thedanned
XS650 Member
Oh word. They looked inverse to me for some reason. What are they for?
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Let's See The XS's
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Purplezinger
XS650 Addict
Wow, that is the exact same bike I had back in 1973.
rich_mcd
XS650 Enthusiast
This started out as a basket case and provided many challenges. I have recently completed this project and had the opportunity to ride it. I went to fuel the bike at the gas station, I was surrounded by people asking many questions, and of course I obliged everyone with the details of the bike and build.
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griinder
XS650 Addict
i havent fucked with them at all, but i assume they are holding the baffle in
griinder
XS650 Addict
Rich mcd, what shocks are those?
rich_mcd
XS650 Enthusiast
shocks are just ordered from xs650direct and they were the shortest ones they had I believe. 11.5" part #06-3608. I am short, so i needed something to bring the back end way down.
CDNTX650
XS650 Guru
We just bought a new house, so shits a mess. (garage is getting finished in a few months) This is my 74...clean runner thats close to stock...it was a mess when i got it though.. Yes it needs a new sump gasket. ahaha. only 8,000 miles on it. plus my 200km's since the rebuild.
54inches
Vagitarian
Finally I feel like I can post mine up in the thread!
It went from this:
To this:
Project - "Down To Brass Tax"
Here's the '79 400. Having some carb issues at the moment.
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Great looking bikes!!!!
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bloodthirstysystem
XS650 Addict
westonboege
XS650 Addict
Well i finally got an xs done that I can post in here. Have a build thread going on here, so some of you may have seen it before.
Finally got it on the road and rode it into work last friday. Was my first ride after a few low speed shakedowns. Turns out the dude at Thomas Racing either put 4th and 5th gear in wrong or something broke on the gear selector. I have no 4th or 5th. Gotta pull the motor and ship it from the east coast back to the midwest.
I swear buying a motor from them has been the biggest hassle i have dealt with in a while.
*sigh*
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Finally got it on the road and rode it into work last friday. Was my first ride after a few low speed shakedowns. Turns out the dude at Thomas Racing either put 4th and 5th gear in wrong or something broke on the gear selector. I have no 4th or 5th. Gotta pull the motor and ship it from the east coast back to the midwest.
I swear buying a motor from them has been the biggest hassle i have dealt with in a while.
*sigh*
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what a clean and well done ride! sorry about the transmission...
truckphone
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That sucks, but yer bike looks real good. What color is the tank?
TXTracker
XS650 Member
=>Westonboege.
Nice!
It reminds me a little (a lot) of the Wrenchmonkee's style of bikes.. Hope all goes well with the gearbox..
Rune
Nice!
It reminds me a little (a lot) of the Wrenchmonkee's style of bikes.. Hope all goes well with the gearbox..
Rune
westonboege
XS650 Addict
haha... i get that alot about the bike. I actually have one of those kawasaki kz 750s in that pic too...
Love the wrenchmonkees.
I forget what color the tank and fender are. I was a root beer metallic when it started off, and I had the paint shop add some orange to it to brighten it up a little bit. Looks a bit too orange that I had planned, but im enjoying it...
Tranny is just my luck lately. Cant win for losing...
Love the wrenchmonkees.
I forget what color the tank and fender are. I was a root beer metallic when it started off, and I had the paint shop add some orange to it to brighten it up a little bit. Looks a bit too orange that I had planned, but im enjoying it...
Tranny is just my luck lately. Cant win for losing...
bdholsin
XS Enthusiast
Here's the 'ol girl when I first brought her home. My youngster, A.J. (age 4) was actually the first to hop on the bike when I got it home. I think we have a future young rider.
This next one was the day I first got her to fire. You can pretty much see the grin splitting my face. Not so much because I was excited (ok, yeah, that did have something to do with it) but more so because I was able to breathe some life into an old piece of history.
This next one was the day I first got her to fire. You can pretty much see the grin splitting my face. Not so much because I was excited (ok, yeah, that did have something to do with it) but more so because I was able to breathe some life into an old piece of history.
Did you lower the front shocks at all??
thedocta
XS650 Member
Grepper your bikes are totally awesome!
thedocta
XS650 Member
Very nice bike! The only thing I would do to this bike would be to put an 18" rear wheel on it. I usually am bored with stockers and I hate yellow, but it all just works for this bike.
Man that is a pretty bike.
