74 XS650 Brat-Racer

Thanks a lot guys glad you like it.
pr design I would love to see some pictures of it


Did a few more little tweeks here and there, added some paint and polished some bits.

The front fender is just the original one thats been modified a bit with the anglegrinder.
and finally the first test ride. havent fidled more with the timing or carbs but its working atleast

http://youtu.be/jIgiPu8DufI

The day after it looked like this outside





Now I just have to get my license..

Currently it is at the point that I need to make the brace for mounting the rear fender.
Anyway here is the link to the build thread. http://www.dotheton.com/forum/index.php?topic=40124.0

I never did get around to taking some nice pictures of the old xs.
and now I put it away for winter, so I dont see it happening any time soon ether.
but here are some less than wonderful shots from one of my little trips in the local aria








here it is with some other caffe racer inspired bikes



I have a new project in mind for this winter

Thorough job .... Great read

Really nice work!

I totally want to do an xs650 but hardly see the wire wheel versions for sale and they get snacked up pretty quick where Im from.

You may want to keep an eye on ignition coils, the reason there is so much space under front of tank is to direct airflow and cool them

Erskine. Thanks

HollywoodMX. there pretty rare here as well. I called as soon as this one popped up, and according to the seller there had been lots of people interested.
saw a few other XSes go really fast while looking for a project bike.

crazypj. Ill check that out. didnet have any problems this summer, but Ill keep an eye on it

I think ambient temperature has a lot to do with the possibility of coils overheating
Judging by scenery, your in a nice place for summer riding without it getting 100+?

It rarely gets that hot here, but Ill try to take it for a ride when next season starts and feel if the coils gets hot.

on an other note, Im planing on some minor changes during the winter. but the other bike is first on the list. I have some other projects that I have to finish before i can get to it however.

this boat that i fixed up during the summer


and a 325 BMW I just bought dirt cheap


Keeps me away from the TV atleast ;D

http://youtu.be/GBlDG4Z5LKU

first testride of the year

Did you do any modifications to exhaust? It sounded real good in 'today's' vid

Its the same. But I used a gopro 3. The other videos are from an iphone.
Actually it sounds even better in real life

its been 4 years almost exactly so its time for a rebuild and redesign.

a lot has happened sins I posted about the bike last time.
bought a house and finally got a room to work on bikes so its time to do it again.

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first of I needed a bench to work on the bike
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with that done it was time to tear it down again

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winter picture of the little workshop

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engine out and evertything of
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engine was realy grimey. I plan on painting it so it needs to be super clean

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still not done but its good enough for now. Ill get back to it once the rest of the bike is furter allong
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I got some help sanding down the side covers again
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now for some changes.
I started on this last night, used some aluminiun tig rod to make a frame that I could make the paper template from.

sketch
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tig rod
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paper template
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not the prettyest welds
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pretty happy with now it turned out.
I'm making it in two parts, one part is the hump and the other will be the seat
Im leaving it a bit long on the botom for now untill I have the seat done so i can line everything up properly

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