73novaguy
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Hey guys,
Over the next few months I will be adding to this section and showing you some things I did for my 78 XS650 Streettracker project. I'm just gonna throw out the obvious.
As far as frame mods and stuff I have pretty much just cut off everything except for the frame rails and will start from scratch with mounts. I should have the frame home in the next couple days to get working on tank mounts and getting it into a roller. I took the frame to work, where we have a dedicated welding and grinding room. As my shop is 3 car shop, all open, I need to find some kinda of 10 foot tall welding curtain thats 24 foot long so I can have my own welding room. Anyways.
The gas tank is an aluminum unit, much like the Storz XR750 based ones you see on Mules bikes. Storz tanks have a raised lip on the sides which I like better, but mine was less than half the price so I'll take it.
The motor will be a 277 re phased big bore, a xs650.com member doing my head porting. Hoos racing will be tearing engine apart and doing the re phase and getting cam ground. They will also be installing Mikes XS 5th gear, new rods. Forks are off from a FZR, dual Ducait Brembo binders, Top triple clamp has been sanded down and a CRF450 set of bar clamps put on there to alow ,e to run Pro taper style bars.
I will just throw up a few pics now and as things progress, I'll do a better job of describing the pics.
Justin
Bishops Custom Cycles.
Over the next few months I will be adding to this section and showing you some things I did for my 78 XS650 Streettracker project. I'm just gonna throw out the obvious.
As far as frame mods and stuff I have pretty much just cut off everything except for the frame rails and will start from scratch with mounts. I should have the frame home in the next couple days to get working on tank mounts and getting it into a roller. I took the frame to work, where we have a dedicated welding and grinding room. As my shop is 3 car shop, all open, I need to find some kinda of 10 foot tall welding curtain thats 24 foot long so I can have my own welding room. Anyways.
The gas tank is an aluminum unit, much like the Storz XR750 based ones you see on Mules bikes. Storz tanks have a raised lip on the sides which I like better, but mine was less than half the price so I'll take it.
The motor will be a 277 re phased big bore, a xs650.com member doing my head porting. Hoos racing will be tearing engine apart and doing the re phase and getting cam ground. They will also be installing Mikes XS 5th gear, new rods. Forks are off from a FZR, dual Ducait Brembo binders, Top triple clamp has been sanded down and a CRF450 set of bar clamps put on there to alow ,e to run Pro taper style bars.
I will just throw up a few pics now and as things progress, I'll do a better job of describing the pics.
Justin
Bishops Custom Cycles.