Tayno
XS650 Enthusiast
Im new to the forum, thought I would post up a 'build' to keep track of what Im doing, get some help, and get invloved.
Picked up the bike recently after looking around for about 6 months. Its a 74 TX650A. The goal is a 'bratstyle' type rig which I can ride daily. I have a pretty keen eye for design, so here's hoping it doesnt turn into a big bag of dicks.
Was running (poorly) when I looked at it and took about 15 kicks to start, but that was good enough for me for the price I payed. Got it home and below is what it looked like straight off the trailer
Everything seems pretty much stock except for the ugly loungechair seat, the luggage rack and the 2-into-1 pipes.
First plan of action was to check/replace fluids and check/clean connections to see if it would run a little better. Also, piss off that 'king & queen' seat and replace the handlebars with some flatter ones.
Going backwards already, I took off the luggage rack and snapped the upper suspension bolt (rusted and worn from the rack) when I was tightening it back up. Awesome start. Hence only 1 rear shock on.
I also found that it was running pod filters in place of the standard airbox. It seems to be running rich so I assume it hasn't be re-jetted to suit the pipes and filters.
Picked up a honda c90 seat from the wrecker which I am going to modify to sit super flat.
Got some 'superbike' bars from MikesXS along with a range of filters which my local yamaha couldnt get (they hadnt heard of an XS650 let alone a TX).
So at the moment I am pulling off all the bits I dont want, which is as much as possible. The wiring was a bit of a mess, so Ive been removing un-needed wiring and trying to clean up what is currently there. Ill be cutting off a heap of unwanted tabs and brackets soon too.
Im no specialist fabricator or welder, so dont expect to see anything fancy in this thread. Instead my dad is teaching me to weld, and my housemate is showing me how to use a mutlimeter. The rest will be swearing, grinding and some rattle can paint.
I have lots of questions already, so ill post them up very soon. Thanks for looking!
Picked up the bike recently after looking around for about 6 months. Its a 74 TX650A. The goal is a 'bratstyle' type rig which I can ride daily. I have a pretty keen eye for design, so here's hoping it doesnt turn into a big bag of dicks.
Was running (poorly) when I looked at it and took about 15 kicks to start, but that was good enough for me for the price I payed. Got it home and below is what it looked like straight off the trailer
Everything seems pretty much stock except for the ugly loungechair seat, the luggage rack and the 2-into-1 pipes.
First plan of action was to check/replace fluids and check/clean connections to see if it would run a little better. Also, piss off that 'king & queen' seat and replace the handlebars with some flatter ones.
Going backwards already, I took off the luggage rack and snapped the upper suspension bolt (rusted and worn from the rack) when I was tightening it back up. Awesome start. Hence only 1 rear shock on.
I also found that it was running pod filters in place of the standard airbox. It seems to be running rich so I assume it hasn't be re-jetted to suit the pipes and filters.
Picked up a honda c90 seat from the wrecker which I am going to modify to sit super flat.
Got some 'superbike' bars from MikesXS along with a range of filters which my local yamaha couldnt get (they hadnt heard of an XS650 let alone a TX).
So at the moment I am pulling off all the bits I dont want, which is as much as possible. The wiring was a bit of a mess, so Ive been removing un-needed wiring and trying to clean up what is currently there. Ill be cutting off a heap of unwanted tabs and brackets soon too.
Im no specialist fabricator or welder, so dont expect to see anything fancy in this thread. Instead my dad is teaching me to weld, and my housemate is showing me how to use a mutlimeter. The rest will be swearing, grinding and some rattle can paint.
I have lots of questions already, so ill post them up very soon. Thanks for looking!