Yes, for no more than they cost, why wouldn't you?
William, in the interest of honest titles, you need to change yours to "win some, win some...."
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William, in the interest of honest titles, you need to change yours to "win some, win some...."
For the clutch cover and left side I get stainless kits.
Be aware the 2 bolts for the strainer in the clutch cover are shorter in a 256 cover than a 447 cover. It's not a lot but sometimes I've had to add a washer to get it to seal.
Bolt Depot has stainless fasteners... great quality and dirt cheap. You can order 'em separately and even shave a tad off the cost of the ready made kits.
https://boltdepot.com/
https://boltdepot.com/
They look to be the same ones I used in my XS2, as shown here, they worked really well.
https://www.xs650.com/threads/valve...-without-pulling-the-motor.59722/#post-694641
Yes, that's what I've been getting now. Haven't used any yet but I'm pretty confident they'll be good and work well. I don't recommend the bolt kits from Mike's, the chrome is poor and won't last long. I swap in used better originals for the acorn nuts, usually stainless for the various screws.
And as mentioned, the screws used in the right cover are shorter on the early bikes .....
And as mentioned, the screws used in the right cover are shorter on the early bikes .....
Chris is top notch!
His machine work is great and a very helpful guy.
You can order from him direct via phone too.
I used the same Viton seals on my cb500 and they worked great.
He also made me some valve guides and did some machine work of the head and torsion bars.
I’ve used a few of those and cosmetically and economically they have been great.
Yes, I used the gasket kit too.
And since the thread kinda turned to fastener bling, well here ya go lol! Yup stainless & chrome everywhere.
Carbs being gone through tomorrow. I might even finish the exhaust and put that on too lol.
Thing is the engine is complete but it’s up stairs in the XS engine room
Tri Cities WA is quite known for wind & dust so in the room it lives for now .
Our local baseball team is the “Dust Devils”
Thanks for all of the fastener info.
Well this sucks. One of the oil rings is missing from one of the Cruizin Image piston ring kits. I just emailed them. Updates as they come (or don't).
Well this sucks. One of the oil rings is missing from one of the Cruizin Image piston ring kits. I just emailed them. Updates as they come (or don't).
Not yet. Every day I ask myself why I'm doing this. I kind of feel how I think Gary must've felt when he started his "Home market tx650 going to SOIR" project. Remember, no title, cracked frame, stuck motor. When I discovered all that, my original thought was Part-Out. Not sure how/why my mind changed.William, in the interest of honest titles, you need to change yours to "win some, win some...."
Because you like a challenge? There are no earlys that you find that are going to be easy or cheap to get running well enough to be called a dependable daily rider. Or any year XS650s for that matter. Just some are easier and cheaper than others.
You are right. It's all coming back to me now. The challenge was seeing if I could get the motor un-stuck. Weeks sitting with various fluids in it, and finally on to hydraulics. I spent so much time on that, I guess I just decided to keep going.
Thanks! Lets see what happens. If Cruzin Image responds, I can wait for theirs.
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I was talking about inexpensive earlys. If you really want a ready to ride bike it's probably cheaper in the long run to spend the extra money and buy one that is. But what fun would that be?
https://alloyboltz.com/product-cate...import-bikes/xs250-360-400-500-650-750-xs850/
I assembled my last engine with a kit from here. It’s not JIS, but still very nice.
I assembled my last engine with a kit from here. It’s not JIS, but still very nice.
I just got an email from Cruizin Image in Japan, and they are going to ship out my missing piston oil ring on Monday, so that's good.
Also, I got the very last 70-73 cam chain from https://yamahaxs650.com/
so that's good too.
I'm patiently waiting to see results from last month's yamahaxs650.com "purchasing trip." I assume they are going to wait for everything they ordered to be completed, and then ship it all one time in a single container, so may be a while.
Also, I got the very last 70-73 cam chain from https://yamahaxs650.com/
so that's good too.
I'm patiently waiting to see results from last month's yamahaxs650.com "purchasing trip." I assume they are going to wait for everything they ordered to be completed, and then ship it all one time in a single container, so may be a while.
I asked Kim Boui about the trip:
"just keep buying existing stock"
"just keep buying existing stock"
