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may I ask how much you'll pay for it? I'm going to rent a 70m2 garage and that will cost me half of my wage. Situation is crazy over here :(

I'm exactly a week late...I made a few steps forward, just had no time to fix the pics and upload them. I'm still waiting for the new rings from Yamaha so I'm moving forward with other stuff. Cylinders are fine, no wearing or scratches anywhere...that's a good news. Tonight I finally put the...

that's one of the few stock parts :)

Hey folks, I'm going to show you what I've been doing for a lot of time in my garage. The reason why I'm starting this thread is to force myself to proceed steady with operations and, very important, to take pictures of everything I'm doing. So plz, blast me if I disappear for too long. I...

Thank u! I'll see what to do next week when I'll get home!

Yep, I meant...what's the biggest liner I can fit before I go too close to the fins or the camchain? I'm filling you with questions but I don't have the engine with me now...I'm trying to have anything planned for when I'll be back home

I found an old post where we already discussed it! I didn't even remeber it... Seems like the pistons from a CB 450 would have the right size but I can't find the wristpin size anywhere on the net. Do you remember how much can be bored from those cylinders?

@Big Rich : yes, I was looking at the table from the wrong point of view.....so the problem still remains! @CrazyPJ : I was considering doing it with the XS650 pistons. 75mm, +6mm ---> 470cc, not a huge improvement but will surely add a lot of juice to the already fast (too fast for the standard...

as expected but that's usually something that can be solved changing the bearings and adjusting the height of the spacers...no? talking about overboring....that's something that I have planned but I'll leave for another rebuild... what pistons did u use?

for what I know the XS650 has a 18'' wheel at the rear end.... In Italy we are not allowed to change the size of the wheels so I'd like to stay on the 18'' ... if that is really not possible then I'd surely go on a 17'' that would allow me to use any modern tyre on the market with less pain and...

Hey DTTers, does anybody know if the rear wheel from an XS 650 or 750 will fit an 1983 XS 400?? The original wheel is too thin, I'd like to have something wider but honestly...if I have to change too much stuff to fit a wider wheel I'd go directly for a 17'' 150/60 or a similiar 18''...so I'm...

In Australia everybody is trained at a national standard for something.....it sounds good until you see what the actual national standard is....

Japanese brands have two teams of engineers working ong GPs...one is in Japan working on the next bike, the other one is around the world using the bike...next year they switch and the story goes on... Ducati is a small factory, they only have one entourage. To be ready for 2012 (back to 1000cc)...

well...I'm from Rome and I 100% understand and agree with your picture of Roman traffic...I could spend a few lines explaining why we drive in that way, why Rome is so chaotic and why things cannot change (just think about the history of the Ancient Rome) but it would be too boring and off...

Oh god, I didn't mean to seem too harsh with that line about Italy Vs The World... :|

Honestly I don't like too much this talking about Italy (the way we drive...) from people that usually don't know a bit about Italy.... as for italian bikes...well, I've got 4 japanese bikes in my garage, from '82 to '06, 1 cafe racer, 1 MX, 2 supersport...but I have to admit that Italian bikes...

that's the point...how hard is to get a bike registered?

this seems to me like if you REALLY check if something works, you are not just comparing what's on the documents with what's under your eyes... In Italy we have the safety inspection every 2 years and they usually just let you go not caring of what you have...but then that has no value if...

If you really wanna be 100% legal...no. you can change just small bits like mirrors (but they have to have the european omologation), slip-on exhaust (again...omologation required and not every can has it)....for other parts (like wheels) no, the law says you can't change them...at the end of...

Hi DoTheTonners, I'd like to know what american laws think about cafe racers and modded bike. Here in Italy we are not allowed to make any kind of mods to our motorbikes...for the simplest ones (like just changing the exhaust) there is just a fee, for the biggest ones (like cutting the frame...