1974jh5
Curmudgeon.
I have lurked here for a while, lots of good tech info! My project is finally at a point where it doesn't look like boxes full of junk.
I followed King Kenny when I was a kid, I remember his flattrack and road race championships like it was yesterday. For years I have wanted to build an XS650 based street tracker and finally got my chance. This is a 1980 Special which was given to me as a basketcase. I've been working on it for 3 years (I work slow). The seat and fenders are Hotwing Glass parts, the exhaust is a Mike's XS. The motor is bone stock except for the '78 CV carbs. It's finally ready for paint; I plan to go with white with a red stripe to match the Mazda rotary powered Jensen Healey visible in one of the pics.
The engine cases and fork legs will be gunmetal gray, the frame will be 'warm' silver. It will have brushed aluminum rectangular number plates. I'm still looking for a headlight; if anyone has a 1970's era DT1 or similar pice I'd be interested.
I followed King Kenny when I was a kid, I remember his flattrack and road race championships like it was yesterday. For years I have wanted to build an XS650 based street tracker and finally got my chance. This is a 1980 Special which was given to me as a basketcase. I've been working on it for 3 years (I work slow). The seat and fenders are Hotwing Glass parts, the exhaust is a Mike's XS. The motor is bone stock except for the '78 CV carbs. It's finally ready for paint; I plan to go with white with a red stripe to match the Mazda rotary powered Jensen Healey visible in one of the pics.
The engine cases and fork legs will be gunmetal gray, the frame will be 'warm' silver. It will have brushed aluminum rectangular number plates. I'm still looking for a headlight; if anyone has a 1970's era DT1 or similar pice I'd be interested.