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    Tx seat

    A photo of the seat pan when I first got the bike. You can make out the original sticker. Sorry can’t get a better pic at moment I am locked in isolation with bloody covid!!!
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    Tx seat

    Spot on DogBunny the rear grab loop has definitely been added on. I can tell by the fixings it’s not original. The seat pan is original. Had a conversation with Skull and we think it’s been reupholstered. I just thought it looked a lot like the seat in the schematic which is quite different to...
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    Tx seat

    Thanks BluzPlayer I didn’t do a build thread as I am new to bike restoration and all things mechanical. Reading other people’s threads on this site has helped immensely though. I like the seat too so I am hoping someone will tell me it’s original
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    Tx seat

    Hi all, I am getting near the end of my first bike restoration. I am wondering if someone could tell me if my seat looks like an original. I never thought it was but then found a schematic that shows a similar looking seat? Have also found schematic of a different seat that says it’s also...
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    Loose fork ears

    Thanks all who replied some good thoughts and ideas. Will try to hunt down some square edged o rings here in NZ and I like 5 twins idea of putting on bottom of fork ear under chrome shroud to hide
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    Loose fork ears

    Yes confident race and bearings seated correctly. Mine is a 73 so maybe this is a common issue with early xs bikes? Thin O rings- are people using multiple rings or trying to bridge gap with just one?
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    Loose fork ears

    Can someone please tell me why my fork ears are loose between fork clamps. I have completely stripped bike and trying to reassemble back together now but my memory is that the fork ears were a nice tight fit. I have installed tapered neck bearings and the top bearings sit higher than originals...
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    XS650 Model Identification/Year/VIN, Workshop Manuals, and Other Information

    Wow Skull so much information, thanks mate. Had wondered if mine was originally a pearl yellow gold but possibly the orange on my tins is just under coat. No sign of metallic flake blue anywhere though? Having not actually seen either of these two tx colours in real life, anyone out there have...
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    XS650 Model Identification/Year/VIN, Workshop Manuals, and Other Information

    Thanks, looks like it’s a Tx then mystery solved. I will ask at local Yamaha dealers if they can tell what It’s original colour was. Probably a long shot and even if they do I am not sure if anyone knows how to mix the original tx paint colours anyway. I would like it to be a standard colour...
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    XS650 Model Identification/Year/VIN, Workshop Manuals, and Other Information

    Thanks for reply’s. Engine and frame numbers match s650217183 and I agree that the tables at the beginning of this thread don’t seem to go up to this number? I know the history of this bike to a point. It was my fathers who passed away 30 years ago and the bike has sat in the back barn on our...
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    XS650 Model Identification/Year/VIN, Workshop Manuals, and Other Information

    Hi guys, my first go at posting on a forum as well as first time trying to restore a bike. Can someone help me confirm if I have a Tx650. Also I would like to spray bike in original colour which I thought would be blue but scratching under current paint it looks orange?? Side covers also don’t...
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