Just fill up the carbs and kick.
And kick and get a back fire and switch plug leads and vroom!
No bad noises.
And kick and get a back fire and switch plug leads and vroom!
No bad noises.
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What have you done to your XS today?
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Looks I missed the horse shoe shaped gasket behind the side filter element. Easy fix.
I took a break at lunch time and Lucille and I went for a sandwich with a buddy. Very nice ride - but too short.
Hightower-Ash98
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That's where mine started pissing out after a 5 year storage stay. Checked the level, let it run and it just stopped. Still got oil in it too
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Yes, They were gonna charge about that much for a choke lever that cost about $12. I try to wait until I have a bunch of stuff to buy. You can get a bunch of stuff for less than $150, and then shipping will only be slightly more than $17. And when you need stuff for the 750 kit, it's easy to rack up more than $150.
I can't bash Mike's, because I've bought a lot of things from them and 99% of the time, their stuff is good. The 7mm cam seals, NO! But most everything else, YES! The percentages of good easily outweigh the bad.
I don't know much about sizing master cylinders to brake calipers. Good luck, though!
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Bobber Mock Up
I could only watch the high mucky-mucks pronouncing the end of the world for so long, so went out to the work shop and almost finished the mock up. I like how it is going together. Almost ready to advertise it as a project.
Projects - yeah!!!
True TZ - but Lakeview has brought plenty of great survivors back from the grave and this bobber is one that he inherited as-is.
billy icon
test pilot,gunnie pig, and all around experiment
been the ruffest month this year but im still here lol, got my hands on a avon mk2 raer and a Dunlop k70 goldenseal fro the front, put the plain old tc bros pegs and shifter in the lathe and gave em some chareter and a put a motor in it for mock up with a pair of "mukunis" I got for 36 dollars a pair, they seem really well made. china of corse
Old Okie
XS650 Enthusiast
I think or hope I am doing my last bike project. At 82 years old I can barely find my way around the shop.
But I would like to hear this XS650 run one more time. I have always likes Dunlop K70 tires. Is that a good choice for a stock '81 XS650?? I ask because K70 was mentioned in this bobber article. I realize they are tube type tires.
But I would like to hear this XS650 run one more time. I have always likes Dunlop K70 tires. Is that a good choice for a stock '81 XS650?? I ask because K70 was mentioned in this bobber article. I realize they are tube type tires.
Tiesco
XS650 Addict
The '82 Heritage Special survivor I purchased a few months ago for $700 is nearing completion.
This morning I polished the original paint, and it came out rather nice.
....and layed down phase one of the pinstriping:
This morning I polished the original paint, and it came out rather nice.
....and layed down phase one of the pinstriping:
Very good looking !
Well that looks beautiful Jeff! I really like that black and gold combo, very Norton like. The paint is in incredible condition. Did you have to do anything special to bring up that shine? Like polishing compound?
Also, as always, I’m just as intrigued by what else is in your photographs, since you live in the ultimate bachelor pad! I noticed this Triumph patch, I have that same patch on one of my baseball hats!
Mailman if you bring home another bike or two you could too.
Old paint? This stuff is fantastic! It makes short work of it.
Meguire’s Ultimate Compound
Meguire’s Ultimate Compound
Thank you, Bob. I hand rubbed the paint with Turtle Wax brand polishing compound, then finished with a microfiber cloth and 3M Finesse It super-fine compound.Well that looks beautiful Jeff! I really like that black and gold combo, very Norton like. The paint is in incredible condition. Did you have to do anything special to bring up that shine? Like polishing compound?
Also, as always, I’m just as intrigued by what else is in your photographs, since you live in the ultimate bachelor pad! I noticed this Triumph patch, I have that same patch on one of my baseball hats!
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The patch is from a small group of Triumph patches I bought in a British bike shop in Boston in the early eighties. Didn't I sent you one of them?
Old Okie,
Mind your diet and exercise. Don’t go to the easy chair. Get another 15-20 years in the shop!
If your Special is stock with the 16” rear wheel, I prefer big tires. The Bridgestone S11 Spitfire looks good on there. The Dunlop 404 looks real good on that bike. Here is my S11.
