Let's See The XS's

[feliz]

 

[ReycleBill]

Here is mine ..The Rattracker .. Finished the tank and side panels today . PO had made a start I finished and clear coated it and hung it all on the bike )) . Here it is with my current collection that had to come out the garage while I was spraying .

I've been meaning to ask, why 2 petcocks on the same side? Are you hiding something in there?

 

[Travis]

feliz, Very very nice bikes!

 

[numnum]

I've been meaning to ask, why 2 petcocks on the same side? Are you hiding something in there?

Yes I am hiding something . . . a faulty one by adding a second one ;-)

 

[smurph]

My 81 XS650 in progress

 

[ReycleBill]

Yes I am hiding something . . . a faulty one by adding a second one ;-)

As they say, necessity is the mother...

 

[gggGary]

Looks great smurph, are you close to being on the street?

 

[smurph]

It's on the street now, and will more than likely stay this way till snow hits the ground. A few things I want to change around and the main thing I have to do is figure out what I am doing with the rear brake pedal/kickstarter/footpeg/exhaust interference.

 

[trainwreck13]

I only ever seem to go on here to try to find answers to problems that I can't figure out on my own so I figured I'd post up a few pics to show that I actually have a bike that runs (most of the time anyway).

 

[smurph]

Trainwreck that is a very well put together bike, love the stance, bars, tank, fender it all flows very well. Where did you track down that headlight I have been hunting for a yellow lens as well.

 

[MB Canada]

Here is my 79 Special with a 750 kit, SS Valves, Mikes Crank and 2 " pipes, Pamco Ignition MMM Carbs, did the swing arm bushings, neck bearings, upgraded forks and used a Omar's fork brace. The side car is a 61 Jawa (built in Chech Repz) with a 16" wheel and disk brake. Working on a street tracker....

 

[AussieHard]

I only ever seem to go on here to try to find answers to problems that I can't figure out on my own so I figured I'd post up a few pics to show that I actually have a bike that runs (most of the time anyway).

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And Studio Photos no less!

 

[Gerwin Brommer]

Trainwreck :

Beautiful lines !!!!

Smurph : Ebay/Google for " foglight "

 

[trainwreck13]

Thanks for the kind words guys.

I used to run old fog and running lights that I picked up on ebay but they never lasted very long before blowing out. The bulb in the pics is just a clear halogen sealed beam that I painted with some stained glass paint from the craft store.

A friend of mine is a semi professional photographer and asked to shoot some photos of the bike. That's how I ended up with the pics. If he ever emails me the rest of them I'll post them up too.

 

[Gerwin Brommer]

Trainwreck :

Where did you get that dual-throttle from ?
I'd love to buy one like yours............

 

[moodysgaragegirl]

Here are two that my husband built.

 

[AussieHard]

Here are two that my husband built.

Love to see more photos of these beauties

 

[moodysgaragegirl]

Love to see more photos of these beauties

I started a new thread titled Moody's Garage....My husbands xs builds that includes more pictures. enjoy

 

[trainwreck13]

Trainwreck :

Where did you get that dual-throttle from ?
I'd love to buy one like yours............

It's an emgo copy of a 1/4 turn Amal throttle made for brit bikes. I think I got it off ebay for around twenty bucks. Like all emgo stuff it's a cheap piece of trash but with a little tinkering I was able to make it work alright.

 

[luce]

Here is mine,
I bought it as a rolling chassis but it was more a rolling dissaster.
We changed and redid everything on the bike, only the concept and the wheels are the same.
I worked 2 1/2 years on the bike
greetings
luc