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What have you done to your XS today?
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Very nice! .............C'est si bon.
C'est une tres belle moto TZ - I really like the side covers.
Clean, simple and tasteful.
Pete
Clean, simple and tasteful.
Pete
What part of France do you live? Do you have your own motorcycle business?
DanielBlack
XS650 Junkie
After a very satisfactory month-long business trip, I finally arrived home last night.
Opened some Christmas gifts from my in-laws; bike stuff I had on my Amazon list. A tire gauge/inflator, a MotionPro clutch cable, a nice simple SS metric rule, and a Slipstream windshield.
Today I fired her up and did some errands. Nothing special, very few miles, but oh so nice to be riding again!
Very nice DB - I'll bet that felt good!
Hello
I live 40 km west of Paris
If you want even more of my company and the XS transformation here is the Facebook link
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Team TZ
I live 40 km west of Paris
If you want even more of my company and the XS transformation here is the Facebook link
https://www.facebook.com/AMFPM
Team TZ
WT100
100 countries or bust!
Yesterday I looked at a lift at HF but cheeped out and came home and built a $42 "Work Deck" instead. 
First project on it today.
First project on it today.
Deck looks good - and the seals on won't leak and piss oil all over the floor.
How'd you get it up there?
Pete
How'd you get it up there?
Pete
WT100
100 countries or bust!
A couple of auto ramps tucked under the front. Just roll it on.
Cool....and cost effective!
Michaelo
650Mick
My fork springs arrived and I thought wow, this is going to be cool I can fix my front end with new progressive springs and new seals.....
So upon inspection the fork tubes were pitted and needed replacement or re-chroming, I chose the latter and the lowers needed paint stripping and polishing,
The lowers needed paint stripping and polishing, I wanted to change them back from the black paint (see below). I surmised that they were painted for a reason....to cover up a poor aluminium finish maybe?
Correct, it takes hours of wire brush, paint remover and media blasting to get then to this stage...not polished as yet but there was evidence of corrosion (must have been salt from your icy roads) on them and pitting, so the whole day was spent on this and there will be more time spent when I get the fork tubes back from the hard chroming.....
So upon inspection the fork tubes were pitted and needed replacement or re-chroming, I chose the latter and the lowers needed paint stripping and polishing,
The lowers needed paint stripping and polishing, I wanted to change them back from the black paint (see below). I surmised that they were painted for a reason....to cover up a poor aluminium finish maybe?
Correct, it takes hours of wire brush, paint remover and media blasting to get then to this stage...not polished as yet but there was evidence of corrosion (must have been salt from your icy roads) on them and pitting, so the whole day was spent on this and there will be more time spent when I get the fork tubes back from the hard chroming.....
masonxs650
XS650 Member
mocked up the front end ordered new wheel bearings and seals
Nice forks!
wrmdovr
If it were easy.....everyone would do it!
Hello All......As earlier noted I was the lucky S.O.B. who was selected by artek at brasscycleworks.com to recieve a set of brass exhaust tips! Having never won anything I was genuinely surprised. Arthur made it super simple requesting I.D. and O.D. measurement of my exhaust pipes and shipping address. A couple of days later he emailed me the shipping number. A couple days go by and BAM! they are the post office. Took them out of the carefully wrapped package and they are AWESOME! surprisingly heavy and impeccably machined. Race home and immediately pulled the pipes off and got to work. The hardest part was unwrapping my heat wrap tape.....hate that, but looks great and it protects. I had to file off the very tips of the exhaust pipes due to my pipes haivng a slight turn-out....I trial fitted and they fit perfectly! The instructions that were provided are clear and completely understandable......unlike Ikea! Drilled a small hole, trial fit the tip and marked a spot on the tip and drilled through, used a small file to debur, re-set set brass tip and placed bolt with small amount of loc tite on the nut. Presto Change-o.....my pipes are transformed from kinda cool pipes to.....SHUT THE FRONT DOOR, DOPE ASS PIPES! Artek.....again my genuine, heartfelt thanks, your product is everything and more and really help to define and further personalize my bike. WRMDOVR
(a rare sunny day in the seattle area so was able to take a somewhat decent picture)
(a rare sunny day in the seattle area so was able to take a somewhat decent picture)
Looks cool - Very pretty!
wrmdovr
If it were easy.....everyone would do it!
kinda like cuff links on a shirt.......WRMDOVR
I pulled this set of 5K miles 79 carbs apart and did a pretty good clean up 2 years ago, the parts have been just laying on the bench ever since! Too danged cold even for garage work, the carb bench by the wood stove looked attractive.
Assembled now, all the parts were still there! Put in new throttle shaft seals, floats, float valves, gaskets etc. I have an "unknown history" engine on a test stand may bolt these on and see what happens.
Pic album of them here if someone is looking for details.
Assembled now, all the parts were still there! Put in new throttle shaft seals, floats, float valves, gaskets etc. I have an "unknown history" engine on a test stand may bolt these on and see what happens.
Pic album of them here if someone is looking for details.
Wow - those are beuatifully done carbs Gary. How do you get them so clean? Ultrasonic?
Thanks! Mostly tooth brush and mineral spirits. This set was pretty nice to start with, bike sat in a dry shed for 30 years. Caps and float bowl ends were buffed on a wheel.
