Re: 74 XS650 adventure brat-racer
Thank you guys! Glad to hear you like it. I don't think its to bad for a first bike
Got the Handlebar rubbers ordered, and A bunch of stuff from DCC.
Decided to skip the alloy front fender for now to save some cash. Ill try to cut up the old one and make it look less terrible, or I might
run with out it.
Rubber fork gaitors look nice but are waaay to big in the top so will have to make some sort of spacer there,
suggestions are welcome as always !!
Footrest rubbers are not really right, might be for a later model, but its strange becous it said they where right.
for seal clips and washers where for 35mm forks, so to big. and the spring for the side stand was to short, But I got it to work by stretching it out a lot.
and it seems like the clutch plates I had were the same thickness as the ones I ordered.. so I guess I have a big bag of spare clutch plates.
Other than that it was all good. Should probably write them a mail and notify about this
Finally got the seat pan done and painted, its drying over night now with the battery box.
painted it with 2 coats of black to make it extra strong
as allways Ill let the photos do most of the talking
Here you can see how the seat is bolted in place.
The flap on the front goes under the plate for the tank mounting stud, and there's a bend going over the stud to so it'll be easier to upholster.
In the back I put a bolt trough the seat pan, and it goes trough the rear fender wich is held in place by the battery box, wich again is bolted to the frame.
so now everything is super stiff, the seat snaps in place and is kept down by a clip going trough the bolt in the fender.
Looks nice in black, Right?
keeps it from rusting and hides some of my ugly wields
Today I changed the rubber seals in the break caliper, One of the pistons gave me a lot of trouble bit it came out in the end. Im pretty sure it must have been stuck when i got it.
Wont bother painting the caliper, Paint looks pretty good and is only flaking a little. witch I think looks kinda good