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NOTE: I am in no way connected or affiliated with CognitoMoto, either personally or professionally. Bonzai !! :bike: Very cool item I found in my travels. This place called CognitoMoto offers up conversion hubs that permit the use of several inverted front ends on our bikes (see link at the...

NOTE: I have absolutely no affiliation with the below mentioned retailer, neither professional nor personal, other than having been one of their customers. I simply wish to share a supplier I've used in the past with the membership here. Thanks! SHOCK ABSORBERS: I've used these shocks on a...

Ok, dating myself here, I used South Bends in High School machine shop for two complete grade years. It was a time when there was actually a sign hanging up in the lathe area that said "NO POT PIPES". :laugh: Gotta love the 70s! Other than that and the occasional bushing or odd whatsys, it's...

I've done some research here amongst the forum as well as actually ventured beyond this backyard out to the big scary internet on the LED lighting systems that are so popular these days. I'm well aware of how efficient the lowly LED is due to my line of work (I use them in nearly every device I...

This engine is the one I bought from a forum member for my Cheney framed rigid frame streettracker. I was all worried because the FedEx tracking information listed the engine with pallet as weighing only 125 pounds (link to that thread here) ...

Uh oh. I bought this engine ...... http://www.xs650.com/forum/showthread.php?t=34094 The seller is a very nice person, easy to work with and has treated me very fairly so far. We Paypal'd the total price for the engine with shipping perhaps a tiny bit too early, bit it is what it is...

Rustoleum High Heat Ultra (Engine pics below - 1982 Yamaha XJ650J engine I painted with this stuff) I applied this using a small Harbor Freight airbrush kit that we had here for another project (the whole kit was like $70 bucks and that included a small air compressor, it's worked fine for...

I used Duplicolor's "etching primer" and their "wheel coating" to refurbish a set of 1982 Yamaha XJ650J wheels (my wife's project bike). It worked out SO well that I wanted to share the experience. First off, I had to learn about the difference between laquers and enamels. Laquers cure in a...

I have a Dynatek 2000 digital ignition that's actually part of a Dynatek kit for the first generation Honda Magna V65s (the undisputed torque monster of the 1980s). The 2000 box is programmable, meaning it can be made to perform any curve and advance by programming it in a PC (via USB), and...

Qatar starts in like 15 minutes. Marquez in the #1 slot. Everyone is hungry, let's see how it goes! I love night racing. I actually like the MOTO 2 and MOTO 3 classes better. MOTO 2 is just basically "MX at 150mph" .. those guys are SO aggressive and ride the cheese out of those 600s...

This is news to me. It's pretty cool, and I gotta wonder if the ~new~ TT engine is the same castings and so on as the original. If so, suddenly TT fans have got a source for brand new parts now. AND fuel injection for their old TT engines. At least that's my guess since the new SR400 is EFI...

Really stupid wording there in the topic. What I'm wondering is how well the stock XS650 drum brake can be made to work? I see a lot of restorations and resto-mods of XS650s that use the stock drum up front. Having zero experience with the stock drum brakes up front on the XS, I do not know...

So, I've been doing the research on the engine. So far it looks like: :) - PMA (kick only .. uh ... I think, I hope I'm up to kickstarting it). :) - Rephasing. :) - 750cc. As well as the obvious such as Mikuni round slides, Pamco ignition kit, Ascot-style right-side-exit 2:1 pipes with...

For the "Cheney Competition Hardtail Father-Son Tribute" project bike. The engine needs to be able to deal with ~roughly~ 60-odd HP, street use, pump gas. While not a race bike, I want to be equipped with the best engine factory run in the XS650 lineup. Experience has taught me that the...

So for those of you that have made cafe bikes or other performance customs, which fork set do you prefer? FAT CONVENTIONAL 43MM FORKS: Many of today's flat track racers use the 43mm conventional telescopics taken from early 2000's sportbikes. Beefy and rigid, they are also well supported by...

With or without carbs is fine, just indicate whether or not the weight figure includes the carbs or not. :) Thank you.

The YZ650 - Cheney Engineering rigid frame project (father/son tribute) This project bike is based on the very rocky relationship I had with my stepdad of 30~ years (he died in 1999). He raced flat track in the 1950s and 1960s, and he of course taught me to ride and race. I'll post a more...

Does a 21 inch front wheel offer any advantages or disadvantages when it comes to assertive riding? I'm not talking about 63 degree lean angles or whatever, just a bit of spirted tear-assing around now and then. :) My other choice would most likely be a 19 inch if not the 21. Thank you...

Streettracker and Soul Healer. Hi. I'm in the midst of designing a bike project that reflects my rocky relationship with my step dad of 30+ years. He died in 1999 on his 69th birthday (cancer, other stuff). He raced Class C (AMA flat track) in the 50s and 60s, mostly confined to the...