XS1B Fork/Front Brake Overhaul

[Malloy]

Hello,

Can anyone recommend a vendor I can send my forks to for overhaul? I can never seem to get them and the front brake right.

Thanks!

 

[gdj]

Beautiful! What size is the rear tire?

 

[cra-z1]

Looks to be a 16 inch rim, used to do a lot of those lace ups in the 70's

 

[TwoManyXS1Bs]

Too bad you're not down here, I could show you how to doit yerself.
Rackin' my brain here, don't recall anyone in your neighborhood experienced in XS1s...

 

[Malloy]

Beautiful! What size is the rear tire?

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Looks to be a 16 inch rim, used to do a lot of those lace ups in the 70's

Thanks! Yep, circa late 70s 16 as cra-z1 mentioned. This is a bit of a Frankenstein bike but it has sentimental value.

I’d love to buy a nice and complete xs1 or xs1b

Too bad you're not down here, I could show you how to doit yerself.
Rackin' my brain here, don't recall anyone in your neighborhood experienced in XS1s...

It is! I’m not too handy so I’ve hit a wall trying to get the front of the bike right. It’s sketchy at highway speeds.

 

[TwoManyXS1Bs]

You'll want the rear swingarm bushings in good order, no measurable play.
And, you can run the steering damper down to just a slight drag, to reduce potential hi-speed front-end wobbly...