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I have the chance to buy a 21" front rim from an 01 soft tail. My question is will it work. Can I buy a new axle for it? Or could I just keep my hub and re lace it. He wants 100$ obo. Figured I could get it for 75$. Is there a cheaper way to run a 21" or should I jump on this? Thanks.

I'm new to the community, so please forgive some ignorance. I know what a chopper is, from watching Easy Rider in the '70, but I don't know the details of all the terms I'm seeing here. I think a cafe racer is a bike where you lean forward and scream through police blockades, but I have no idea...

When I pulled my carbs apart the choke feed tube was just sitting in the bowl.. Do I need this for the bike to run or no.. Anyway I can fix it?. Any help is greatly appreciated!!!

Hello everyone new member ,long time creeper haha. So i figured that I might as well start this thing off right by an intro and an insight to my build . So 2 weeks ago I picked up a 75 that someone had put a tracker rear section on and rode it a total of 3 days and decided...sweet I not my kind...

Ive been working on this project for a couple years and have flip flopped a lot and i think i have finally gotten to a point where i am ready for my final steps. i was just wondering if there is anything else i should do before i do paint and powder coat. what i have done. -Tc Bros Hard...

was trying like hell to find a xs650 to build but ended up getting a deal on a 1982 xj550 maxim. it sat for a year and was used as a stunt bike, ignition is fubared, carbs need rebuilt, needs throttle/brake cables and a bunch of other stuff. this will be my first bike build after owning a few...

Hey just picked up another xs650 was told all original except paint (96 Porsche purple) and clutch lever. Have the owners manual. Had plans on building another bobber. Do you guys think its better to just leave og. I do love the older stock bike looks so I wouldn't mind keeping it stock. If i...

I have a 1980 xs 650 that I hard tailed, installed a pma and Pamco. I have rebuilt bs34s with stock jetting. The jetting that was one step up fouled my plugs within minutes and caused soot and fuel out of the exhaust. I adjusted the cam chain, valves and timing. The floats are brass and at 27.3...

What year hub will fit the rear 16" spoked wheel? Im looking to purchase one and need to know ahead of time and my second question if you dont mind is will the hub from a 18" rear fit the 16" as i have one of them?

so this is my first post so please go easy, but tell me if my etiquette is lacking. Anyways, ive got a 78 hardtailed bobber and the tail light has become my arch enemy. when i first got the bike it had a trailer style round light on there and it would constantly blow the bulbs so i researched...

Starting tearing into a hardtail project I purchased a few years ago. 1972 xs650 with a random assortment of parts. Seller told me it was a TC Bros weld on hardtail. Aside from the poor welds, does this look correct? I have a hunch that these tubes should be straighter.

Hey ya'll. Just getting to the point on my build where I need to figure out a rear fender setup before I go much further. I've installed the visual impact kit with Honda rebel shocks, And I'm wanting a fender mounted to the swing arm. I was tempted to go the flat trailer fender route but I just...

I've been working on this project on and off for about 6 months now. I'm just finally getting around to making a build thread so its going to be a little picture heavy to start out with. I don't have too much experience with bikes so I've just been using my best judgment on things. Let me know...

First off i have a 1977 xs650 bobber with points ignition and bs38 carbs and simplified wiring....anyway I posted on here about a charging system issue, long story short I scrapped the OEM charging system and decided to go with mikesxs PMA and capacitor and delete the battery and starter motor...

Just recently got to test ride my bike before I tear it apart for powder coating. I'm getting some gas in my old and I checked my carbs after sitting for a couple days and they seemed a little to wet for a bike that hasn't been ran for awhile. I'm assuming it's my float needle. When the bike is...

The frame is getting ready to be cut and be transformed with an unique hardtail, the shop making this for me asked what rear tire size i was gonna run, stretch, and ground clearence. I was thinking i want to go atleast 4" stretch and 2"inch drop. What ground clearence would that give med...

Ok I'm new here but I'm very mechanically inclined but electrical isnmy weak point and I'm at my limit here! I have a 1977 xs650 custom bobber w points ignition, recently my charging system stopped working so I decided at almost 40yrs old I should replace all of it. The battery is new (less...

Hi guys, bought myself an xs650 yesterday and have had a plan on hardtailing one for a while. Which hardtail is the most popular? im open for everything =) my taste is wide.. but it has too be more to the bobber look. Hit me with info/tips&hints that i should have on my mind when converting this...

Hi, Ok, I've definitely got the bug now! Just bought a new project bike to start a new build. I'm still deciding on the final theme but at the moment it's looking like a bobber style, with monoshock rear end, spoke wheels, maybe 18" F&R, flat bars, front controls, low tank, low stance. Not...

half way through my build i started my bike up with a custom wiring harness, straight pipes, uni filters and a pma/pamco swap. I have since changed over to the vm 34's with 175 main jets and 15 on the pilots. i have 2 sizes up and 2 sizes down on the mains and a size up and down on the pilots. I...