Gotta go over the tank one more time with a little finer compound, put the petcocks on, get the side stand squared away and a few other minor details(and buy a helmet). I gotta say, bike turned out pretty good and really pops from 10' away. Of course, since I know where every paint chip and scratch is my eye is drawn to them, but otherwise I think it turned out respectably. As soon as i get a helmet I can start shaking it all down. Certainly couldn't have done it so quickly w/o the help of all the good folks on the forum-y'all are great!
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Real close to done
- Thread starter Pat D
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chopit25
XS650 Addict
Nice lookin bike man! 
Oh yeah! Very nice!!
FB71
Expert Turd Polisher
damn that's sexy, Pat! You need to swing by the house with that, so I can get a closer look!
pcoumbe
BicolXS650
Good looking bike Pat
Mikeinnh
XS650 Enthusiast
Looks great! Every time you throw a leg over it, you'll be able to think - "Yeah, I did that myself".
Thanks everyone! I believe the header pipes are factory, given the patina on 'em and the overall stoutness. They also have the tab that bolts to the frame by the foot peg. The mufflers are aftermarket, they came with the bike. Not much to 'em inside, basically 1 baffle/screen with 1/8-3/16 holes in it, and the gatling style outlet, all of which are open. I hope I don't have to play with jetting, maybe the p.o. did it, I dunno- gotta road test. Might be a heavy smoker for all I know, I know for sure it hasn't had any road miles on it in over a year. We'll see.
