What have you done to your XS today?

[gggGary]

I am contemplating a 33 or 32. Maybe a 32 since the bike has more power. Don’t you have a 750 kit in the madness?

Yes 17-32, low(er) profile 18" tire, 750 motor a great combo, and that cush hub helps too.
TBH the motor's gotta come back out, I didn't do well on a top job. Have to test but think I'm blowing by. (my fault)
1st is just a bit high for the launch. But since I'm not a city rider it doesn't bother me.

 

[zrx1100]

Yes 17-32, low(er) profile 18" tire, 750 motor a great combo, and that cush hub helps too.
TBH the motor's gotta come back out, I didn't do well on a top job. Have to test but think I'm blowing by. (my fault)
1st is just a bit high for the launch. But since I'm not a city rider it doesn't bother me.

thanks. the stock 1st feels way too short on mine.

 

[Wagner73]

Yesterday, first longish ride since lastest mods.

Handling/suspension seems much improved with Minton mods, Progressive springs, new shocks, wider rims, new rubber, et al. Very satisfied.

Started on first kick, choke off after 30 seconds or so, have to throttle it a bit for 60-90 secs until it will tic over itself. Runs good, clutch/gears great, slight burble with strong roll-on 4000+ rpm; probably need to drop the needles a notch

Brakes okay but need adjusted...rear getting over it's slight drag issue (shoe/drum concentricity) but needs tightening up, front needs lever travel adjusted so it starts to bite earlier.

All in all, quite happy with it.

 

[gggGary]

Yesterday, first longish ride since lastest mods.

Handling/suspension seems much improved with Minton mods, Progressive springs, new shocks, wider rims, new rubber, et al. Very satisfied.

Started on first kick, choke off after 30 seconds or so, have to throttle it a bit for 60-90 secs until it will tic over itself. Runs good, clutch/gears great, slight burble with strong roll-on 4000+ rpm; probably need to drop the needles a notch

Brakes okay but need adjusted...rear getting over it's slight drag issue (pad/drum concentricity) but needs tightening up, front needs lever travel adjusted so it starts to bite earlier.

All in all, quite happy with it.

Cough, pictures?

 

[Wagner73]

Cough, pictures?

Yeah, I get it. It's unfortunately something I suck at, but will endeavor to get better!

I even passed a nice little park that would have been a good stopping spot for pics...but I didn't, and also remembered at that moment that I didn't even have my phone with me! Dumbass.

Lots of room for improvement!

 

[rick1956]

I decided I'd had enough with the gnarled, road-weary "half tins" on my OEM shocks, and decided to take em off. I had thought about it for some time now, but the thought of needing to compress the shocks always derailed my thought process. My disgust with the shock tins gave me that nudge I needed today to finally build myself a little shock compressor. Sure, turning 1/4-20 nuts can be tedious, but it's rock solid with no danger of surprise spring attack on your frontal lobe.

I already had the 1/8" thick round, so I knocked a 1.25" hole and a couple of 9/21" holes in it. The bar is 5/8" solid, also with a couple of 9/21" holes for the 1/4-20 all-thread. Pretty bare-bones but works nicely.

 

[Dunc]

Here we go again!

 

[onkelheri]

go on with youre "Didgeridoo"...

 

[jetmechmarty]

I decided I'd had enough with the gnarled, road-weary "half tins" on my OEM shocks, and decided to take em off. I had thought about it for some time now, but the thought of needing to compress the shocks always derailed my thought process. My disgust with the shock tins gave me that nudge I needed today to finally build myself a little shock compressor. Sure, turning 1/4-20 nuts can be tedious, but it's rock solid with no danger of surprise spring attack on your frontal lobe.

I already had the 1/8" thick round, so I knocked a 1.25" hole and a couple of 9/21" holes in it. The bar is 5/8" solid, also with a couple of 9/21" holes for the 1/4-20 all-thread. Pretty bare-bones but works nicely.

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I have this. It works perfectly on stock KYB shocks.

 

[K1w1Boy]

Working towards getting this abandoned bike roadworthy again. Appears to have last been registered for the road in 1988. Successfully rode a couple of 10km loops yesterday without issues.

Hard parts so far: rear tyre, battery, chain and sprockets, fork tubes, brake caliper, brake lines, clutch cable. Clutch itself might be the next thing needing attention - very heavy on the lever and quite grabby. Doing research about the 7-plate setups.

 

[gunk]

Working towards getting this abandoned bike roadworthy again. Appears to have last been registered for the road in 1988. Successfully rode a couple of 10km loops yesterday without issues.

Hard parts so far: rear tyre, battery, chain and sprockets, fork tubes, brake caliper, brake lines, clutch cable. Clutch itself might be the next thing needing attention - very heavy on the lever and quite grabby. Doing research about the 7-plate setups.

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It's looking beautiful. Just went thru my clutch. was heavy at the lever. Used Lithium grease on lever pivot ,Lubed the cable with silicone lube. T

 

[gunk]

oOPS SENT THAT too early. Took apart the clutch actuator,cleaned it with kerosene and an old toothbrush. Lubed it with light bearing grease. routed the cable and used a small cABLE clamp at the frt.right side reflector mount. Made sure it was smooth pull and then re-installed reflector over it, Then took a small piece of stiff open cell foam . Drilled a 1/4" hole down the centre, cut it to length to slightly compress between clutch actuator ass'y and pushrod seal .
greased it inside and slid it over the pushrod. Had to trim 1 side to clear cntr shaft sprocket. No more debis from chain slung onto pushrod. Seems to work.
Did the same thing on my FJ1200 and it's been years now without oil drooling pushrod seals. Plus clutch pull is smoother. Did the 7 plate clutch deal. Happy
with the end results, Sorry I never took any pics except this one to show cable clamp. No smell fone for pics. Just an old geezer cam. Hope it helps out.

 

[K1w1Boy]

oOPS SENT THAT too early. Took apart the clutch actuator,cleaned it with kerosene and an old toothbrush. Lubed it with light bearing grease. routed the cable and used a small cABLE clamp at the frt.right side reflector mount. Made sure it was smooth pull and then re-installed reflector over it, Then took a small piece of stiff open cell foam . Drilled a 1/4" hole down the centre, cut it to length to slightly compress between clutch actuator ass'y and pushrod seal .
greased it inside and slid it over the pushrod. Had to trim 1 side to clear cntr shaft sprocket. No more debis from chain slung onto pushrod. Seems to work.
Did the same thing on my FJ1200 and it's been years now without oil drooling pushrod seals. Plus clutch pull is smoother. Did the 7 plate clutch deal. Happy
with the end results, Sorry I never took any pics except this one to show cable clamp. No smell fone for pics. Just an old geezer cam. Hope it helps out.

Thanks! Where did you get your 7-plate parts from?

 

[grouchie77]

Decided I should do something to it so I cleaned the oil delivery tube and banjo bolts and reassembled that.

Started scrubbing the front motor mount and some of the paint is coming off. So I might forgo using the parts cleaning tank and just throw it in the tumbler at work or something.

 

[gunk]

Thanks! Where did you get your 7-plate parts from?

I believe it was from Yambits in the U.K. thEY HAVE A PRETTY GOOD SITE and stuff from them Lands here in Alberta a few days quicker than parts I've ordered from Ontario. Go figure. yambits.co.uk.

 

[TX650A Van Islander]

Working towards getting this abandoned bike roadworthy again. Appears to have last been registered for the road in 1988. Successfully rode a couple of 10km loops yesterday without issues.

Hard parts so far: rear tyre, battery, chain and sprockets, fork tubes, brake caliper, brake lines, clutch cable. Clutch itself might be the next thing needing attention - very heavy on the lever and quite grabby. Doing research about the 7-plate setups.

View attachment 371958

Is that '74 original everyting?!? Very nice. Can you post a picture of the handlebars and the side stand extended? Nice. Very nice.

 

[K1w1Boy]

Yes, pretty much original, not too hacked about, fortunately, just a lot of surface "patina" - a bit too much in places.

Those bars have only just gone on – there were some high-rise bars in place that I couldn't warm to so I took them off. These ones have the title "superbike bend" at the local shop, if that's any help.

 

[K1w1Boy]

Re "patina"

 

[03william]

Cleaning out my garage..

 

[Dio77]

Cleaning out my garage..

I dig the vintage BMX collection as well