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Found this in the yard when weed wacking today - dam weeds are almost 4' in height! Came off the bike when I bought 'er. PO got rear-ended by a bus... :yikes: and it shoved him into the car in front. Buggered both steel rims - but the front not too bad. Hub is great, and all spokes look good...

For those using Photobucket.... I've been trying to post pics this am for an update on my STORM, and Photobucket has been all buggered. WTF? Did a little searching, and it appears that they are in the middle of some big changes. Unless you want to pay big bucks really soon ($100 or $400...

Looking for something like this, with a little better pedigree than ...unknown. Basically, a banjo-banjo-banjo tee. Did a check of Russell, Brakequip, Goodridge, Spiegler. Nuttin. Edit: and Earls.

on the Team Japan Americas Cup Boat! If you're interested in some really cool boat races, check out Direct TV Ch 220, right now. And prolly every couple days for the next few weeks. Wonder how much Yamaha spent to get their name on the stern? Note: these ain't your dad's America's Cup boats...

I'm fortunate to have a wonderful wife who enjoys long trips - we're headed from Tucson to Minny Soda this summer with our canine in our Valkyrie sidecar rig. But. I have purchased 3 helmets for her in the last 5 years (Arai open face, Arai full coverage, Shoei full coverage) , as once it gets...

Figured I'd start a thread just on this wheel. Without too much effort, its the easiest was to get a cush drive disc brake hub on an XS650, with your choice of wire wheel sizes. Kopcicle got me started with this :cautious:, and I'm still moving forward, albeit at the speed of continental...

Ebay score this am. $2 plus $4 shipping from the olde country... Way cooler than a $6 venti caffe-vanilla-frappuccino-light-blended coffee the wife likes. :thumbsup: From a "period vintage motorcycle magazine", with cities like Derbyshire and Bradford mentioned in the article. Will do a...

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Found this pic on a thread somewhere years ago. Anybody know what brand it is?

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Anybody found a powdercoat manf/color to match any particular Yamaha yellow paint? Yamaha yellow can seemingly be Hot Yellow, Corvette Yellow, Mustang Yellow, Yamaha Competition Yellow, Laser yellow, 60th anniversary yellow, red-yellow, camel yellow, bright yellow, Kenny Roberts Yellow, etc...

Found a NOS header for the right side off ebay, still looking for one on the left. Anybody have one they acquired/collected but now don't need?

I found a couple posts on this but mostly just commentary on the looks. Anybody have any 1st, or 2nd hand knowledge of the install or long term use, with strength of the fiberglass (which if done poorly can result in cracks at mounts), and in particular with our cr@p fuel these days? Phil...

Trying to mod some Triumph mufflers to fit on the XS with stock headers, and I need to do a slight adjustment to the header discharge angle just aft of the frame mount because the muffler hits the shock bolt....:( Basically, I'm going to cut the '77 header backside, just aft of the frame mount...

In looking for some parts for my other (2) XS projects, I found this gem. '][/URL] '] '][/URL] '] '][/URL] '] No title, no pipes, "left there by an old tenant". She's now in my shed. Thinking of trying to get her running. Shoot some oil in the cylinders, turn over, check the ignition... The...

Anybody have a set in really good condition they want to get rid of? I picked up a kind-of beater '76 set for trial fit, and it works ok with the muffs I'm using. But my local chrome shop will not do mufflers??? So I picked up a set of "Replacement Headpipes" from Mikes, and the fit is all...

Just starting on my little project after collecting parts for awhile. Going with an Enduro type build. Lots of dirt roads and trails here in Tucson. Here's the frame as received; been sitting in some lady's backyard "a couple years...". The engine is in about 4 boxes, as the guy who got to...

Did my diligence, and it appears there is supposed to be...some... protrusion in the top bearing race above the frame neck. Could someone kindly indicate if the distance in the following pic is about right? Yes, its a bit rusty; you should have seen it before! I am trying to fit another...

Have found several versions of tacking hose connections onto the case cover, like this: '][/URL] '][/URL] Functional, but rather crude. But I can find no details of this one: This was on an odd site, here: http://www.geocities.ws/fischervintagecycle/XS650Page.html But I can find nothing...

Have been thru about 20 threads, but I cannot find the one with the clutch slave that is mounted inside the case cover? Looks almost stock, instead of with various shaped appendages glommed onto the outside. Can anybody point me to it? Thanks in advance.