My 77 XS650 Project,by an old man!

[pdaly28]

Here is where I am so far,maybe a month away.Got to rebuild the carbs,front caliper,get a yz fr.master cyl.etc,etc!

 

[nj1639]

Hey! Not bad for an old man!
Curious about the lowering of the seat rails and the shock mount.
I've got a frame sitting around here that I need to look into titling and something in that order may be in the works.

 

[pdaly28]

Hey! Not bad for an old man!
Curious about the lowering of the seat rails and the shock mount.
I've got a frame sitting around here that I need to look into titling and something in that order may be in the works.

i'll get a better shot of that area later today.my son and I have done a couple of these.Just were not thrilled with the brat kit offerings,and we have a mig and tig and a good steel supplier.The shouck are shortened sporty and the lower stock shouk mounts were ground off and 1/2 bolt welded in after drilling the swing arm

 

[pdaly28]

i'll get a better shot of that area later today.my son and I have done a couple of these.Just were not thrilled with the brat kit offerings,and we have a mig and tig and a good steel supplier.The shouck are shortened sporty and the lower stock shouk mounts were ground off and 1/2 bolt welded in after drilling the swing arm

here are a few more pics with a better shot of how I did the back