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Hello All, Without telling the whole sorted tale, I want to get rid of my bobber project to a good home. I paid $450 for the bike and I have maybe $600 in new parts. I'm in Southampton, PA. If you're interested, PM me I'll we'll set something up. Long story short - I just don't have the time...

Went to Harbor Freight on Sunday and picked up a cheap impact driver. The tips are JUNK!, but it came with two short #3 Phillips tips and they lasted just long enough to get the 6 clutch screws out. Montessa, thanks for the tips and the link to your build. I would love to here some thoughts on...

Re: 1979 Yamaha XS650 Bobber LOTS of work done today. YEAH! I wanted to welding some nuts into the rear of the seat tubes, for later decorative accent. Also, I finally stop obsessing about my seat tubes and "just did it." Everything is just tacked together right now. How does the...

Re: 1979 Yamaha XS650 Bobber montessa, yeah, the 90 is probably a little much. Thanks. mdfergus, thanks, I like that too, but I'll be going off to the side with mine. Did some work tonight: Welded up a brace for my Harbor Freight engine stand, and mounted the motor. Pulled off the starter...

Re: 1979 Yamaha XS650 Bobber Thanks all for the comments. I'm still not sure I like the "little" headlight. We'll see. On another note, will someone with some exhaust experience chime in and tell me whether a 2-into-1 will work. Plain jane XS650 motor. with one of these from MikesXS...

Re: 1979 Yamaha XS650 Bobber OK, boys and girls, it's time to play "Cool 8) or Stupid ???!" It's easy to play; you just let me know whether my headlight mount is "Cool 8) or Stupid ???!". BTW, there are no prizes, just many thanks.

Re: 1979 Yamaha XS650 Bobber Well, I'm back at it after a long hiatus. I had some issues that kept me from working on the bike, mostly laziness and other interests. Anyway, I painted the mags and mounted the tires. Pix tomorrow.

Re: 1979 Yamaha XS650 Bobber Gillette, PM me for an address. I work from home mostly, so stop by anytime.

Re: 1979 Yamaha XS650 Bobber Hey All, Well I've actually done a fair amount of work on the scooter lately, although you would never know it by my participation here (Sorry :-[ ). Anyway, I promise more pics over the weekend. I did however score this jewel on eBay. Anyone know of a nice 2...

Re: New Guy xs 650 build Great Job on a super clean video! I am following this build very closely.

Re: 1979 Yamaha XS650 Bobber My son is out there this summer on an internship with PNC bank. I'll need to get in touch with some of the DTTers out my way and see if anyone wants to come drink my beer and give me some tips. If you guys get something together and I have a running bike, I'm there!

Re: 1979 Yamaha XS650 Bobber Hey VonYinzer, I'm in Southampton (Northeast of Philly). Neeko, Like VonYinzer said MikesXS is the place to go for all thing XS related.

Wow! It looks like it's in great shape. I look forward to seeing what direction you go.

Re: 1979 Yamaha XS650 Bobber YEAH!!! more progress. Made and installed the 3" lowering tubes for the forks. Wire wheeled my upper tree. Sandblasted both Front and Rear Mag wheels. Next it's paint the wheels with VHT Epoxy paint (Flat Black) and install the new bearings & seals, mount...

Re: 1979 Yamaha XS650 Bobber Well, I'm back from the dead! I had to take a short hiatus; I got really busy with work (I work for myself) and the scooter took a back seat. Anyway, progress with PICTURES! ;D The PO lived at the shore, so lots of saltwater corrosion. Made some tools as per...

Re: 1979 Yamaha XS650 Bobber Hey All, Not much progress, but I did get some steel tubing to finish the seat rails. Also, I have a friend that has a waterjet machine, and I designed and him cut out a license plate bracket for me out 1/8" stainless steel. It looks AWESOME! It's obviously not...

Thanks guys, crazypj, so 1.5" it is. Any ideas about whether to go 2-into-1 and one muffler or two separate mufflers. I'm looking for nice sound without being obnoxiously loud. Like I said this is all new to me so any advice/thoughts are more than welcome. Muggs

Hello All, OK, '79 XS650. I'm going to be fabing my own exhaust (1 3/4" tubing) and I need to know a few things: 1. Do i need/should i have the Headpipe Torque Inserts sold through MikesXS for "better low end torque"? I don't mind buying them if they're more substance than gimmick. 2. How do...

Re: 1979 Yamaha XS650 Bobber Joe, Yeah, that's what I thought. I will definitely be going more vertical with the shocks (pics to follow soon). troybilt suggested no spring seat and that's the way I'm headed. Ethanol, Keepin' the tank, sorry!

Re: 1979 Yamaha XS650 Bobber Troy, Thanks for the link to the fork shortening post. I will most definitely be lowering the front by 2 or 3 inches based on mocking up tonight. Kev, thanks for the clarification on konging (wasn't aware), although I still think I'm going with my original plan of a...