Paul,
Luvely bike mucka nice to see you getting recognition for your efforts.
Leslie
Luvely bike mucka nice to see you getting recognition for your efforts.
Leslie
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UK Cafe Racer Build Thread
- Thread starter Paulrxs650
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Paulrxs650
XS650 Enthusiast
Thanks guys! Very much appreciated!
Johnt3
Still learning...
Hey Paul! Congrats on the awards man, you deserve them for sure.
Airwolfie
XS650 Guru
What a great achievement! Well done Paul!!
Paulrxs650
XS650 Enthusiast
Hey John, thanks for that! How's it going my friend? Hope you are ll well over there!
Thanks Airwolfie, I'm very pleased
hope you're enjoying yours!
Thanks Airwolfie, I'm very pleased
hope you're enjoying yours!
bornleader
XS650 Enthusiast
Well done Paul, a very worthy winner!
I am Carbon
shade tree mechanic
Hey Paul, Your the Man! congratulations on the win. It's wonderful!
So what's next?
Any more XS builds?
Anyway keep enjoying life Brother
So what's next?
Any more XS builds?
Anyway keep enjoying life Brother
Johnt3
Still learning...
Your welcome man! We are doing good here.
Paulrxs650
XS650 Enthusiast
Thanks Born Leader!
Hey Carbon, I am keeping the Cafe but I fancy doing a Cafe build using a Harley motor, we'll see ......
Good to here John! Keep in touch my friend!
Hey Carbon, I am keeping the Cafe but I fancy doing a Cafe build using a Harley motor, we'll see ......
Good to here John! Keep in touch my friend!
Kishan
XS650 Member
Hi Paul
Beautiful bike...well done. I am planning to mount 1980 XS650 front wheel on 2003 Yamaha R6. Can you please post a picture of your front hub with spacers and rotors? I am not machinist myself so is there a good place to get custom wheel and rotors spacers?
Beautiful bike...well done. I am planning to mount 1980 XS650 front wheel on 2003 Yamaha R6. Can you please post a picture of your front hub with spacers and rotors? I am not machinist myself so is there a good place to get custom wheel and rotors spacers?
Paulrxs650
XS650 Enthusiast
Hi
For the brake disc spacers you can buy them from this guy -check out his shop for different sizes - http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Brembo-ty...Aprilia-Bimota-Benelli-Laverda-/351217378848?
As for the spacers and bearings, you will need to measure up and machine those. However any machine shop will be able to do that - or you could have a bash yourself.
Check out this link to earlier in the build where I machined them up - http://www.xs650.com/forum/showthread.php?t=31160&highlight=cafe+racer+build+thread&page=5
Best regards
Paul
For the brake disc spacers you can buy them from this guy -check out his shop for different sizes - http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Brembo-ty...Aprilia-Bimota-Benelli-Laverda-/351217378848?
As for the spacers and bearings, you will need to measure up and machine those. However any machine shop will be able to do that - or you could have a bash yourself.
Check out this link to earlier in the build where I machined them up - http://www.xs650.com/forum/showthread.php?t=31160&highlight=cafe+racer+build+thread&page=5
Best regards
Paul
Kishan
XS650 Member
Thanks Paul. What are the widths for your disk spacers? They look so thick in one of the pic with hub.
Paulrxs650
XS650 Enthusiast
If my memory serves me right 6mm or 1/4"
However, this will very much depend on individual builds, so I'd suggest getting yours mocked up a measure away.
However, this will very much depend on individual builds, so I'd suggest getting yours mocked up a measure away.
Kishan
XS650 Member
Yep, I was trying to get an idea so I can get estimates from the machine shop locally.
Paulrxs650
XS650 Enthusiast
No problem. I hope you get sorted!
Let me know if you have any more questions
Let me know if you have any more questions
bay window bandit
XS650 New Member
Amazing amount of work you've done with this. It's been an absolute inspiration to fit my USD's to my XS.
Paulrxs650
XS650 Enthusiast
Hi
Thanks for the kind words. Im glad that it helped you out. Post a pic of what you've done.
By the way, you can also do it to a Harley - My current build:
Thanks for the kind words. Im glad that it helped you out. Post a pic of what you've done.
By the way, you can also do it to a Harley
- My current build:bay window bandit
XS650 New Member
Question for you, what size are the bearings in the front wheel?
I've gotten to the point where i need to fit my original XS mag wheel, and I'm struggling to find a bearing to suit, no one seems to produce a bearing of these dimensions,
OD 47mm, ID 22mm, width 14mm.
Looks like I may be out of luck.
I've gotten to the point where i need to fit my original XS mag wheel, and I'm struggling to find a bearing to suit, no one seems to produce a bearing of these dimensions,
OD 47mm, ID 22mm, width 14mm.
Looks like I may be out of luck.
Paulrxs650
XS650 Enthusiast
Hi
That's a common wheel bearing size at least in the UK. Quick search on eBay turns these up
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Motorcycl...204?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_3&hash=item1e85f60e9c
Worst case I'd imagine they'd ship to Australia but I would have thought they'd be readily available there too
Paul
That's a common wheel bearing size at least in the UK. Quick search on eBay turns these up
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Motorcycl...204?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_3&hash=item1e85f60e9c
Worst case I'd imagine they'd ship to Australia but I would have thought they'd be readily available there too
Paul
Paulrxs650
XS650 Enthusiast
Well its time again to move on to another project - My beloved Cafe Racer is now looking for a good home - http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Yamaha-XS...612?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_3&hash=item35eb852694
