HooliganCycles
XS650 Addict
They can be taken off, i put mine in a lathe and smoothed them out, looks a lot better
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MNXS650
UH OH
Picture as mentioned
Also are the lower fork legs oval or is it just me? Cause I also wanted to turn those to clean them up real nice. If their oval though I guess its more sanding for me.
Also are the lower fork legs oval or is it just me? Cause I also wanted to turn those to clean them up real nice. If their oval though I guess its more sanding for me.
MNXS650
UH OH
Dropped off my front hub and fork to get cleaned up and prepped for paint. Also he said he's more than willing to help me with my tail light ... woo hoo!
MNXS650
UH OH
This is being built to ride. So a meet if its done sounds good.
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MNXS650
UH OH
Called buchanans they said I will need to do something to my hoop on one side to make it work.... now do I get spokes then paint or paint then spokes?
lawrgj
XS650 Addict
Hey man looks great! let me ask if I can buy your tank and side covers...
MNXS650
UH OH
Sorry tank and side covers are already sold...
franklinshaw
What just happened??
That bitch is lookin good man! Im definitely keeping up with this one..
I am building mine right now in Minnetonka. (My Monster Craftsman Brat kit is supposed to arrive on Monday). We should set up an XS650 run to First Thursday at Dulanos in June or July. I have only missed a handful in the past 8 years. Can be a thousand bikes there on a good month.
Jim in Minnesota
MNXS650
UH OH
Hub and hoop are on their way to buchanans for spokes. Forgot to get a picture of the hub after I smoothed it out but I'll get one before paint. Ordering new bearings and a avon cobra front tire this weekend.
MNXS650
UH OH
Buchanans has my rim and hub and they will be mated bwahahaha franken bike will roll soon enough!
MNXS650
UH OH
Rim should be on its way back by the end of the week. I ordered the avon tires this on monday. Which was $445 for the two of them. New bearings and seals for the wheels. New fork boots. Another set of bars from livingdeadmc. Things are progressing nicely. Now for the wallet to recover a bit lol. .
MNXS650
UH OH
So payday means .... more parts! So is anyone running the 6" chopper fender off monstercraftsman? Just wondering what it looks like. Also tires are already in as well as all the other parts I ordered. Now I just have to get off the road to go play with it all.
Never heard of this! where is this. I'm assuming its some type of meet. I also learned today that there's a ton up group in Minneapolis of vintage cafe and bobber bikes that I never knew about.
It is called First Thursday at Dulono's. It happens the 1st Thursday of every month (As long as it is riding weather) at Dulonos Pizza at Lake St. and Lyndale ave. in Minneapolis, MN. Runs from 4:30 ish to around 10:00 p.m. On a good night, there can be over 1000 bikes there. Bikes will line both sides of the street for 2 blocks in every direction, and fill every available parking lot for a block. I have been going just about every month for the past several years.
This website http://www.gophersandcheese.com/ will give you a good Idea of what you can expect to see there. Go to Guide to local events http://www.gophersandcheese.com/p/guide-to-local-events.html and click on Dulonos pizza bike night. He has several hundred photos from previous bike nights. If you look at all the photos, you will see a few XS650 Bobbers that you will recognize. You will also see my bike in a couple of the photos, but I won't tell you which one it is.
I would be up for a group XS650 ride to one of these in June, July or whenever.
MNXS650
UH OH
Thank you livingdeadmc for the custom bars. Quality work and a great guy to work with.
MNXS650
UH OH
Avon cobra front ...whoa lol. Also the 23" is en route back to me which means paint this weekend and mounting asap.
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