FrankS

Turns out it was a Norton.

I spent more than half an hour looking for the carbs of the 1978 xs650 in my crowded, messy garage. After I found them, I swapped out a...

YES, that's it! For me, that's a WTF picture!

Marty, very nice classic bikes! The bike i'm thinking of and have seen a picture of is much different. Pretty sure it was one year, US...

I searched but could not find a picture of a vintage FACTORY Triumph motorcycle styled after a chopper with apehanger bars. It was hideous.

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Thanks, Jim. Will look for that. Another issue. (There are several.) I would like to replace the original regulator and rectifier with...

This pic always makes me smile.

I will splash around a half gallon of 2 cycle gas mix. Where would one source phosphoric acid?

When drilling out a screw, one just drills down until the head comes off. The remaining stud can be unscrewed with vicegrips, since...

Oh, yes I do! Petcocks are done. I had to drill off the heads of 2 of the 4 screws. The gas tank in in worse shape than I thought. Time...

No I'm done. Forced to be done due to the fact that I cannot fit more than 6 bikes in my garage!

I love classic bikes from the 1970's. So much so that a week ago I bought a second sx650 - a 1977 Standard. Also not running yet.

Yesterday I cleaned up behind the clutch cover, the clutch mechanism, and got the clutch adjusted and working. I'm avoiding the...

Thank you 5twins! I was aware of the axle clamp orientation. It's the same on my vintage Honda CB's.

I see that it's really just a cosmetic piece.

When I removed the left side brake rotor, is there a cap that replaces what is no longer around the hub?

Still not running, but looking better with normal handlebars and 2nd brake rotor removed. (There was no caliper there.) Red bandage...

If you think part #7 is slightly squished/shortened, could you add a shim washer to make up for that?

Done for today. Will respond when I get back to it. Thanks!

Is this the connector you guys are talking about? Behind the battery. My wire colours are different.

I've disconnected the turn signal cancel box. Where do I find the stop light monitor thingie?

Adam, when you removed the reserve lighting unit, did you have to put in a jumper wire somewhere? Where?

Still waiting for a carb floats, and then I have to mess with the points with mangled screws. Need a new clutch cover gasket because...

Where do you get this sheathing?

The seller, a slightly older fellow than me, said that he bought this 1977 Standard new in April of 1978. In the showroom he saw the new...