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So, wouldn’t I also be able to use this adapter, if I get the male 10x1 to JIC fitting? Or is there some other advantage to a banjo and bolt? https://www.mikesxs.net/brake-adapter-multiple-sizes-multiple-fittings-jic-3-chrome-black.html

Thank you dogbunny, that’s the info I was after. I’ll give it a go with a banjo bolt and make sure to have some thicker copper washers on standby. Willis, I did read your thread and it was very helpful. Just didn’t have any info on the connections at the caliper since you kept the rigid steel...

I can’t seem to find a definitive answer/details on the parts that I need to convert the stock front brake line on my 1975 xs650 to a single stainless steel line. I was considering this brake line: https://www.mikesxs.net/brake-line-black-black-swivels-10-inch-to-40-inch-lengths.html With a...

That is exactly why it is intimidating. Not interested in taking the first thing I weld on the highway at 65-70mph. I don’t have a death wish. The more I think about it, the more resolve I have to not modify the frame for the bike I’m considering putting together. Still, it’s interesting...

😂 Maybe that’s what I needed to hear! Welding certainly feels intimidating at the moment. But thinking back to opening up my old xs when I was younger, that felt intimidating too.

My first bike ever was a stock 79 xs650. Looking at buying one again, this time to make it my own. I am comfortable with just about any maintenance up to welding, frame modification, and fabrication. I’m not opposed to cutting the frame down some, though, if it’s not going to mess with its...