Last night I drew up another template of doom and today (in the comfort of my parabolic heater) I made the heat shield for the scrambler. Only 25 degrees in the shop so polishing and detailing will have to wait for a warmer day.
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What have you done to your XS today?
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Bob Kelly III
Ranch Kid from way back,.... that got Old !
Looks really good Halfmile !
all I did was charge the battery....... which is out of the bike for the winter ! LOL
Bob......
all I did was charge the battery....... which is out of the bike for the winter ! LOL
Bob......
I couple of months back in Entry 3360 I showed the rack below that I made for carrying a backpack:
Unfortunately the pack did not sit right so I have bent the frame and the fit is now very good:
Once filled the pack will be a nice back-rest. All that's left to do now is plan a trip to North Wales this Summer.
Unfortunately the pack did not sit right so I have bent the frame and the fit is now very good:
Once filled the pack will be a nice back-rest. All that's left to do now is plan a trip to North Wales this Summer.
79XStLouis
XS650 Enthusiast
Pulled my 79 speedo off and sent it away for rebuild. I didnt want to mutilate the pressed-on clamp that holds it all together, so I sent it to a pro. The grease hardened, or possibly something else in the guts of the speedo. Pretty much the last thing in the restoration. Plan to bring her to the September rendevoux.
Just a teaser pic...
Well, you can't do better than a Blue Point die (or any other Blue Point tool for that matter... My die grinders are Blue Points)... other than that, I'm stumped. Nice Atlas work there....
Bob Kelly III
Ranch Kid from way back,.... that got Old !
azman check your valve lash...you may have a tight one ..... just to be safe !
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Bob....
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Bob....
Bob Kelly III
Ranch Kid from way back,.... that got Old !
yes but you did the compression test today and the compression is not the same in each cylinder that COULD signify a leaking valve
( or rings getting bad on one cylinder)
although it's fairly normal to have the compression not exactly the same, it is something to take notice of.... and one thing that can cause that is the valve lash being too tight on one side.... if you set them last week and ran it good sense then..... it could be that they got tight again in that amount of time..... head gasket seating in or something like it could cause that. where you live I would be running wider valve lash
because of the extreme heat you get in the summer months.
( in other words you could hear the valves) if your machine is nice and quiet I would suspect a tight valve....
However , your no dummy and you know your bike well, I just thought I'ed toss that out for ya !
have a good one !
Bob......
( or rings getting bad on one cylinder)
although it's fairly normal to have the compression not exactly the same, it is something to take notice of.... and one thing that can cause that is the valve lash being too tight on one side.... if you set them last week and ran it good sense then..... it could be that they got tight again in that amount of time..... head gasket seating in or something like it could cause that. where you live I would be running wider valve lash
because of the extreme heat you get in the summer months.
( in other words you could hear the valves) if your machine is nice and quiet I would suspect a tight valve....
However , your no dummy and you know your bike well, I just thought I'ed toss that out for ya !
have a good one !
Bob......
Anddajets
XS650 Member
I brought it home, just acquired this 1981 after being without a XS since 1997. Making it my 3rd XS . This will be my canvas for a Cafe project
The one I had separated from in 1997 was XS 650 D which I owned for 10 years and missed very much.
I am very XS-cited on this new chapter of XS-ing
The one I had separated from in 1997 was XS 650 D which I owned for 10 years and missed very much.
Welcome to the site Anddajets! Hope you plan on starting your own thread on your build. Will be fun to follow.
Anddajets
XS650 Member
Thank you.
Bob Kelly III
Ranch Kid from way back,.... that got Old !
Looks like a fun machine ! and fun project can't wait to see the progress !
read up a bunch here on the site and you can find many jewels of knowledge hidden here !
welcome to the site !
Bob.........
read up a bunch here on the site and you can find many jewels of knowledge hidden here !
welcome to the site !
Bob.........
I've been working on this
Just another teaser pic.
Yes, that's an eccentric...
Yes, that's an eccentric...
Piston oil pump drive? Maybe...? Or new type of clutch actuator?
Haha, sorry Jim. I'm purposely being coy, showing only the parts that don't make sense. Something I've been wanting for a long time, but it's being difficult...
2M those two descriptions could apply to most of us here on the forum. Eccentric and difficult at times.
hmm, looks about a fit in the side oil filter cavity.
