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So I knocked off the paint on the 82's tank... unfortunately it's just COVERED in Bondo and has some pinholes. While fixable it would be...

Be sure to account for the choke pulley

Progress update Headlight bucket installed with new modern style brackets. Seat is properly mounted. Located and fixed the oil leak but...

I had great luck with vinegar and copper bibis

Same here actually.

Did you go for the original airbox or are there pod filters under there?

Any suggestions on a good paint removal spray or something like that? I need to get this tank down to bare metal so I can fill in the...

I do agree with you. If I were to go no covers the electronics would be relocated. But I think I have an idea that I'll put together and...

Update. The tire tube in the tank didn't work. It nearly blew my eardrums and gave me my grandpas nam flashbacks. I went and bought a...

I will definitely give that a try in the future! Thanks for the heads up

Yeah, with these old bikes, we take what we can get and make what we can't. It's the price we pay for the classics.

You are a life saver! I found and ordered the Dunlop D404 off Revzilla. $220 for the pair...

I imagine I'm starting to drive you all nuts with my constant questions but I want to be sure I'm getting the correct tires for this...

Haven't done anything with the bike in the last two days. Will be back on the grind tonight to try that tank trick and start on the wiring

From what I can tell everything is clean. I have good oil pressure and after several oil changes it is clean. I will watch it for sure

I will post an update later on today possibly with an attached video.

It looks promising especially since it's a huge dent... Damn thing fell of an 8 foot shelf directly on its side.

Screw it. I'm giving it a try.

I'm thinking on doing a black top copper sides color scheme for the tank. Any thoughts?

Hey all! I figured I'd start a thread on my Café Build since I've been posting questions constantly on here. If anyone wants to see the...

I think I can work with this just fine! I will shoot you a message if I have any questions if that's okay with you.

Hey guys! The XS650 rebuild and improvement continues. She's running well with new carbs and mechanically figured. Now I'm trying to...

All fair points. I swapped to pod filters from the previous airbox. Same exhaust for now. I will do some tinkering to try and figure the...

I'm going to build a carb sync bench with a couple vac gauges this evening and get these synced up and see if that does the trick. I'm...

That is a fantastic idea. I will give that a try this evening. Thank you!

Factory TCI, I believe you are the one that taught me that in a previous post. Thank you for that btw! It was the last thing that was...

This is a freshly rebuilt engine with new valves and valve seats, it also doesn't have points under the covers so it's weird.

I will shoot that a try and yes it does. I even tried throttling it by hand with no cable attached. It idles well but just takes for...

Two questions! First off what does it mean if when I give the bike gas it revs but takes a while to rev down. I heard that it could be a...

This answered my question 100%. I was freaking out lol

Hey hey. So I am working on rebuilding my 1982 xs650 heritage special and I'm noticing that I don't have any parts to go under my points...