curt698
XS650 Addict
Hi guys. For Christmas (Dec 2nd, I got early) I received a '71 xs650 with a 750 bore already done. The bike was actually repo-ed by a friend of my Dads in 1974. This guy liked the bike so he bought it from the bank and started to tear into it. He did the big bore and fitted carbs from a 750 twin. Then he painted the tank, side covers, cafe fender (front), cafe seat, and cafe fairing. Once all that was done he got side tracked and never touched the bike again. So now I have a '71 that has not been started since he did the engine in '74. It has 3400 miles on it and is in pretty decent shape. So far I have lined up forks and trees from an '80 and a wheel with dual disks and the brakes to match. My project stalled due to the hollidays and trying to figure out the best may to make the '80 front end fit the 71 frame. I have decided to weld a spacer to the top of the neck and seat the bearings in the spacer. By going this route I dont have to machine the stem at all.
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current progress
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current progress