1978 Yamaha XS650

Cloyd said:
Those look pretty damn good. Thanks

+1, wow man, impressive...pretty sure me and broski are going to be working up a mean case of tennis elbow with case of toothbrushes and polishing paste ;D Oh well, at least xs's have two carbs. What did that 4-racker of carbs come off of?
 
Starting to put the front end back together...
 

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Got a lot done today....finished my front wheel, replaced the brace under the seat and built my electrical tray.
 

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Wheels on and forks slammed
 

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Looking very nice man ! Im trying to figure out my front brake set up are you running RD wheel or did that year come with them stock ?
 
Its stock so I am just gonna use the stock setup. Maybe down the road I might change it up.
 
And thanks I am pumped to get it done. Just gotta find the seat I want and they are kind hard to find. Looking for the manx racing seat with cutout but the only supplier I can find it out of them.
 
Mounted my electrical tray today. Took a little longer than I expected as usual.
 

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grgaSH said:
I used alu polishing paste and toothbrush :D for outside cleaning carbs... after cleaning just rubbing with cloth, some parts are nickel plated...

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Holy shitballs - those look fantastic! How long did that take you?
 
Do you remember the brand of aluminum polish you used on the carbs? It looks like it has some abrasive elements in the paste. The stuff I got didn't give near the same results but it wasn't the abrasive type of polish/cleaner.
 
Got my seat in from the UK today and it looks awesome.
 

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New seat and electronics are layed out so I can decide how to mount them
 

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New tank finally. Zero rust, no dents, good petcocks. Can wait to paint it I think I am going with white and a red stripe?
 

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Cklamer: the wheel trim came from ebay. I give dreadrock credit for that one.
 
Well i decided to paint just not sure what color yet so i primed it...
 

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liking the 7-fiddy tank...cant remember if fired you a pic of mine yet. went to pick up an xs500 tank earlier this week, if you are back in CLT come by "the shop."
 
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