sandblasting

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    1978 xs650 "build" work in progress

    Helloo there. I have been eyeballing xs650's for quite some time and the wife finally let me pull the trigger on one and what did I do? yep, I stripped it all down and chopped the back of the frame. HAHA It's a terrible feeling let me tell you. I immediately searched craigslist to reassure...
  2. Muckroot

    Soda blasting late year case - some thoughts

    Hello all, I have a 1975 XS-B that I am rebuilding, but unfortunately the case was unusable. Gary Hoos from Hoos racing (http://www.hoosracing.com) sent me a XS-J case for the cost of shipping. An absolute saint, I must say. Anyway, I decided to try and remove the black case paint from the...
  3. X

    Sandblasting gone wrong

    So I sent my rockerbox, head and jugs to a mechanic to get them blasted. (he also did some minor head work). They look great, which is nice BUT he suggested I dissamble the rockerbox and clean out the oil passages and I discovered TONS of little sand particles everywhere. Beware when...
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