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I thought id post this as an FYI for everyone who is looking to paint parts on their bike. I used Krylon Engine color paint. it is temp rated to 300 deg F. It laid out really nice and has a nice gloss finish that is resistant to oils and petrolium. I recently re-built this caliper and...

NEED HELP!!!!!! Well, ive been trying to get this thing (74 XL350) to start and run somewhat consistantly. It will start and run, but not every time. I checked the coil, ignition, changed the plug, and all work ed well. Started looking at the fuel system... put fresh gas in it and the carb...

Picked up another project this weekend! Still going steady on my XS650 build but the wife wanted a bobber... So for $300 I picked up this complete running XL350 since it is real light and she should be able to handle it easy enough. And as a bonus it came with a roller that I'll use for...

After having some initial paint issues with re-painting my tank, it is finally done. When I initially sprayed the color for my stipe, had some trouble with the paint cracking and lifting. after sanding it all down and re-doing all my prep work, then spraying some color here are the fruits...

Im about to tear into my forks in the next couple weeks. I am going to replace the fork seals, but while it have everything apart i want to take care of everything else while im there. Ill be painting the forks, painting the front rim (rear later) replacing wheel bearings, brake lines, speedo...

hey guys, Ive got a question that hopefully someone can help me with. Ive got a 1980 XS650 and I am going to start rebuilding my forks once i can get this figured out. First let me say that I have never re-built forks so this may be a stupid question. when I take off the rubber top caps off...

I need some Advice/Direction. Im in the middle of re-wiring my project (1980 xs650) and about to start my fiberglass tail section project. since i want to hid all my electronics and clean up the look of the bike i need to find a battery that i can hide easily. the size of the battery will...

well, i started my build a little over a week ago, and thus a build thread. but originally was leaning more towards tracker with cafe elements. Now that i have started to work on the bike (and stare at it thinking of ideas) it seems that I am leaning much more toward the Cafe'. So im starting...

Ok, stupid question of the day here. My fork seals are crap and leaking. add to that that the front end is very mushy and i have decided one of the first things i need to do on my project is to take apart my front shocks and re-build. Since im new to working on bikes (beyond general...

Hey everyone- Well, I’ve wanted to do a build of a Café bike for quite some time. Finally got the wife talked into it and found a 1980 XS60 to start my build. I picked this up yesterday after scouring the local craigs list for a couple weeks and finally finding one that was a suitable...

Hey all - well heres my story. I started my off at the age of 19 when I did the usual ting and bought a crotch rocket (93' CBR 600) for a few years. then decided i wanted a project. I bought an FT-500 ASCOT, which I managed to do a few asthetic changes but lack of funding and life forced me...