Todays effort on the other side.Having a crack at building pipes for the Cafe bike & using the stainless ones off that to run on this Street tracker.
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Todays effort on the other side.Having a crack at building pipes for the Cafe bike & using the stainless ones off that to run on this Street tracker.
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Is the gold coloured cup removable or is it fixed to the assembly? If removable, that may be a good way to melt lead for future projects.No progress with XS650 stuff recently. Today never saw the temperature rise above minus five Celsius (23 Fahrenheit for the people counting the old fashioned way). Took delivery of a Chinesium solder bath today. That's going to be a great help when I eventually get round to fixing the cables for the ER5 carburettor conversion.
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No, it's fixed in place.Is the gold coloured cup removable or is it fixed to the assembly? If removable, that may be a good way to melt lead for future projects.
Nice! I like the foot pegs too.Todays effort on the other side.
Very nice. What is the name of the supplier? I need a new muffler for my SR500.Ordered a pair of Commando peashooter mufflers today. These are made in 1 3/8" or 1 5/8" inlet but I have asked for them to be made to fit exactly on the 40mm Yamaha down pipes. As these are hand made in the UK, you can have pretty much what you want. Spent far, far too much on this motorcycle. But that's just what happens. I suppose.
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https://armourmotorproducts.co.uk/Very nice. What is the name of the supplier? I need a new muffler for my SR500.
Please let me know what you think of them when you try them out. I too have been through the search process for some of these for my all original 75. I want to put a pair of these on to preserve my originals because I not only like the look of these Peashooters but LOVE the sound of them based on the few sound bites I have found on them.Ordered a pair of Commando peashooter mufflers today. These are made in 1 3/8" or 1 5/8" inlet but I have asked for them to be made to fit exactly on the 40mm Yamaha down pipes. As these are hand made in the UK, you can have pretty much what you want. Spent far, far too much on this motorcycle. But that's just what happens. I suppose.
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Indeed, I will. As time marches on, we have fewer and fewer options for good XS650 mufflers. There's another company in the UK manufacturing >76 replica mufflers. It was a toss up between those and the modified Commando mufflers. I went with the Commando peashooter in the end. It's going to be about two or three weeks for the mufflers to be made and chrome plated. I will feedback how they are, for sure.Please let me know what you think of them when you try them out. I too have been through the search process for some of these for my all original 75. I want to put a pair of these on to preserve my originals because I not only like the look of them but LOVE the sound of them based on the few sound bites I have found on them.
Nice score!Had a hunch I’d find some early XS650 parts if I road tripped to buy this 76f seat.Great guy,enjoyed a visit and returned with some XS goodie’s too!![]()
Keep the photo's coming on the header build!Having a crack at building pipes for the Cafe bike & using the stainless ones off that to run on this Street tracker.
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Nice work Vic!!Chinese voltmeter installed. My friend made the bracket for me.
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No I haven’t Jim. I’m not too worried though. It was an $8.00 investment. The one I had on there before had a white display. I cheaped out and bought the blue one. If the blue is as bad as you report I’ll swap it out with a white one. Knowing me I’ll probably order one tonight. Lol.Nice work Vic!!
Not to rain on your parade, but I tried the "blue" LED meter and it was unreadable in daylight... even shielding it with your hand. I finally got a red one and it's much easier to see. Have you had it outside to see how readable it is?