Yamaha XT500 Building Year 78

[660smc]

Hello XS650 Friends
Is not XS BUT still Yamaha.
Have restored an XT500 And brought it back on the Road.
Greetings from Switzerland
660smc

 

[motormike]

Nice work... these big thumpers have a follow'n here.... even beaters go for big bucks ($)

 

[Superjet]

wow that is a beauty!

 

[660smc]

thanks

 

[Mailman]

Very nice! That’s a great bike, I had one too. Long gone now.
I had this one.

 

[OHRider]

When you laced up the rear hub was there any off set of the hub and rim. I am lacing up a XT hub for my SR.

Thanks

Al

 

[660smc]

@Mailman
XT500 D 1977
A super Color, I would buy anytime

 

[jussumguy]

I fished one out of a dumpster a while back. I was horrified when I realized someone had just thrown it away

 

[Goldenboy]

When you laced up the rear hub was there any off set of the hub and rim. I am lacing up a XT hub for my SR.

Thanks

Al

If you leave the spokes loose and put the wheel on the bike in the verticle position and then alternately tighten spokes from opposite sides it will help. Also, my buddy Marlin told me he makes a guage by placing a punch next to the rim secured with tape to anything, a milk crate will do and slowly turn the wheel to see if it's true. You can also hold a small open end wrench against the spokes and turn the wheel and listen to the tune you play. A low note is a loose spoke.