is really old but I have been scouring the internet for this kind of information. I am currently in the parts gathering stage of doing my XS650 bobber conversion. I REALLY want to do a belt drive. I already bought the 2 sprockets you had listed. I can't find that belt...