Just finished this frame off rebuild, I have tried for a slightly Brit feel.http://s658.photobucket.com/albums/uu307/royluck/XS%20PICS/1977%20XS%20650%20FINISHED/
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1977 xs 650
- Thread starter royxxx
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Veddy veddy tasty. 
What headers are those? I like the muffler angle.
What headers are those? I like the muffler angle.
XSJoel
XS650 Junkie
Very nice.
That's a head turner, very nice!
jayel
#9 Guru 74 TX650A
looks like stock Standard headers the "isn't that Special" headers had a smoother curve to them
CDNTX650
XS650 Guru
gorgeous
Start with the obvious; replace the swing arm bushings yet?
Super nice bike................just beautiful!
bushings & bearings fore & aft all in good condition & well greased, the feeling is like counter steer, where the bike is leaning left into the bend & you feel the need to push the left hand away (steer right) I am used to the XJ series bikes & they sort of fold into the bend.
Get the rear up (shocks with eye-to-eye length of 13-1/4" to 14") and the nose down slightly; drop clamps on fork tubes by 1/2" and experiment with height, making small changes (don't go too far or steering will become unstable). Steering will become much quicker and more linear. Are you using bronze bushings in the swingarm and tapered roller bearings in the steering head? It's a waste of time to attempt other suspension upgrades until those things are done.
pumps
XS650 Junkie
Nice work! Very clean.
pyroman
Pyroman
that is a beauty! Well done!
