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    The weight of an Unladen XS

    That looks like a really cool project but its well beyond the scope of what im trying to do. I have a xs650 (old and nonfunctioning and beyond my ability to repair) and i was trying to think of something i could do with it rather than discarding it or selling it for parts.
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    The weight of an Unladen XS

    I actually went into it expecting the electric XS to be much slower than the original, because all i wanted was an "adequate" bop around bike but my Honda CT125 has about 9hp and weighs half what the XS weighs....that would be woefully inadequate. Its definitely something that would be a lot...
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    The weight of an Unladen XS

    That is interesting actuallly. The resources i was looking up were equating it to more like 20 to 25 horse. Shows what happens when you try to look things up on your own. 10 would make it more suitable for something like my old ct90....theres an idea....
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    The weight of an Unladen XS

    https://www.amazon.com/NBPower-Bluetooth-Electric-Conversion-Controller/dp/B07KNP86QB/ref=asc_df_B07KNP86QB/?tag=hyprod-20&linkCode=df0&hvadid=312131999963&hvpos=&hvnetw=g&hvrand=13778782808931106060&hvpone=&hvptwo=&hvqmt=&hvdev=m&hvdvcmdl=&hvlocint=&hvlocphy=1021048&hvtargid=pla-647252833866&psc...
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    The weight of an Unladen XS

    Licensure is pretty easy for a hand built bike here. We dont have annual inspections so its pretty much taking it in and proving that it goes and stops and has at least 1 mirror and lights. What sorts of structural issues would a hub motor have? I dont know much about these things at this...
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    The weight of an Unladen XS

    Thats a cool one! But it looks like he went the separate motor w/ final drive route. Those are certainly more powerful but for simplicity im hoping i can do a hub motor conversion. It looks like doing it his way requires a lot more electrical amd mechanical knowledge. I wanna keep it stupid for...
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    The weight of an Unladen XS

    Im planning on keeping it as simple as possible with a Hub motor. I found one thats 72v 150a 8000w. Thats why im researching the weight to see if my top speed is servicable with that kinda power. Dunno about batteries and all that though. That will have to be researched next.
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    The weight of an Unladen XS

    Thanks a lot for that. If i get the idea off the ground at all i will do just that. Then you can all watch a completely talentless lay person try to build a complex motor vehicle and have a good laugh lol.
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    The weight of an Unladen XS

    I'm wondering if anybody has ever happened to weigh their XS650 without the motor / battery installed, or if they happen to know the weight of the motor by itself. I'm potentially going to strip a non-working XS650 down to its frame and suspension and make an Electric motorcycle out of it...
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    rear brake linkage adapter?

    some new rearsets are going onto my XS650 very soon, but it occurs to me that i'm missing a part and don't know where to buy it. on the shifter side, the rearset linkage rods can be attached to a little adapter like so: however, i can't seem to find one anywhere for sale with a spline size...
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    Rear brake arm replacement for rearsets?

    Many of you have probably encountered this already when replacing the standard foot pegs and controls with rearsets. The rear brake lever can not be connected to the linkage with the new rearsets because its position interferes with the use of the kickstart lever. this is due to the pronounced...
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    removing exhaust header flanges

    I'll give that a shot i guess. the pipes themselves are pretty rough, but some sanding, polishing, sanding again, polishing again and so on has started to yield results. i guess if a wire brush is all that's needed that would be a relief.
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    removing exhaust header flanges

    standard scrubbing with metal cleaners has done nothing so far. this is a combination of oxidation and old grease. i'm pretty sure these flanges haven't been cleaned once in 40 years.
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    removing exhaust header flanges

    lol wow. ok. so that's 100% out of the question then. There's no way I can do any of that. I guess I should ask what's the best way to clean those flanges up like new without removing them from the pipe?
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    removing exhaust header flanges

    you're kidding...but that bracket is welded on....did they really design it like that? that's madness.
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