No worries 2M. I knew something was suspect when i dropped the oil so everything got a good going over and the only two bearings that needed replacing were the one in the picture and the needle roller on the end of the shifter linkage shaft.
Today i have spent most of the afternoon trying to fit this front end. Whats the easiest USD fork conversion for an XS? Cause ive sure found the worst haha
Also, i was thinking i haven't done an introduction on here since i joined up so here is a quick run down. I'm 28, living in Queensland
Australia (the sunshine state). This XS650 is my first real 4 stroke bike, its usually the other way i know but i cant wait to ride it on the daily. Im only a pup when it comes to bikes and i still have a lot to learn when it comes to building them but at the moment it is a passion and i am enjoying it. Here is a picture of my RD350 cafe which i built around a year and a half ago.