focusinprogress said:Little late to say it, but I think the drill pattern would have worked REALLY well had you lined them up with the spokes of the wheel once mounted, they would have matched up and made more sense that way....
treitz said:Brand new project... Buddy of mine and I picked this up to work on over the winter for a ridiculous steal of a price.
It will probably end up being a blend of brat, track and scrambler styling.
Plans include daytona bars, dual sport tires, new paint (colors TBD), and of course all of the little things like gauges and grips and a new seat...
Going to brake it down to the frame, shave the tabs and what not, paint the frame, and then start building it back up.
Pics of its first night home:
Inspiration:
o1marc said:What is the #45 bike pictured? I notice it is chain drive but thought all the XS750-850's were shaft drive. It's not a 650.
focusinprogress said:Little late to say it, but I think the drill pattern would have worked REALLY well had you lined them up with the spokes of the wheel once mounted, they would have matched up and made more sense that way....
o1marc said:7 spokes, 8 hole patterns. I suppose he could change it to 7 hole patterns.
o1marc said:I went there to check it out and only found one thread on the chain conversion, it was a guy in the UK inquiring about it and there were 0 replies.
o1marc said:What is the #45 bike pictured? I notice it is chain drive but thought all the XS750-850's were shaft drive. It's not a 650.
Beldrueger said:That isn't an XS750, it's a CB750. That's a Wrenchmonkees bike. All the info is on their site. There are a few chain conversion XS750's out there, but I view the shaft drive as a positive and something distinct about the bike.
treitz said:I agree. Not sure why you would want to remove the shaft drive.
o1marc said:I personally have never liked the feel of a shaft drive bike. I have never felt it to be an advantage on a performance or race type bike. I've heard people say the torque jack is "not bad", but never heard anyone say it is good, which leans me toward it being a bit of a negative. Most shaft bikes I have seen were intended as cruisers. Most race bikes are not shaft but would be if there was an appreciable advantage to them. Size for size do the shaft drive race bikes really compete with the chain drive versions?
Bill, I see XS750's in the $1500-$2000 range, does it really cost $1000-$1400 to convert to chain?