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I “third” this nomination. I saw this bike up close and personal at a recent meeting. Upgraded components, meticulous attention to detail and unique paint scheme! Its wreaks of class and raffinement!
Hi Gary,
Yes, tried that and it is...I took off the custom rear set and mountimg plates and verified that the complete rotation arc is about 170 degrees and I am able to get about 150 bit risk hitting the brake lever pad.
I could probably start it with a good stomp at full compression ....
I was...
Hi Gary
Thx as always for your comments- always respected and appreciated! YEs, I was thinking that myself but worried I wouldn’t be able to hold back before I hit the “wall” (Beale lever). My original post is not accurate as when I went back and took a closer look, the kick pedal is positioned...
The previous owner of the ‘76 XS 650 I bought did a lot of custom work including Pamco ignition, new rear sets and modified kickstart crank shape (u bend to accomodate the latter). When I bought the bike he was not using the kickstart and I suspect it’s because the new rear sets interfere with...
Thx Gary....yes just viewed a video about it. Great info and a buddy if mine is a Napa dealer
so I think I can get a small discount on it. Of course, I will be spending money on a mask of some sort...ugh
Cheers
LOL...excellent...gotta learn the archive talk...
Thx gggGary....you’re the best..
I have spray clear coated a polished billet alum brake fluid reservoir
and it looks good but doing the forks may be a tad more difficult to get even coverage and hence equal reflected light...or maybe I am just...
Oh....just buffing the polish with what product? Were your forks previously biffed down to to base aluminum or just maintaining
the original clear coat (which was applied by factory)?