rickthefix
XS650 Enthusiast
I've been a member of this forum but had never "confirmed" it, so kind of forgot about it.
So hello and I hope to become an active part of it. Seems the activity on the 2 FB pages for the XS650 are pretty active and I still post and reply on the micapeak list often.
I've owned a 77-D, 80-SG, but sold them after doing semi-restorations and riding for a short while then selling. Had a 79-SF for quite a few years which is in a state of disassembly pending engine repair that has a "tic" every revolution of the crank, it's sitting on a shelf in the garage.
Been acquiring some parts in preparation building a sort of modernized tracker with little different look from a normal tracker. So far I have a full Radian swing-arm set, a XS400 18" rear wheel, 78-E standard tank and a few other small items. Been toying with the idea of using a seat from a 2003-2008 ZX6R for comfort and maybe hand mold a tail piece or custom fit a tracker seat/tail to the ZX seat. Already have a peg/controls set-back plate I made from a piece of thick aluminum plate that will need some more cutting and shaping for a cleaner look. Really want to adapt a hydraulic clutch, parts saved on FleeceBay and Amazon.
Had a GM HEI ignition module I built that used the points as low-current switches that was on the 79-SF but transferred to the 77-D and let it go with it when I sold it. Have had a Pamco unit still NIB on the shelf I may install on the 79-SF or may build another GM HEI unit, it worked great with the HD Dynaco knock-off coil. Been thinking of trying a set of EX500 carbs because I used my only good set of BS38's on the 77-D. Have a couple sets of 38's in boxes but don't think there is a good set of diaphragms in the lot.
Well that's about all I can think of right now - lol.
Oh yeah, I repair the TCI boxes if anyone has one that does not work or if their 80 and up seems to not run properly at times or does weird stuff.
RickTheFix
So hello and I hope to become an active part of it. Seems the activity on the 2 FB pages for the XS650 are pretty active and I still post and reply on the micapeak list often.
I've owned a 77-D, 80-SG, but sold them after doing semi-restorations and riding for a short while then selling. Had a 79-SF for quite a few years which is in a state of disassembly pending engine repair that has a "tic" every revolution of the crank, it's sitting on a shelf in the garage.
Been acquiring some parts in preparation building a sort of modernized tracker with little different look from a normal tracker. So far I have a full Radian swing-arm set, a XS400 18" rear wheel, 78-E standard tank and a few other small items. Been toying with the idea of using a seat from a 2003-2008 ZX6R for comfort and maybe hand mold a tail piece or custom fit a tracker seat/tail to the ZX seat. Already have a peg/controls set-back plate I made from a piece of thick aluminum plate that will need some more cutting and shaping for a cleaner look. Really want to adapt a hydraulic clutch, parts saved on FleeceBay and Amazon.
Had a GM HEI ignition module I built that used the points as low-current switches that was on the 79-SF but transferred to the 77-D and let it go with it when I sold it. Have had a Pamco unit still NIB on the shelf I may install on the 79-SF or may build another GM HEI unit, it worked great with the HD Dynaco knock-off coil. Been thinking of trying a set of EX500 carbs because I used my only good set of BS38's on the 77-D. Have a couple sets of 38's in boxes but don't think there is a good set of diaphragms in the lot.
Well that's about all I can think of right now - lol.
Oh yeah, I repair the TCI boxes if anyone has one that does not work or if their 80 and up seems to not run properly at times or does weird stuff.
RickTheFix
