With your talents you could meet up with these "hot gals" They are really "buff"
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Jim's 1980 SG Miss September
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....ahhhh, the Pratt & Whitney Canada PT6A...
.....a little piece of Montreal on Jim’s bike!
I lived just south of Beaver Dam for a few years Gary. A few of them girls look familiar....
Right you are Pete. Forgot they moved to Canada. They make damn fine engines! The TF-30-P100 was my favorite.
I don't think I know of any tool that gets more weld-mods than the ubiquitous vise-grip.
Just a couple nits.
Can't tell from here, but is the kickstart drag clip in its slot?
Can't quite remember the OD size of the washer that fits being the shift shafts retainer clip, recall it's large enuff to bear on the case protrusion, rather than pressing on the seal. Need others to confirm this. Couple shifter tips in Signals thread, posts #10, #11.
http://www.xs650.com/threads/gear-selector-trouble.51071/#post-534237
Just a couple nits.
Can't tell from here, but is the kickstart drag clip in its slot?
Can't quite remember the OD size of the washer that fits being the shift shafts retainer clip, recall it's large enuff to bear on the case protrusion, rather than pressing on the seal. Need others to confirm this. Couple shifter tips in Signals thread, posts #10, #11.
http://www.xs650.com/threads/gear-selector-trouble.51071/#post-534237
Ain't that the truth. These were gettin' rusty from non-use. So in a sense I saved them.....
It is.
Yep... it's way bigger than the seal.
Just a Little....
...before and after.
...before and after.
Hooo man that’s pretty!
Whoo hoo hoo hoo hoo. MAN that looks good Jim!
Forgot to put this before & after up....
Jeesh Jim, your future's so bright ya gotta wear shades!
Very nice! I always thought the specials had glass windows in the case.
The glass was a year or two after mine.... 82 I think.
Meddy
XS650 Addict
Looking good Jim, looks like your getting close to a start up?
Close....ish I guess you could say Mick. Right now I'm just waiting for some Ebay stuff to sell so I can order more stuff...
How close are you to havin' yours done?
How close are you to havin' yours done?
Meddy
XS650 Addict
Still waiting for the painter, he's promised me everything will be finished by the end of this month, I hope so, he's had everything since February
So once I get the tank and fenders back on it's just some minor wiring to finish and then roadtest
But, I've been around long enough to know that there's always some thing to catch you out when least expected, fingers crossed I should have it on the road by our Spring.
peterg
XS650 Addict
Dang that seems a little on the rough side.......when polishing I have never used a scothbright pad. I have a sissle wheel that I run on things with different rouges then go all out in the end with a pad and jeweler rouge.
Looks good Jim but not sure if that scotchbright adds more scratches than needed ?
It is on the rough side. But the dark spots on my covers (before pic above) was some pretty deep corrosion. I learned on the first cover I did that if you just polished it, you just had shiny dark spots. Scotchbrite removes the corrosion, progressively finer grits of wet-or-dry removes the scratches from the scotchbrite.... finished off with the rouge.
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