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Little milestone reached last night, I stopped by Rick’s of Smedspeed on my way home after working on a cliff top in Torquay and he...

I’m about to order some of the Porsche ones, just waiting to hear back from the missus friend who works for Porsche to see if I can get...

Hello @TwoManyXS1Bs I appreciate you this thread is from a few years back but I only stumbled across it last night and I have to say...

Hi Barrie, I never post on the UK Facebook group. I had mine done as I was having the valve seats cut, valve guides installed & reamed...

Hi @BarrieC I had mine skimmed/resurfaced. Unfortunately I can’t tell you how much they removed but I can give you a phone number to...

Latest little batch of Titanium goodness. Daniel.

It's worth mentioning that before I spent close to 14 hours boiling water & scrubbing, I chased every threaded hole with these homemade...

Good evening/day gentelman, I appreciate it's been a while since my last post, but I have been busy. As previously mentioned, I wanted...

Thanks @650Skull, that’s exactly what I was looking for! Great info! Daniel.

Hi @Signal I originally sourced the XS1 gearbox as I read that 1st & 2nd gear were a little closer together than on later...

I’m rapidly approaching the process of rebuilding and my engine I’m wanting to show a little/lot of love to the gearbox. I’ve done a lot...

I’d like to start to rebuilding the bottom end on my engine and I’m after a thread with thorough building process that I can use...

That’s a good looking rear end @JesseeS and I am most definitely a butt man! Daniel.

I’ve only just caught up with your thread @JesseeS and I have to say I absolutely love it, the tank and cowl look so good together and I...

Hi @jpdevol I have that excellent book and was referencing it earlier this evening. I also watched a video on Gary Hoos's Facebook...

Starting tonight my goal this week is to get the crank cases to a state of cleanliness where I’m comfortable they’re ready for the...

Yes, they do. Daniel.

A little sneak peak of something in the works… Daniel.

Got sent this today from my coating guy, more crushed silver wonderment for you to cast your peepers over. My silky smooth R6...

I really enjoy the little projects like this, I think it’s these kind of small details that really clean up a bike and add to the...

Daniel.

Not the most exciting progress report but immensely satisfying for me none the less. I designed some spacers to take up all the dead...

The part number I found is different? I put in for 1979 XS650SF. Daniel.

M8 x 49mm? (50mm really) Daniel.

Rather boring post gentleman but can anybody illuminate me to the size/length of the bolt identified as #11 in Partzilla’s diagram...

He’s well on the way to that (in his own little mind) but the Border is defiant to the end and will always rule the roost, she’s the...

Dogs seem to of taken to him quite well, especially well considering they’re both Terrier’s (boy’s a Jack & girl’s a Border). We’ve...

I don’t feel the desire anymore, once a year around Xmas see’s me right. At 35 I’ve become an old man and I’m fully immersed in that...