TX500 build

[JRK5892]

oooh ya i did have to shave down the shifter linkage so that it was not rubbing. but that was a quick belt sander and it is good to go

 

[SrgtBear]

wow that sounds great. Thanks. I am little late though. I already sent my covers out for chrome :-\ FML. Worst case scenario i'll find a cover off ebay, modify it and re-chrome or maybe use a different color. What kind of oil are you using? Brand, weight, reg or synthetic? Thx again.

 

[JRK5892]

rotella, only oil i use on old bikes it is great for the clutches we have in these bikes

 

[Deviant1]

+1 on the rotella. That's all that goes in my 750 now.

 

[cloudhopper]

hi, what tank is this?

 

[SrgtBear]

hi, what tank is this?

that's a stretched stock tank. I forget where that guys build thread is but I saw his process somewhere on the internet a long while back.

 

[cloudhopper]

actually, i should have been more specific.. what year xs/tx500 tank is that?

 

[SrgtBear]

actually, i should have been more specific.. what year xs/tx500 tank is that?

1973-75 Yamaha TX500 / XS500 Tank. Those years and models had the same gas tank. The 76+ models had a boxy and square gas tank. The silver tank above was cut in the middle and then stretched by adding sheet metal then welding it back together.

 

[JRK5892]

some of you may or may not know, but my wife is preg... so i am selling a good amount of my bikes. Pulled the cafe out to prep it up... and well... spoke to Tim from in the shop, he had nothing going on... told me to just bring it up to the shop and he and i would work on it saturday... about 2o hours later hahahah we got in a bit deep, now it has became a complete redo. hahaha well a good part of it at least is getting redone

work done:
wheels coated
dyna beads installed
fresh bearings
swing arm coated
swing arm spindall bungs welded in
brake arm fabbed and installed
VM carbs mounted and ready to install
prob more i am sure i missing someting

here are some pics... fresh out of the back of the shop:
looking rough

about an hour later

I really like using a sport bike stand so Tim made some bungs for me and welded those on... then got rid of the polished swing arm and color matched to the frame (with a few other odds and ends)

freshly coated

then on to the brake arm, the old one.... well it sucked!
here is the side by side with the shit old one and the newly bent/welded

welded the threads on the round bar and the clevis to make it work

then assembly (it was late and i wanted to get home, so i did not snap pics of us putting in bearings and installing tires hahahaha)
on the trailer headed home

few pics i snapped this morning just mocking up the tins and seat

more to come!!!

 

[sxecafe]

god damn dude!!! That's all in a days work? Get it done!

Brake arm looks real clean. I have to do that this week myself.

Installing those dyna beads pretty easy? I know you need that vibrator thing but...

 

[JRK5892]

ya we do them in the tubes prior to install, vibrator on the stem and your good

 

[JRK5892]

some of you may or may not know, but my wife is preg... so i am selling a good amount of my bikes. Pulled the cafe out to prep it up... and well... spoke to Tim from in the shop, he had nothing going on... told me to just bring it up to the shop and he and i would work on it saturday... about 2o hours later hahahah we got in a bit deep, now it has became a complete redo. hahaha well a good part of it at least is getting redone

work done:
wheels coated
dyna beads installed
fresh bearings
swing arm coated
swing arm spindall bungs welded in
brake arm fabbed and installed
VM carbs mounted and ready to install
prob more i am sure i missing someting

here are some pics... fresh out of the back of the shop:
looking rough

about an hour later

I really like using a sport bike stand so Tim made some bungs for me and welded those on... then got rid of the polished swing arm and color matched to the frame (with a few other odds and ends)

freshly coated

then on to the brake arm, the old one.... well it sucked! thankfully Tim was able to come up with something better!
here is the side by side with the shit old one and the newly bent/welded

welded the threads on the round bar and the clevis to make it work

then assembly (it was late and i wanted to get home, so i did not snap pics of us putting in bearings and installing tires hahahaha)
on the trailer headed home

few pics i snapped this morning just mocking up the tins and seat

more to come!!!

 

[Swagger]

Honestly Joe....I think it's easy to lose sight of the fact that metal is bitchen when you're coating stuff.

I'd sandblast the aluminum and hit it with satin clear to keep it nice and maybe do the springs and pipes in something muted and interesting like hammertone grey or something

 

[JRK5892]

dude that is a wicked idea... like a blasted metal finish! hell i have bead blasted alum powder... kind of an industrial look! i really like that idea man!

 

[DreadRock]

Just my to cent but lil more black up near the triple tree would look good ! AThe rwa metal look would look cool for sure ...

 

[JRK5892]

i am thinking i am going to do the lamp visor in black

 

[CooperSmithingCo]

Good looking bike, those tx500's are a fun and pack a punch: http://coopersmithingco.com/pjailbird.html

The omni phase balancing chains tend to stretch and throw some horrible vibrations at you. Look for a replacement chain and tighten it up - like magic the problems are gone.

 

[JRK5892]

was shooting some high temp for my brother... figured may as well hit mine as well

 

[JRK5892]

rotors are done! another happy customer of Veloce Meccanica's rotor drilling!

 

[Swagger]

That looks great, I HATE drilling rotors....I should start using him too!