jfinnan
XS650 Enthusiast
Those of you on the old 650rider.com site may remember this thread I posted:
http://650rider.com/index.php?name=Forums&file=viewtopic&t=7681&highlight=Cain
At the time, I also had an '81, but I sold that later in 2009.
Finally started rebuilding the '80. I had stripped it down to the frame over a year go, and it's been sitting that way until more recently. Here she is after being shod with new tires, and a major cleanup and some re-assembly.
What's new?
- Tires
- Bronze swingarm bushings
- Tapered roller bearings for the steering head
- Front/Rear wheel bearings
What have I done?
- Cleaned and polished entire frame. It really wasn't in too bad of shape, though covered in grime.
- Sanded/Polished both fork lowers
- Rebuild both forks. New oil seals, and 7oz. of 10wt fork oil. Slight "Minton mod" additions.
- A lot of chrome cleaning and polish
So, far, that is all of the new parts. I'm trying to reuse as much as possible, without compromising safety.
Next up
- Figure out how to route the wiring harness
- New fuse box
- Rebuild front/rear brake calipers
- Rebuild front rear master cylinders
- Drill brake rotors
- Machine down front/rear sprockets to accept 525 chain
(less madness than it appears. I have a brand new 525 x-ring chain, and I would prefer to use it than buy yet another chain.)
- Soda blast/clean engine
- Rebuild engine top-end
- Rebuild carbs
Will post more as I move along. AND..thanks to all of you who have helped me locate some parts already (center stand, carbs..etc...)
Oh..I do need an '80+ rear grab bar......
http://650rider.com/index.php?name=Forums&file=viewtopic&t=7681&highlight=Cain
At the time, I also had an '81, but I sold that later in 2009.
Finally started rebuilding the '80. I had stripped it down to the frame over a year go, and it's been sitting that way until more recently. Here she is after being shod with new tires, and a major cleanup and some re-assembly.
What's new?
- Tires
- Bronze swingarm bushings
- Tapered roller bearings for the steering head
- Front/Rear wheel bearings
What have I done?
- Cleaned and polished entire frame. It really wasn't in too bad of shape, though covered in grime.
- Sanded/Polished both fork lowers
- Rebuild both forks. New oil seals, and 7oz. of 10wt fork oil. Slight "Minton mod" additions.
- A lot of chrome cleaning and polish
So, far, that is all of the new parts. I'm trying to reuse as much as possible, without compromising safety.
Next up
- Figure out how to route the wiring harness
- New fuse box
- Rebuild front/rear brake calipers
- Rebuild front rear master cylinders
- Drill brake rotors
- Machine down front/rear sprockets to accept 525 chain
(less madness than it appears. I have a brand new 525 x-ring chain, and I would prefer to use it than buy yet another chain.)
- Soda blast/clean engine
- Rebuild engine top-end
- Rebuild carbs
Will post more as I move along. AND..thanks to all of you who have helped me locate some parts already (center stand, carbs..etc...)
Oh..I do need an '80+ rear grab bar......