Doing a few small jobs on "Red" today but I broke for some comedic relief....
PO indicated he just couldn't get the brakes bled.
PO indicated he just couldn't get the brakes bled.
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What have you done to your XS today?
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Not sure what I'm lookin' at on the brakes, but I'm diggin' this rubber isolated ground wire...
ilted special m/c on flar bars...
I would think that nothing on the forks is a reliable ground except for a ground wire in the harness. I dont think a ground through ball or tapered roller bearings is a really good idea.The tach housing should be plenty good ground - I mean that cable goes all the way down to the motor
Useing the tach cable, (as an earth/ground) that isn't a fixed object, (slots into at both ends and covered in lubrication), that attaches to gears and shafts imersed in oil any better than going through head-stock berrings......???
staf0s
XS650 Enthusiast
staf0s
XS650 Enthusiast
I got everything off by hand and used and angle grinder with an 80 grit flap disc to get the rest of it down however there is quite a bit of pitting and some gouging from the disc
Hugh from Hugh’s Handbuilt used to do them. Unsure if he is still taking in work though
Does "what did you acquire for your XS today?" count as what have you done to your XS?
- picked up a set of XS1100 wheels to do a 19" rear wheel conversion on an old Special that will be the next build
- bought one lot of XS parts sight-unseen consisting of two engines without cylinders (dunno why), a set of Special wheels, a pair of Special fenders, three stators and two giant plastic tubs of miscellaneous bits, all of which appear to be bagged and tagged. Stuff will be delivered this weekend, so will be fun rooting through the new stash!
- picked up a set of XS1100 wheels to do a 19" rear wheel conversion on an old Special that will be the next build
- bought one lot of XS parts sight-unseen consisting of two engines without cylinders (dunno why), a set of Special wheels, a pair of Special fenders, three stators and two giant plastic tubs of miscellaneous bits, all of which appear to be bagged and tagged. Stuff will be delivered this weekend, so will be fun rooting through the new stash!
New brake res' pot installed much better than the old one:
OLD ONE ABOVE
NEW ONE.......NICE.
I like this so will get a rear one to match.
NEW NICKLE SILVER 530 CHAIN INSTALLED.
OLD ONE ABOVE
NEW ONE.......NICE.
I like this so will get a rear one to match.
NEW NICKLE SILVER 530 CHAIN INSTALLED.
Too Late to Turn Back Now!
The Burgundy '78 driver that I bought in June came with 17/36 gearing. In the past I have been a big supporter of this gearing as my red '76 that went to the Rally a couple years ago had this and it seemed just right.
With this '78, though, 17/36 has it revving close to 4300 at 100 km, plus this motor does not seem as smooth as the one in the '76.
The '78 "hot rod" project has 17/34, plus a new tire and chain so I thought I would switch them.
Oh, and I am taking the cargo rack off the driver and substituting a stock grab handle, plus just for s and g's, I am going to change out the tins to a black and maroon '84 tank with black side covers.
Pictures when done.
Having never rewired a whole bike harness before, I was finding it a bit of a struggle.
Wires everywhere like a kaleidoscope of colour and copper. And wiring in the M-Gadget unit it becomes obvious that normal gauge motorcycle wires make it harder.
Then today I came across Alarm System Multi Strand cable. Genius; who thought of that?
Available in any number of strands, and all in its own insulated jacket.
If you are considering wiring a M-Unit especially with M-Gadget Speedo / Tacho; just get some.
The Speedo uses the same fine wire to the micro connectors. So the 'alarm' wire makes it much easier.
PITY I JUST FOUND THIS STUFF ........
Duhh!!!
Wires everywhere like a kaleidoscope of colour and copper. And wiring in the M-Gadget unit it becomes obvious that normal gauge motorcycle wires make it harder.
Then today I came across Alarm System Multi Strand cable. Genius; who thought of that?
Available in any number of strands, and all in its own insulated jacket.
If you are considering wiring a M-Unit especially with M-Gadget Speedo / Tacho; just get some.
The Speedo uses the same fine wire to the micro connectors. So the 'alarm' wire makes it much easier.
PITY I JUST FOUND THIS STUFF ........
Duhh!!!
YAM277
Yamaholic
That’s a Hugh Jass seat on that bike.
YAM277
Yamaholic
No skinny cheeks in this house!
j343my
XS650 Enthusiast
Made some good progress on wiring. With the exception of a couple of grounds, all the wires have been run. Hopefully by the end of the weekend it should look like something that resembles a harness.
