Recent content by Hamon2

Thank you for the info, and yes the front wheel and such were just thrown on to get on the trailer, no axle nut or anything, but that interesting. I have a correct axle and nut for that front wheel, and that might be the reasoning as to whoever first built it ran a rear braking setup only.

Wanna change out the front wheel to match the rear, I’d love a springer front end, electrical wise parts for if I find something that needs replacing as I put it together and such, calipers and so fourth, it’s just an honest question.

I appreciate that! I should’ve worded my question better, what I was trying to really ask is stuff such as forks, calipers ect and different odds and ends work or if I can “modify” them some to work, as far as motor parts a lot of stuff I’ve found on eBay fairly easy, I know for a fact it’s...

76 according to the casting number if my research was right on that. “1J3-101393”

Well that’s discouraging but there is always a way, I retract my statement then, as I had found this while researching a couple weeks ago digging deep from years past into the forums before I signed up and kind’ve felt a little at ease, looks like I’m back to a head scratching moment.

So let me begin, I apologize. I get this isn’t the proper place to discuss about the XS500, but it’s almost my only option, (as I’ve noticed after picking up the bike xs500s are almost the black sheep of the family and not particularly liked from my research and pretty much why I’m here posting...