What have you done to your XS today?

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. :whistle:

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Its been a long time said:
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. :whistle:

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Very nice. What is the name of the supplier? I need a new muffler for my SR500.
 
Its been a long time said:
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. :whistle:

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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.
 
Vincenthdfan said:
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.
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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.
 
bosco659 said:
Chinese voltmeter installed. My friend made the bracket for me.

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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?
 
Jim said:
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?
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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.
 
Now I’m pi$$ed off. The new voltmeter started flashing when the voltage dropped to 11.6 volts. There weren’t any instructions or reference in the description on Amazon so I figured it was defective. I made a return request, cut the wires and packed it up. I still needed one so I went back to Amazon. I searched and found a different vendor who had a more comprehensive description of the function of the gadget. In the description it said the meter would flash at 11.5v to warn you the battery is low. Now I have to put it all back again🤬. Guess I should have searched more before dismantling it.
 
Zonie said:
Cleaning the rust out of the tank on my new to me 76 XS650. Hope to have that done later today.
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I emptied my tank out and was surprised to see half a dozen, randomly located, light rust spots maybe 1/8” - 3/16” diameter. I’m thinking I should give then a soak in Evaporust before refilling it. If I do this, since the inside of the tank is otherwise in perfect shape, do I need to seal the inside of the tank with a liner or just add fuel?
 

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