checkpointGnarly
XS650 Member
figured i may start up a bit of a build thread, if nothing else than just to keep my own pictures in the same place.
here she as as i got it, hasnt been on the road since 86, rode hard and put away wet, but the majority of the bike was there
built my self a quick little work table for the bike and got the back wheel in with some borrowed hardware from other bikes i have in the garage
gonna take some work to make this thing look good again
i let the carbs soak in pinesol for a few days and gave them a rinse.. not perfect, but they came out pretty clean for not really doing any actual work
after i got the carbs cleaned out i installed a new pamco high output ignition since the old coils were toast. the first thing i wanted to do was get the bike running, its much easier to sink money in a project when you know you have a running motor
i put in the pamco, a bit of fresh gas, 3 or 4 kicks later and the bike fired right up, after running for a few seconds, it's now a one kick motor, even with the old spark plugs still in it!
now that i knew i had a working bike it was time to get the grinder out
before
after
i couldnt really decide what style i liked better, the monstercraftsman or the visual impact kit, so i bent up my own hybrid on my lunch break at work and cut and fit it tonight. so far i think im pretty happy with the way it turned out, still gotta finish welding it and out shock tabs on
thats where im at for now, im storing the bike about 45 mins away right now so i only get a chance to work on it once or twice a week. which makes alot of the fabrication go slowly since i try and do as much as i can at the shop at work where i have a full fab shop to use.
here she as as i got it, hasnt been on the road since 86, rode hard and put away wet, but the majority of the bike was there
built my self a quick little work table for the bike and got the back wheel in with some borrowed hardware from other bikes i have in the garage
gonna take some work to make this thing look good again
i let the carbs soak in pinesol for a few days and gave them a rinse.. not perfect, but they came out pretty clean for not really doing any actual work
after i got the carbs cleaned out i installed a new pamco high output ignition since the old coils were toast. the first thing i wanted to do was get the bike running, its much easier to sink money in a project when you know you have a running motor
i put in the pamco, a bit of fresh gas, 3 or 4 kicks later and the bike fired right up, after running for a few seconds, it's now a one kick motor, even with the old spark plugs still in it!
now that i knew i had a working bike it was time to get the grinder out
before
after
i couldnt really decide what style i liked better, the monstercraftsman or the visual impact kit, so i bent up my own hybrid on my lunch break at work and cut and fit it tonight. so far i think im pretty happy with the way it turned out, still gotta finish welding it and out shock tabs on
thats where im at for now, im storing the bike about 45 mins away right now so i only get a chance to work on it once or twice a week. which makes alot of the fabrication go slowly since i try and do as much as i can at the shop at work where i have a full fab shop to use.