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Thanks SrgtBear, There will be lots of powdercoating done once ive got everything stiched together. Rims, Tank, and just about anything else i can get my hands on will be taken off and powdercoated either satin black/charcoal or white for the tank. Conveniently the powdercoaters is less than...

*update* Little things are happening, replaced Filters on the carb, and the gaskets on the carb. Running much nicer now. the last ones looked like swiss cheese. Also bought some pipe to make the curved back section of the frame. Was planning on buying a pipe bender, but might get away with...

*UPDATE* Not a huge amount of progress so far, but i plan on mounting the tank this week and getting the seat pan mocked up correctly. I sanded down some of the rough spots on the tank with wet and dry, still a little more work yet before paint. Ground off the mounting plate from the tank, the...

A Few more photos, just roughing out some pan designs with some cardboard. Will need to fix up from round bar for tail section. Has anyone got some tips for this? Rear gaurd from an XS500. plan to mount on tail section once this is made up. Inspiration....

Hello All, My first post here within the first week of owning my first bike. I purchased an 82 XJ550 with some slight modifications (although done very poorly) last week. Have aspirations of turning it into something special. Here it is as i bought it. I wasnt a fan of the tank/seat combo...

Hello All, My first post here within the first week of owning my first bike. I purchased an 82 XJ550 with some slight modifications (although done very poorly) last week. Have aspirations of turning it into something special. Here it is as i bought it. I wasnt a fan of the tank/seat combo...