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Hey fellas-and ladies. I had a build thread going on but it's been so long since I've posted in it that none of the pictures are showing up. I have a short video of my project up and running after all this time. I had the fiberglass off to do some electrical, she'll be on the road soon. I...

I'm wiring up my 1979 xs650, but I have a few small questions if someone could help. The diagram I'm using is below. My first question is about the bundle that is coming from the stator. It includes three white, one yellow, one green, one blue, one black. The three whites, the green, and the...

Just wanted everyone to know that you can dye exhaust wrap. If this has been covered I appologize. I ordered some red exhaust wrap to follow the color scheme of my project and I was pretty dissapointed with the color. It was not the shade I was after and was pretty washed out in some...

I ordered a front tire that showed up today. Before I ordered it I asked to make sure that it was a front, not a rear. Upon inspection of the tire, I saw the tire was marked "drive" in the directional arrow. Because it is a front I expected it to be marked "rotation" inside the arrow. So...

The seat I bought came with a secondary seat pan for upholstering purposes, which is also fiberglass. I was wondering if anyone had ever stapled into fiberglass. The pan is form fitting to the seat so I don't have much room for hardware. Staples seem to be the best option, but I'm worried about...

I have a CB200 tank that I'm using for my build and wanted to get a different gas cap for it. I'm missing the clasp that holds it shut, and I don't really like the cap anyways. If it was threaded I could probably find a replacement pretty easily, but it's not. Anyone have any idea where I can...

I wanted to let you all in on my little project. It's been sitting for far too long and it's too nice out not to get it done this summer. It started out as a 1979 xs650 "special". I'll give a little background and get on with it. I traded the bike and a spare engine for a compressor that I got...