My Yamaha XS650 Street tracker Build by olddude13

[Fastbrothersracing]

Looking great Andrew!!!!!.... Cant wait to see it finished!

 

[Craigk47]

Where has this build gone?????????? Mate, this bike's gonna be sweet. Hope work ain't overshadowed it too much! Got some similar ideas to my build. Hope to see more soon. Craig

 

[olddude13]

YEA! work and kids and riding! will get back on it when it cools down.

 

[1974jh5]

I'm know what you mean about heat, I'm glad I got mine together when it was still reasonably cool outside. But keep us posted, dude!

 

[racerdave]

Some of you guys mentioned the big 40 tooth rear gear will really buzz the motor. One thing to remember is that the 19 inch rear tire is a little taller.

 

[XSLeo]

The 19 maybe taller but is it tall enough to make up for 6 teeth on the sprocket?
Leo

 

[Tschifffely]

Looking wicked! In the new triples that you had machined, did you need a custom stem as well, or is that simply the stock GSXR steering stem pressed/clamped into the new billet triple tree..?

I'm in the process of mocking up my GSXR front end, and it looks like the stem is a fart too short. Did you run into the same issue?

 

[Craigk47]

Long neck on the xs. Had to have my r6 stem lengthened to fit

 

[Craigk47]

Wasn't too painful though. Engineering shop only charged me twenty notes

 

[Tschifffely]

The 19 maybe taller but is it tall enough to make up for 6 teeth on the sprocket?
Leo

General gearing rule of thumb, one tooth on the primary counts for 3-4 teeth on the rear sprocket.

 

[olddude13]

Sent stem to shop where clamps where made, he machined a new one same as xs just longer (runs xs up grade roller bearings)

 

[hogrider]

I liiiiike it!

 

[gentlemanjim]

How'e those shocks work out and where did you get them?

 

[olddude13]

Got shocks cheap on ebay just for mock up not the best we will see

 

[Craigk47]

Xs650 sprocket ratios equal 1 on the front to 2 on the back - originals are 17:34

 

[Tschifffely]

Xs650 sprocket ratios equal 1 on the front to 2 on the back - originals are 17:34

Ok, that makes sense.. I was thinking MX/Kart ratios

 

[racerdave]

Anything new to share?

 

[KentMoney]

can someone please tell me the purpose of having the anchor springs attached to the muffler?

 

[olddude13]

The springs hold the cans on rather than having bolts to loosen up. Work is still strong so i have to take it when i can ( Home remodeling). will get back to it soon. built and raced a Chumpcar at Nelsons ledges road course a few weeks ago WHAT a blast! we raced for 25 hrs. check out Parnells pub on face book for some race shots. we are now on the hunt for a Bmw 325i or is 1985 -1991 for next chump car. Must have solid body power train can be worn Stick shift is a must.

 

[KentMoney]

hmm so I imagine it has got to be a pretty snug fit to start off? Basically it's a way to avoid bolts and clamps?