aluminum

For Sale: Custom aluminum motor mount kit for the 1974 and up XS650! I’ve been selling these for several years to XS fans and builders and they’ve ended up all over the world... 🌎 Simple and waaaay cooler then the fugly steel factory mounts, the set consists of front and rear sets, 8 pieces...

Now Available!!! Custom aluminum front motor mount kit for the 1974 and up XS650! I’ve been making and selling Aluminum rear mounts for two years and people have asked for a front version, here’s an idea I came up with... Simple and waaaay cooler then the fugly factory mount, consists of 6...

Hello all, I have a 1975 XS-B that I am rebuilding, but unfortunately the case was unusable. Gary Hoos from Hoos racing (http://www.hoosracing.com) sent me a XS-J case for the cost of shipping. An absolute saint, I must say. Anyway, I decided to try and remove the black case paint from the...

I've mentioned this before but a new to me bike has a bent clutch lever. This ones not real bad but bent for sure. Heat gun, block of wood, piece of pipe. Gotta be a heat gun, hair dryer ain't doing it. If you don't care about the finish on the lever a propane torch works also. Propane can...

I have just finished restoring an ’83 Heritage Special which had not been ridden since late ’05 and only has 6800 original miles. When I started the project I changed the oil and did not notice any shavings, but that oil was very dirty and I might just have not noticed any. After getting it...

Does anyone know the easiest way to strip clear coat off my aluminum forks, engine cases etc without staining the aluminum? The eventual goal is to polish them up.

Hey guys, thanks in advance for the help in identifying these wheels. This is a 95% stock 1979 XS650... was missing seat and tank when bought a few days ago and has aftermarket drag bars. Other than that, all stock. Noticed right away the rear wheel looked to be aftermarket though seems to have...

I'm thinking about buying my first Dremel tool. I'd like to use it for polishing aluminum and cleaning up other small parts. I'm wondering which model would be recommended for this. I definitely want a corded one because I don't want to have to maintain batteries for a tool that I won't use very...

Have a few pieces of aluminum that I want to MIG weld together. I've put the wire in the welder, reversed the polarity, turned on the gas and cranked up the voltage. But when I start welding the aluminum wire just melts and splatters all over without melting the thin aluminum tubing and without...