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So I planned on keeping a much more detailed thread than this, however I started a new job right around the time of the first post and started traveling a ton, only 4 days home in 5 weeks straight on the road.... BUT I did get a couple chances to work on the bike and once travel slowed down...

Re: 79 XS750 First Build One of the custom touches I'll be adding are custom leather grips. My laptop bag is from a company called Saddleback Leather out of San Antonio, and they make some incredible gear. I've always traveled for work and end up going through a nylon laptop bag about every 9...

Re: 79 XS750 First Build The good: Frame continues to be in great shape for a 35+ year old bike. Very little paint shipping or surface corrosion, besides the battery tray and middle section of the mud guard the only surface rust is on the petcock tab and a small dent on the tank. Chrome and...

Re: 79 XS750 First Build First stages of the teardown. Seat off, rear end all taken apart, taillight / plate holder removed and separated, mud guard removed, side indicators removed. Battery tray removed and parts separated, I will be upgrading to a dry cell / lithium ion battery for packaging...

Re: 79 XS750 Firrst Build Here's a couple photo's from the day I picked her up and some of the early teardown. I've only been able to work on for a bout 3 hours between 2 days, and kept forgetting paper for labeling parts and bolts so I didn't want to get ahead of myself. I've learned the...

Hey everyone, new to the forum and looking for an area to document my project. This is my first motorcycle, and I couldn't be more excited to get started. My background is in cars, but I've been itching for a project for over a year now and finally found the right starting point, and this is...