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Things are starting to pick up because my parts have started to arrive. Today I made the journey to Point Roberts to ship my rims off to <a href="http://www.woodyswheelworks.com/">Woody's Wheel Works</a> for the rebuild. As usual I caught the bus from sunny North Vancouver to Delta and then...

Hey, I'd love to help ya but I won't know what I'm selling until the bike is finished. I keep going back and forth on a few ideas so I'm holding onto everything until I know for sure what I am going to do. Cheers, R.

Awesome! Another of the TX/XS500 on here. This makes 4 of us. Very cool. I'm in deep with mine at the moment. Just mailed my wheels off today to get them fixed up and rebuilt. Keep posting pictures of the bike and let us know how it runs. I know Joe's had problems and mine was a total PIG...

I've been a little lazy on my updates. Thankfully I am still plugging away on the XS and making a little progress. I'm trying to do at least one thing a day. I bought a late model one piece head on ebay for $36. It's in workable condition with some water damage. Anyway, my plan is to use...

I'm trying to source drag style handle bars for my bike... I can't find anything in black!?! Anyone got a good source? Thx, R

Re: 1975 Suzuki T500 Call it whatever you want! Where did you get that huge tray the motor is on? Cheers, R.

My friend Nick joined me last week and we completed the final disassembly of the XS. First I removed the wheels and the forks. I've set the wheels aside for now but they likely won't be coming back on the bike. I'm planning to re-use the hubs but upgrade to some newer and lighter rims with...

Where can I get those clamps? Thx, R.

Re: 1975 Suzuki T500 Call it whatever you want! Hi, These guys are worth a shot too: http://www.woodyswheelworks.com/ They are highly recommended on ADV rider and those guys put their wheels through a lot. I get the impression they build strong wheels...

I had some great news today! I'm retiring from the corporate world effective immediately. In order to celebrate I headed to the garage to continue the deconstruction of my XS500. Now, I'm planning to remove the electric start on this bike so I removed the starter. Once it's removed there is...

Re: 1975 Yamaha XS500B Cafe Project (TX500) - 9/20 I like the side cover idea, should look cool. I noticed you decided to keep the passenger foot peg mount loops on the frame. I'm planning to cut mine off. Any thoughts on that? BTW the bike is looking great. Have you decided on the paint...

My mom likes to remind me that I've always been better at taking things apart than putting them together. She's right. I just hope that maybe I'll be able to put this back together. Gulp. If you haven't been following me then you should know that this is the bike that I purchased following...

How much for the tank? How rusty is it? Thx, R

Re: XS400 Green Bastard - friends don't let friends ride drunk Wow! That's an awesome build! What exhaust/pipe are you running?

Thanks! Trust me it's a real 20 footer as it stands. Its had lots done though and the frame is already powder coated in black. These carbs suck, trust me. I've done a lot of reading and nobody has anything good to say about the CV card. They're vacuum based so any issues with manifold...

First I'd like to give a shout out to SrgtBear and JRK5892. I've read both your builds and I've learned a lot. This is my first cafe racer. Here is the bike as it sits right now: I've never had it running well. I recently rebuilt the carbs and it made no difference. I hate these Keihin...

Hi Everyone, I’ve located a filter option for the XS500 on ebay UK. The auction is here: http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Brand-New-Oil-Filter-Kit-Yamaha-TX500-XS500-/230508870468 This kit will allow you to use the following filters on your Yamaha XS500: K&N: KN-303 Emgo: 10-82232 Purolator: ML16817...

Hi all, I'm upgrading from the CV carbs on my bike. Likely going with the Mikuni roundside VM32. GHas anyone here done this? Any feedback on the VM series versus the TM series? Thanks, R.