Recent content by ChrisBR

Long time without a reply. I moved and didnt have adequate workspace. However to answer a few questions, the engine was painted with all VHT paints: wrinkle black plus and gloss black. The grips I found off ebay a while back. Since then ive tossed them and added some shortened classic bars by...

Very cool! And yes, is the tensioner made from delrin? kit?

I made the seat pan from a flat piece of about 16 or so guage steel. Then took it to a local upholstery shop and let him know what I wanted. A few days later it came out nicely. The front of the steel sheet is bent up and out to blend with the tank, and the rear portion has a bit of an upward...

Long time, no post. Heres where it sits as of now. Everything has been taken apart and either cleaned or refinished. All thats left is to finish up the top end. Im on the wall about honing the cylinders and putting in new rings, and slapping on the 850 head ive aquired. OOORRR ive heard of...

Re: Building Masculinity and a XS650 Engine This thread is brilliant. Great work.

Looking sexy. Ill definitly keep my eye on this one. And Swagger, I think you need to sit down, and spit out the knowledge you have of this bike. Everytime you post on the XS, its something interesting.

Thats great! I thought I was at a loss for fork swaps. More hours of online research and staring blankly at my bike will resume shortly. Haha.

Thanks for all the kind words! Okay now, I need to see this bike, what was the process of the fork upgrade? Sounds amazing.

Clip-ons sold.

headlight ears just sold a few minutes ago... To the top for the clip-ons and taillight.

UGH! im having the shittiest time finding a throttle cable that works with a motion pro throttle and the carbs from a triumph for this bike. Anyone have some suggestions on what could work? Ive tried pulling a Mcguyver and it was working great for a while, then a friend comes over and snaps it...

Off of my XS-750: and free shipping inside the 48. Accepts Paypal 35MM Clip-ons from Airtech with carberfiber like barends (on ebay) SOLD Speedmotoco headlight ears SOLD Taillight from '77 XS750 ( very adaptable) $15

Record selling time. Love this forum.

This is something I bought off Ebay a while back, but I dont plan on using it anymore. Theyre up for 30-40 dollars plus shipping I believe. Perfect condition, Chrome. All hardware. Ill let it go for 25 shipped in the 48 state US. Or it can be use as trade/partial trade for non-fender...