74 XS650 Brat-Racer
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dstrax
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Re: 74 XS650 adventure brat-racer
crazypj yea, It was a nightmare. Dont think Ill do that agan for a LOOONG time. still need to polish up the front wheel a bit actually.
Thanks AbbyRider
So now the parts have all arrived, got a box from DCC with some goodies inside.
we went over to the saddle maker yesterday and he called me today to tell that the seat is ready.
I was really suprisd that he did it so quickly. It looks great and the price was pretty good as well.
really nice guy, He seemed interested in the bike and asked me to send a pic when I was done. (note to self)
close up, Love the texture
Had to test it of course
and a big one for details
crazypj yea, It was a nightmare. Dont think Ill do that agan for a LOOONG time. still need to polish up the front wheel a bit actually.
Thanks AbbyRider
So now the parts have all arrived, got a box from DCC with some goodies inside.
we went over to the saddle maker yesterday and he called me today to tell that the seat is ready.
I was really suprisd that he did it so quickly. It looks great and the price was pretty good as well.
really nice guy, He seemed interested in the bike and asked me to send a pic when I was done. (note to self)
close up, Love the texture
Had to test it of course
and a big one for details
dstrax
Active Member
Re: 74 XS650 adventure brat-racer
Cleaned up the engine one more time and put it back in the frame. its so much easier on motorcycles! Im really starting to like working on this bike.
Guess the its becous most of the boring things are done.
and I got the mufflers on
mounted blinkers on the tail
the clip-ons in progress
wiring on the way. I got it all checked and taped up again, but forgot to take a picture of that
Heatwrap!
with the handlebars on I could test the mirrors.
we where surprised by how good the view was, could only see my own arm on the old ones but with them under the handlebar and the curved mirrors its really good
Cleaned up the engine one more time and put it back in the frame. its so much easier on motorcycles! Im really starting to like working on this bike.
Guess the its becous most of the boring things are done.
and I got the mufflers on
mounted blinkers on the tail
the clip-ons in progress
wiring on the way. I got it all checked and taped up again, but forgot to take a picture of that
Heatwrap!
with the handlebars on I could test the mirrors.
we where surprised by how good the view was, could only see my own arm on the old ones but with them under the handlebar and the curved mirrors its really good
dstrax
Active Member
Hiding away things under the right sidecover. I'm planing on having a tool kit on the left side.
Managed to get the flasher relay, coil, horn and red pamco ignition box in under the tank
my to do list is getting really short! but still a few things to fabricate.
its been snowing here so I'm taking it slow, now the bike is ready to start at least, Just needs some fuel and I'm fairly certain it would run
Managed to get the flasher relay, coil, horn and red pamco ignition box in under the tank
my to do list is getting really short! but still a few things to fabricate.
its been snowing here so I'm taking it slow, now the bike is ready to start at least, Just needs some fuel and I'm fairly certain it would run
3DogNate
"You Meet the Nicest People on a Honda"
Nice work... I'm catching up on all the XS650 info I can... I just scored one in boxes with a shitload of killer parts for a few hundred and a paint job. I need to go pick it up in the next weeks... it's been through a couple of buddies by now but started as a mint condition donor. Not sure if it's going to be a café or a brat until I get a good inventory of parts and figure out what has been done so far.
Just stumbled across this and went through the entire build so far. Great job man! Your doing a fantastic job while keeping the costs down. I have a lot of respect for people who can turn out something like this without having to pay someone else to build you a "Trailer Queen". This has inspired me to get back at my own build; winter has a way of slowing things down...
dstrax
Active Member
Yea
This is no trailer queen thats for sure
Polished up the rocker covers. desided not to make it to shiny to keep the bike looking more rough
quick comparison old vs new
Custom made a chain guard with some scrap metall I got for free at a local place.
We ended up cuting of about an inch more of the back
mounted the guages, but the handlebars needed some modification so the speedo would fit right
new bracket before paint
lights still need some washers and there are a few more touches to be done, but this is more or less what it'll look like
and finally a video of the bike!
Had to figure out the right combination of gass and choke, but then it started up at once
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=upFWUsVe4ic
I think it ran suprisingly well considering Ive done nothing to the carburetors and the timing was just put on without any adjustment
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lYD-nNWRSpE
sounds a bit flat in the video, But its great in real life
Might have to silence it a little, but its not as bad as it was
This is no trailer queen thats for surePolished up the rocker covers. desided not to make it to shiny to keep the bike looking more rough
quick comparison old vs new
Custom made a chain guard with some scrap metall I got for free at a local place.
We ended up cuting of about an inch more of the back
mounted the guages, but the handlebars needed some modification so the speedo would fit right
new bracket before paint
lights still need some washers and there are a few more touches to be done, but this is more or less what it'll look like
and finally a video of the bike!
Had to figure out the right combination of gass and choke, but then it started up at once
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=upFWUsVe4ic
I think it ran suprisingly well considering Ive done nothing to the carburetors and the timing was just put on without any adjustment
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lYD-nNWRSpE
sounds a bit flat in the video, But its great in real life
Might have to silence it a little, but its not as bad as it was
speedfourjoe
Active Member
That looks great. Very nicely done!
