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Parting out '78 XS 650. Parts are left over from a street tracker build. Wheels have been professionally polished and painted and have NEW Dunlop tires. Fork, fenders, headlights(2), seats, running lights, bars, taillight, assorted NEW parts.
I understand putting a second disc on the left side of the front wheel. Will a standard right side mount and caliper reverse to fit on left side? If not, what do you use for the mount and caliper. I also presume a Y connection in the hydraulic brake line. Correct?
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Just bought a '78 XS650 Special, my first bike, as a restoration project. The "mag" wheels have cast in the spoke "ductile iron" but they look and feel aluminum and a magnet doesn't stick. What the heck are they made of??
Figured it out....it really says "Asahi Malleable Iron". That is the...