Nailbomb
Central New York XS650
In the spirit of things I will be offering a build thread. This will give e a platform to bounce ideas off and troubleshoot in the future.
First off a mission statement: have bike in show condition by February and rideable by May.
If you missed my intro heres where I was...
After a few years of owning my first Xs650 when I came to the grips that I bought a Idea more than a Bike.
Things I've done. Replaced the tires, carbs, exhaust, headlight internals, handlebars, controls, horn, rear light, battery, filters, intakes, air filters, points, coils, then went to bowyer, front forks, triple trees, neck bearings, and went to a dual disc setup up front.
all the above for my $1k purchase of a xs650 that was supposedly daily ridden...
and I suppose that might have been partially true because the engine was tired.
So I pull the engine and decide to take some of my newfound knowledge on welding to fixing the bubblegum welds on the frame...
then I found out there were parts that were fiberglass and bondo layered.
Introducing the sawsall! amazing how it cuts. the original plan was to replace the sections cut, and that was scrapped for a ardcore hardtail to fix all the sins all at once.
Its supposedly on its way. In the meantime I cleaned up the front of the frame. The neck and gussets needed attention.
after those were removed I installed hughes handbuilt "goose" gussets. and made sure there was ample metal at key connecting areas.
Went wide with the Tig weave because I wanted them to sit back farther from the neck than usual.
Penetration you ask?
Full penetration. I'm not scared to share my roots. worst part is off the neck where I used a gas shielded mig to fill some of the gap.
So here it sits until the ardtail comes in... waiting...
First off a mission statement: have bike in show condition by February and rideable by May.
If you missed my intro heres where I was...
After a few years of owning my first Xs650 when I came to the grips that I bought a Idea more than a Bike.
Things I've done. Replaced the tires, carbs, exhaust, headlight internals, handlebars, controls, horn, rear light, battery, filters, intakes, air filters, points, coils, then went to bowyer, front forks, triple trees, neck bearings, and went to a dual disc setup up front.
all the above for my $1k purchase of a xs650 that was supposedly daily ridden...
and I suppose that might have been partially true because the engine was tired.
So I pull the engine and decide to take some of my newfound knowledge on welding to fixing the bubblegum welds on the frame...
then I found out there were parts that were fiberglass and bondo layered.
Introducing the sawsall! amazing how it cuts. the original plan was to replace the sections cut, and that was scrapped for a ardcore hardtail to fix all the sins all at once.
Its supposedly on its way. In the meantime I cleaned up the front of the frame. The neck and gussets needed attention.
after those were removed I installed hughes handbuilt "goose" gussets. and made sure there was ample metal at key connecting areas.
Went wide with the Tig weave because I wanted them to sit back farther from the neck than usual.
Penetration you ask?
Full penetration. I'm not scared to share my roots. worst part is off the neck where I used a gas shielded mig to fill some of the gap.
So here it sits until the ardtail comes in... waiting...