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Yes they are 34mm from a XS2. Sorry, I should have mentioned that.

Hey there, I'm currently putting progressives in the build I'm doing. Here are a couple pics of the length difference with the progressives on the right and the stock with spacer on the left. I got these from MikesXS.

Thanks. Yes, there is a single part matte clear on them except the wheel which I haven't gotten to yet. I have had pretty good results with this paint in the past on other projects. I will be using a proper automotive paint and 2 part clear on the tank, side covers, and headlight housing though.

A little bit more progress. Got some parts painted, wheel trued, and forks reassembled (minus oil). I'm running the progressive springs from mikesxs. I'll include a picture of the length difference for those interested. I was having a really hard time trying to get the fork caps in with the...

Got the front wheel all tore down and the spokes soaking. There is a bit of corrosion build up on the inner sides of the rim. I hit it with a wire wheel and it cleaned up ok. I can hear rust particles moving around inside of the rim and was able to get a bit of it out of the 3 holes on each...

Yeah, I'll probably make something to throw in there just to be on the safe side. And I have dug through your two threads a lot before I even started posting lol.

Sorry for the lack of updates, got a bad cold and haven't been doing as much as I wanted. Pulled the bearings out of the wheel and brake hub assembly and did some more rust clean up. Question about those rubber damper pads the XS2 uses for the front rotor. Mine doesnt have them but it does have...

Thanks for the heads up. I did use the less coarse blue pads for the above areas though. I wasnt too concerned about scratches on that area since it will be hidden and was already pretty ugly. I'll pick up some steel wool for the exposed portion. Thanks!

Well the forks had about 8hrs of soaking time. First picture is what they looked like after only wiping them down with a old hand towel. Second is after a scotchbrite pad. I'll soak them again and then clean up the rest of the tubes.

Next I moved to the wheel speed gear/housing. I can assure you that it smelled as good as it looked. I made sure to get every bit of grime out of it and will grease it up once everything else is ready for reassembly. That's where it currently sits. Front wheel and bearings are next. I'm gona...

Thanks! Its originally a Pennsylvania bike but the gentleman I bought it from did have it tucked in his workshop near Sierra Vista for the last 25 years so at least it was out of the elements. Most of the rubber bits are still soft and malleable.

So when I say front to back I literally mean I'm starting in the front of the bike! The first order of business was removing the forks from the triple tree but I'm thinking they had never been removed once in the past 50 years. It took some percussive persuading to get them free. Got the triple...

Hey everybody. Back in February of 22 I picked up a 1972 XS650 where it sat in my garage until recently. This will be my first build so most of work will be cosmetic and replacing worn out parts. No major engine work (hopefully), front end swaps or anything like that. First of all, I'm terrible...