I believe it’s call the Shed of ill Repute
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So, me and my buddy took our 650s over to a local cruise night last night and guess what ..... we won a trophy, "Best in Show"!!!. We got a trophy to share and we each got a T-shirt .....
A 650 bobber showed up. A bit of a "rat", but the construction (welds) looked good .....
A 650 bobber showed up. A bit of a "rat", but the construction (welds) looked good .....
The farmer
XS650 Enthusiast
Congratulations, must be awesome! Som really nice original bikes.
Wave-1
XS650 New Member
Welcome! I hope for continued success with your clean "survivor" rideToday was new carb day! Just installed a set of Mikes XS 32mm performance carbs. Got the pre assembled kit, bolted ‘em up and the bike started right up and runs like a top!
1980 XS 650
Today was new carb day! Just installed a set of Mikes XS 32mm performance carbs. Got the pre assembled kit, bolted ‘em up and the bike started right up and runs like a top!
1980 XS 650
Welcome Wave-1, nice 80SG.
XS650 headers a doubled walled so they should never colour. I'm concerned about how much there is and would be checking the jetting
Wave-1
XS650 New Member
Thanks Skull, I shared the same concern. The discoloration occurred prior to the carb swap, I could never get the original carbs to play nice. I’ll be doing some header polishing today, and I trust the new carbs and associated jetting has fixed the issue.
If I may; the discoloration there is heat (obviously, sorry), lean jetting can contribute, but a main cause is lack of airflow while hot. I use a box fan if running in shop to keep outer pipe cooler. The blueing will not typically polish-out - sorry
Went to fit the new DID530 heavy duty 104 link chain to 17/33 sprocket set.....
Dang, it’s to short; Radian swing arm must be longer than standard.
Looks to be 3 to 4 links short. Anyone know the right number of links?
@teamWicked ? Or @halfmile
Dang, it’s to short; Radian swing arm must be longer than standard.
Looks to be 3 to 4 links short. Anyone know the right number of links?
@teamWicked ? Or @halfmile
I believe @gggGary uses the radian as well.
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I usually buy a generic 120 link 530 chain, wrap it on the sprockets and cut (grind off, tap out pins) to length.
Ok gggary, sound like a plan.
Just looking for a lazy no work way to do it.
Oops left the shed door ajar yesterday.
It's like swallows to Capistrano at the shed of ill repute.
Kicks through with some compression both sides.
Think I've already found it a pass it forward home.
It's like swallows to Capistrano at the shed of ill repute.
Kicks through with some compression both sides.
Think I've already found it a pass it forward home.
j343my
XS650 Enthusiast
Made some good progress on my '74 this weekend. 35mm fork swap and tapered head bearing install complete. The forks were rebuilt with Racetech springs and cartridge emulators.
Next major steps are getting the Brembo caliper installed and a complete rewire.
Next major steps are getting the Brembo caliper installed and a complete rewire.
That early disc has a different offset than the newer disc. It's offset about 5mm more .....
If that turns out to be an issue for you, you can gain back 3mm of it by simply flipping the disc over on the carrier mount.
If that turns out to be an issue for you, you can gain back 3mm of it by simply flipping the disc over on the carrier mount.
j343my
XS650 Enthusiast
Thanks for the heads up. I think the extra offset may work in my favour. Holding the caliper in place it looks like spoke clearance is going to be tight.
