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I have for sale a just about complete cafe project. Let me explain......A year ago last December I bought a 1979 XS650 Standard with the idea of turning it into a top notch cafe racer. The bike was in excellent condition and ran very well being used as a daily commuter by the owner. It had...

Stupid electrical question time: I have a '79 XS standard that has a damaged brake/throttle side switchable control. It needs replacing which, in itself, is no problem. Mike's XS stocks a controller that fits '76-'78 XS and has a headlight on/off switch. I was going to install an on/off...

I've just gathered the parts to upgrade my '79 standard to a dual disc set up. After reading as many threads as I could find, the general consensus of opinion seems to be that the stock 14mm M/C will work OK but that going to an 11 or 12mm will improve braking performance and "feel". The...

Guys, ran across a product today that might help those of us that try to polish our aluminum bits to a chrome like finish. One of main obstacles to getting a really good finish and one of the main time consumers in that finishing is the crappy clear coat that the Japanese manufacturers put on...

I'm looking for an exhaust pipe with a kickout or pea shooter mufflers with a kick out....sorry I can't describe it better....like the ones in this 650 build. I can't tell if the pipes came that way...or the mufflers or someone fabricated a link between them that kicked them out like...

Newbie beginning cafe build of '79 XS standard....I picked up a really nice XS750 gas tank on flea bay recently....and as I was mocking it up in various ways I realized that it had no cap or petcocks...Aha!! so question is What petcocks and/or gas caps will fit and work using this...

I was recently doing a search on the forum for info related to using a xs750 gas tank on a cafe build. I ran across a post dated 12/27/10 where a member spoke of "Paul, the magic welder" as doing great work on modifying xs750 tanks and wanted to get in touch with him as he had a tank he wanted...

Guys, I could use your help in a search I'm doing. Through my own stupidity I forgot or lost a thread in either this or some other forum regarding plans to build a motorcycle work stand or table out of two 4x8 sheets of plywood. The sheets were cut up in such a way that they sort of slide...

Just wanted to introduce myself....been lurking a while, learning a tremendous amount from a wide variety of very talented people! My name is Phil and I'm picking up my '79 XS650 Standard next Tuesday. It has less than 8K miles on it and runs very well. Seems to be in fairly good shape both...