Here's the progress on this brat kitted '78. We ended up using 10.5" Burly Slammers made for Sportsters. It's a good choice for the XS650 Brat conversion for a few reasons. It is more or less bolt-in with essentially no modification required. In addition, it's a pretty solid and reputable shock if you're trying to get lowww. Lastly, there is probably a good amount of used shocks available if you decide that new isn't essential.
In order to run them you need to create an additional sleeve so the mounting bolts of your XS650 will fit in the eye of the shock. You can make them by sourcing some materials from your local hardware store; I have a write up on the
build thread for this bike.
Or, I am offering a kit to adapt the Burly Slammer Sportster shocks to your XS650 brat kit project, or any metric bike where the shock mounting bolts are ~10mm (M10) in diameter.
The kit will include:
2 x Grade 8 M10 x 45mm bolts (for top shock mount on Visual Impact Brat Kit)
2 x steel washers
2 x steel serrated flanged nuts
2 x stainless sleeves cut to fit top mount of Visual Impact Brat Kit
2 x stainless sleeves cut to fit XS650 swingarm shock mount
Will be launching a paysite shortly, but if you would like to pre-order please send me a PM with your request and email.
Anybody have any suggestions on how much to shorten kickstand with the brat kit installed?
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Two ways to go about it. You can cut it and either reattach the old foot or make a new foot. Or you could also use an oxyacetylene torch to heat up the kickstand and then a leverage bar to bend it out slightly, no cutting required.