79yam
XS650 Addict
have a go on yours first and well see 
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79yam
XS650 Addict
any cnc machinists in the vancouver area ?
David M
XS650 Enthusiast
I do a little of that too. Not overly large or complex though. A few of my projects :
http://www.ldrider.ca/cnc/cnc-index.htm
79yam
XS650 Addict
im looking for some carb cones made like this
l, and maybe more
l, and maybe more
David M
XS650 Enthusiast
im looking for some carb cones made like this
l, and maybe more
A bit hard to tell from the picture but it looks like you need a lathe; mine is a mill.
Are those velocity stacks ?
79yam
XS650 Addict
yeah velocity from a triumph i think
but i want too fit something like this to my bike
but i want too fit something like this to my bike
David M
XS650 Enthusiast
I just googled xs650 velocity stacks and got lots of hits. Buying a pair would be way cheaper than making them and maybe getting the angles & dimensions wrong.
79yam
XS650 Addict
cool i found some good sites from 9.99 each too 99.9 for a set
79yam
XS650 Addict
I got my clubman bars in the mail and my pod filters . Got them on and looking good
79yam
XS650 Addict
did you try the welder ? any luck ?
David M
XS650 Enthusiast
Luck ? No. But I did try some welding
As expected, not having done any sort of welding for 40 years really took its toll on what little skill that I started with. Thank goodness for angle grinders. The parts will stay together; for a while anyway. Part of my problem was that the setting on the helmet was way too dark and I couldn't see a damn thing. I really need to spend a little bit of practice time with it. But, I have so little requirement at the moment that even the practice runs may not stay with me for long. I managed to fabricated and weld in the three pieces to my street tracker project that were of immediate need and with a bit of grinding in the right places, and being hidden by other parts, they're acceptable. I problem with using the angle grinder indoors is that it makes a hell of a mess. I'll just keep puttering / sputtering along.
79yam
XS650 Addict
im sure it will come back to you once you get the right gear
i just wish i had that space too work on mine. i think im going too just buy a frame already hardtailed so i just have to do swap over but ill still have a few little mounting points ill need too weld.
i just wish i had that space too work on mine. i think im going too just buy a frame already hardtailed so i just have to do swap over but ill still have a few little mounting points ill need too weld.
Rev D
XS650 Enthusiast
Hey guys,
I'm from Vancouver area too, nice to see some other 650s are out there. I'm putting my bike under the knife pretty quick here, just got my brat kit from visual impact
As soon as my compressor is plumbed and I borrow my buddies welder i"ll be choppin' it up
Word of advise, I learned welding for my Auto Collision Ticket, you want to be sure you know what you are doing before you weld anything too important, and a decent size welder is a must, otherwise you'll get a smooth surface but no penetration on your slugs (which you definitely need to do)!
Cheers
I'm from Vancouver area too, nice to see some other 650s are out there. I'm putting my bike under the knife pretty quick here, just got my brat kit from visual impact
As soon as my compressor is plumbed and I borrow my buddies welder i"ll be choppin' it up
Word of advise, I learned welding for my Auto Collision Ticket, you want to be sure you know what you are doing before you weld anything too important, and a decent size welder is a must, otherwise you'll get a smooth surface but no penetration on your slugs (which you definitely need to do)!
Cheers
79yam
XS650 Addict
thanks for the good advice rev , have you done a 650 before or is this your first ?
Rev D
XS650 Enthusiast
First bike ever. I've sliced and diced a lot of cars from pretty much ever genre of aftermarket performance, but never a bike.
79yam
XS650 Addict
what's the plan for yours ?
Rev D
XS650 Enthusiast
An ode to my longest running car genre love, 40s and 50s hot rods. Black with white scallops, red spoke wheels and whitewalls. Picked up a 50cal ammo can for an electrical box and looking for a tank that will fit the feel for the bike.
Oh yah and some bars too. Drag bars probably, I'm tall for this bike so it won't be too much reach.
Other then that, simple is the name of the game and the usual xs upgrades (charging, Pamco Ignition etc.)
You?
Oh yah and some bars too. Drag bars probably, I'm tall for this bike so it won't be too much reach.
Other then that, simple is the name of the game and the usual xs upgrades (charging, Pamco Ignition etc.)
You?
79yam
XS650 Addict
so far clubman bars , pod filters , chop exhaust ,
i'm getting my lights next week and side mount license plate , then ill run it and get all the bugs worked out , then ill buy a frame and swap everything over , but i'm looking for a very clean look hidden wires , im looking too do the small switches on the bars , and inverted break and cluch leavers. but thats a long long way off
i'm getting my lights next week and side mount license plate , then ill run it and get all the bugs worked out , then ill buy a frame and swap everything over , but i'm looking for a very clean look hidden wires , im looking too do the small switches on the bars , and inverted break and cluch leavers. but thats a long long way off
Rev D
XS650 Enthusiast
I've been eyeing some clubman bars to run upside down, seems like a good set up for me. If your looking for a clean look I would suggest taking a crack at the electrical, I don't know about yours but mine is a total mess. I sourced out some wiring for trailers from Princess Auto: 1.99/ft for 14g 6 wire harnesses. That definitely seems like the way I am going to go, my ocd will not let me leave the wiring alone.
79yam
XS650 Addict
yeah the clubman are nice i flipped mine.
my electrics do work as of right now
i just have to put these lights on it
and license plate
and i found come simple control switches on embay i think they would clean up the bars big time
have you ever seen anyone run reverse leavers ?
my electrics do work as of right now
i just have to put these lights on it
and license plate
and i found come simple control switches on embay i think they would clean up the bars big time
have you ever seen anyone run reverse leavers ?
