XS 650 Pending Surgery

[Teddytootired]

As Covid and winter is among us it is good time to elect surgery for one beat up bike

 

[gggGary]

Looks like a good restoration candidate, what are your plans?

 

[Teddytootired]

Make it look like this

 

[Mailman]

Make it look like this
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You can do it! All it takes is desire, hard work and,

 

[Mailman]

All kidding aside, I’d love to follow that project. Good luck!

 

[Teddytootired]

Welcome aboard lots a thoughts going around
Go slow
It’s not a race
Ask questions
Read lots on forums
It may be a project to delay dementia

 

[650Skull]

It may be a project to delay dementia

May also bring on early dementia when the wife starts to ask how much it is costing...........

Welcome, teddytootired looking forward to your build. Lots of help here and keep an eye on the classifieds here and post wanted adds as well.

 

[Teddytootired]

Still figuring out these forum features. Have to go to classifieds and post some wanted items. Got my first item from lakeview off a Kijiji add

 

[Teddytootired]

Started with side covers
Rubber is toast and all need to be replaced
Got one retainer off 650 XS logo found what looks like a fiber backer behind steel retainer. It most helped in compression of retainer. Going to let the rest sit over night soaking in WD(might be my favorite tool) to help with remaining retainers. The bar logo looks like pop rivets and ideas?

 

[CaseyH]

Welcome from Niagara
Canada is big lol
There are people with stashed parts on this forum for sure

 

[Mailman]

Those sidecover emblems are very brittle plastic. When I first tried to remove mine, I tried prying up those metal push on speed nuts and wound up breaking those plastic posts off. What I found worked best was taking a Dremel with a cut off wheel and cutting them. When I re installed new emblems, I made some rubber washers out of an old inner tube and a hole punch set.

 

[Teddytootired]

Don’t think the posts are plastic hit them with a file sure felt like steel to me

 

[Mailman]

The 650 emblem in the center is ( I think ) cast aluminum. The chrome scallop is plastic.

 

[Teddytootired]

Looks like time to buy more tools

 

[xjwmx]

^A dremel is really useful. It has much power so use it for good rather than evil...

 

[xjwmx]

Looks like a good restoration candidate,

It's finished already, by my standards

 

[Teddytootired]

I have a Foredam flex shaft I use for sanding my scroll saw and wood projects. It will be good for polishing and grinding. Never used it for cutting. Have to send a letter to Santa

 

[gggGary]

I do remove them by bending back the tabs with a specially sharpened little tool. if they aren't real rusty some can be reused.

 

[Teddytootired]

The 650 emblem in the center is ( I think ) cast aluminum. The chrome scallop is plastic.

Yes the scallops are plastic

 

[Teddytootired]

I do remove them by bending back the tabs with a specially sharpened little tool. if they aren't real rusty some can be reused.

They are very rusty and will probably need to be replaced. I think the safe way is cut them off as the pins are plastic. Will need to source new product