My first ever bike build!!

[scabber]

Looking good pipes and paint you will be ready when the weather gets better.

 

[Airwolfie]

Looking good pipes and paint you will be ready when the weather gets better.

Thanks scabber!
Pipes, paint, front fender, brakes, calipers, wiring, tyres, THEN it will be ready! Hoping for end of April............!!!

 

[thatguy]

hi there great bike!!

what kind of paint did you use to paint the motor?

 

[Airwolfie]

Hey thanks thatguy! I used Hi-temp engine paint.

 

[JP50515]

Those foot pegs are grips aint they?! lol I have the sameones..they came with a dent and hole in mine

 

[Strader]

I have a vacuum problem with my xs650 can someone help? I have vacuum petcocks and resently hooked up a vacuum gauge it reads erratic when idling from 0-30 (in Hg) and when reved up to 3000rpm. It flickers between 5-10 (in Hg) what is going on do I have a problem with valves or head gasket

 

[Airwolfie]

Those foot pegs are grips aint they?! lol I have the sameones..they came with a dent and hole in mine

Yeah they are! Got them from India with some brass levers I tried to use on this build(didn't work out...), so I decided to use them instead of chucking them out! They a bit F*ugly for grips, but they do the job well for pegs IMO!

I have a vacuum problem with my xs650 can someone help? I have vacuum petcocks and resently hooked up a vacuum gauge it reads erratic when idling from 0-30 (in Hg) and when reved up to 3000rpm. It flickers between 5-10 (in Hg) what is going on do I have a problem with valves or head gasket

Wrong thread dude..........

 

[I am Carbon]

Hey Airwolfie!!!
I'm digging them pipes Man! Fire it up!
Are You going to do a gold ceramic coating?

 

[Airwolfie]

Hehe no, no room in my budget! Flat black coat of paint to stop rust, then wrap over the top, with a few extra bits! Got to protect my legs from burning!

 

[Airwolfie]

Some more goodies arrived today!!

 

[scabber]

Nice tires. Going to look good mounted.

 

[ANLAF]

Airwolfie, yes please, send me Ant's number. What is the address of the UK Forum?

ANLAF

 

[Airwolfie]

Airwolfie, yes please, send me Ant's number. What is the address of the UK Forum?

ANLAF

the forum is http://www.customxs650.com/

Just texted Ants to see if it's OK to give his number to you. I'll PM you it when I hear from him!

 

[jdizon]

Nice meaty tires

Btw Tried to access customxs650.com but it's redirecting to a blank page.

the forum is http://www.customxs650.com/

Just texted Ants to see if it's OK to give his number to you. I'll PM you it when I hear from him!

 

[Airwolfie]

Nice meaty tires

Btw Tried to access customxs650.com but it's redirecting to a blank page.

Yeah! I like knobbly tires!

Sometimes on that site you need to refresh the page to get on it. Try that!

 

[jdizon]

Nice can't wait to see them on! and refreshing my browser worked. Cool site man! Thanks for the info.

Yeah! I like knobbly tires!

Sometimes on that site you need to refresh the page to get on it. Try that!

 

[Airwolfie]

Nice can't wait to see them on! and refreshing my browser worked. Cool site man! Thanks for the info.

Me too!!

No worries Johann!

 

[ANLAF]

Airwolfie, I got the info about the pipes, cheers.

ANLAF

 

[I am Carbon]

Hey Airwolfie! I like the new tires.
I just got me some new tires on the triumph too.

 

[Airwolfie]

Hey Airwolfie! I like the new tires.
I just got me some new tires on the triumph too.

Thanks Carbon! Getting them fitted this week!

I also mocked up the exhaust so I can see where to put the bracket for the end of the exhaust. I like them a lot! Well pleased I got them done this way!

I also got the horn mounted, no piscs, I forgot to take one!

That's another one off the list!!

- Mount headlight properly DONE!!!
- Find replacement line for clutch DONE!!!
- finish off foot pegs DONE!!
- mount indicators FRONT ONES DONE!!
- mount coils DONE!!!
- mount tacho and speedo DONE!!
- recon front caliper/s(not sure if I want to go twin or single yet) Going to scratch that, they don't fit
- mount Boyer ignition DONE!!!
- add fake oil tank for housing electrics DONE!!
- add key starter DONE!!!
- add hi/lo light switch DONE!!!
- add kill switch DONE!!!
- add neutral light DONE!!!
- add spark leadsDONE!!!
-Install Boyer power boxDONE!!!
-Install one way valve on breather DONE!!!
-Bleed clutchDONE!!!
- plug excess petcock holesDONE!!!
- add petcockDONE!!!
- install fuel lineDONE!!!
- add filter podsDONE!!!
-clean and line gas tankDONE!!!
- fabricate rear fenderDONE!!!
- mount rear fenderDONE!!!
- mount rear lightDONE!!!
- add hornDONE!!!
- sort out exhausts
- paint fenders
-Bleed brakes
- replace tyres
- Find replacement brake line for front brake
- fab steering stop
- add chain
- mount front fender
- possibly make spacers for calipers/rotors
- mount number plate
- wire entire bike
- mount rear brake switch
- paint gas tank
- add oil
- add fuel
- run engine
- tune engine
- get MOT!!