jerd61
XS650 Member
Hello Everyone-
I'm back after a few years hiatus from xs650's. I picked up a non running 73 tx650 a few weeks ago that had been in storage for at least 10 years. Fresh battery and gas and she fired right up!
The previous owner had made some modifications that I wanted to change back to get it a little closer to original. One of those mods was +6 fork tubes. I found a set of 72 tubes on ebay for parts, and it had a right lower with it. My right lower had a ding around the fork seal lip that was cracked and ultimately broke when disassembling.
This leads me to my issue- the lower that came in the parts lot is the style with the double nut on the axle (and I believe the axle was longer in 72 as well, but I could be wrong). I have the 72 disc shaft, spacer collar, square washer and larger nut.
Looking at the factory manual, it still looks Iike I'm short 2 bearings (#21), an o ring (30), and the longer 72 axle. The fender mounts also don't line up, and I'm not sure if the axle heights are the same between 72 & 72.
At this point, I'm wondering if it's best to just cut my losses and get a new fork lower.
So, long winded description to ask if the 73-76 lowers are the same? Or if anyone has good recommendations on how to bitsa the parts I have together, I'm all ears.
Thanks in advance.
I'm back after a few years hiatus from xs650's. I picked up a non running 73 tx650 a few weeks ago that had been in storage for at least 10 years. Fresh battery and gas and she fired right up!
The previous owner had made some modifications that I wanted to change back to get it a little closer to original. One of those mods was +6 fork tubes. I found a set of 72 tubes on ebay for parts, and it had a right lower with it. My right lower had a ding around the fork seal lip that was cracked and ultimately broke when disassembling.
This leads me to my issue- the lower that came in the parts lot is the style with the double nut on the axle (and I believe the axle was longer in 72 as well, but I could be wrong). I have the 72 disc shaft, spacer collar, square washer and larger nut.
Looking at the factory manual, it still looks Iike I'm short 2 bearings (#21), an o ring (30), and the longer 72 axle. The fender mounts also don't line up, and I'm not sure if the axle heights are the same between 72 & 72.
At this point, I'm wondering if it's best to just cut my losses and get a new fork lower.
So, long winded description to ask if the 73-76 lowers are the same? Or if anyone has good recommendations on how to bitsa the parts I have together, I'm all ears.
Thanks in advance.