Jim's 1980 SG Miss September

[Mailman]

Very clever adjustments you made to make the seat fit. All progress is good progress! Although part of me was hoping “ The All Seeing Eye” was going to make a come back for a minute there!

Well done!

 

[Jim]

.......was hoping “ The All Seeing Eye” was going to make a come back for a minute there!

Gawd that thing was ugly.....

 

[Jim]

Heh..... Grandson seal of approval... priceless.

 

[Jim]

What with that "bit" of progress, Jim, the bulldog shoulda went and had a beer! Nice work, looks great!

 

[Mailman]

Great shot of your grandson! ( and Jim the Bulldog! )

 

[Paul Sutton]

Good work Jim! I now know why my 81 seat is difficult to lock in position. It needs a couple of washers added. Off to copy another one of your ideas.

Thank you.

 

[YamadudeXS650C]

Very clever adjustments you made to make the seat fit. All progress is good progress! Although part of me was hoping “ The All Seeing Eye” was going to make a come back for a minute there!
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Well done!

No worry.
I will be carrying the "All Seeing Eye" torch for all of us, on the back of my helmet.

 

[shawnkva]

Jim, you had mentioned earlier in this thread having some parts re-chromed. Did you ever find a place and send any parts out? I have a few I'd like to have done but have not found a place to send them without sending along my bank account info.
Very nice job on your tank. I'm going to cheat and have mine done for me but I wish I had that skill.

Also....do you have a link to amazon for your mufflers? I'm going to get the same ones but I was going to order them from mikes until I read that you found them cheaper.

 

[Jim]

I haven't sprung for any chrome work yet. Soon.....
Here's the link to the commando's.

 

[shawnkva]

Thank you sir. I'm going to grab a set of those. I will pair them up with Head pipes from mikes. I will stay tuned to see about what you come up with for re-chroming. My foot rest brackets need done and a few other parts. My front fender is one of the biggest parts that I need done.

 

[MrBultaco]

I bought these adaptors from MIkes. They work well.

https://www.mikesxs.net/yamaha-xs650-1-pc-reducer-sleeve-for-07-0041.html

 

[gggGary]

I will stay tuned to see about what you come up with for re-chroming. My foot rest brackets need done and a few other parts. My front fender is one of the biggest parts that I need done.

Good front fenders are hard to find but much cheaper than chrome, justsay'n.

 

[shawnkva]

Mikes used to sell them chromed but I've not seen them lately. Mine is (was) chrome but has been painted. I may just have it painted for now but would like to eventually find a nice chrome one to bring my bike back to (near) original.

 

[Jim]

No work on the bike today. Trying to get a rotor done that I'm way behind on. Went to bead blast the frame and just got thoroughly fed up with not being able to see what I'm blasting and blasting my fingers 'cause the glass and gloves are over 20yrs. old. New glass and gloves have been sittin' in the corner for a year or more. So.... new glass, new gloves and a fresh bag of glass beads. Happiness.

 

[gggGary]

April 28th?

 

[Jim]

Who knows. Should be.... but then it shoulda been done last fall....

 

[Mailman]

No work on the bike today. Trying to get a rotor done that I'm way behind on. Went to bead blast the frame and just got thoroughly fed up with not being able to see what I'm blasting and blasting my fingers 'cause the glass and gloves are over 20yrs. old. New glass and gloves have been sittin' in the corner for a year or more. So.... new glass, new gloves and a fresh bag of glass beads. Happiness.

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Dang! Looking like a professional shop there buddy!

April 28th?

Ok....I’ll bite ?

 

[YamadudeXS650C]

I'm thinkin' maybe we got ourselves a good old-fashioned friendly competition here.
Who's gonna finish first, Bob or Jim ?

 

[Mailman]

Hmmm....at the rate I’m going , I’m not sure I’d put any money on me!

 

[Jim]

Ok....I’ll bite ?

I believe that's the Ozark Rally.