Wrapping up the XS transformation

[Roustabout]

Okay, shoot me the payment info and I'll take them.

I sent you a PM

 

[BigBSBusa]

I sent you a PM

Replied.

 

[JRK5892]

man this is looking GREAT!!!!

 

[Drewski]

Hey, the 750 is to the West End Boyz what the 360 is to the D'towners! 8) 8) 8)

Hey Dave, my Yamasaki 750 is like a '2nd cousin twice removed' to your XS750!

A VERY distant relative!

 

[Roustabout]

Hey, the 750 is to the West End Boyz what the 360 is to the D'towners! 8) 8) 8)

Hey Dave, my Yamasaki 750 is like a '2nd cousin twice removed' to your XS750!

A VERY distant relative!

It's a big country out in the west end. We need horses with legs to cover the distances

I'll have to put something kawi on my bike.... maybe a hazard light circuit

 

[intrudin]

It's a big country out in the west end. We need horses with legs to cover the distances

I'll have to put something kawi on my bike.... maybe a hazard light circuit

Maybe this will work ;D

 

[Drewski]

Maybe this will work ;D

Or this...

Oh man, am I gonna hear about this!

 

[intrudin]

Or this...

Oh man, am I gonna hear about this!

o boy Drewski your badhttp://www.farmsafety.ca/factsheets/tips-e/farm_vehicles-en.PDF

 

[Roustabout]

Or this...

Oh man, am I gonna hear about this!

You guys are ruthless :'( :'( :'( :'(

You definitely need this when you go on one of Noel's rides down Lakeshore ;D ;D ;D ;D

 

[Drewski]

Sorry man. I don't know what came over me. It seemed funny at the time.

You know I LOVE your XS!!

You're right about Noel and the 'Lakeshore thing' though!! ;D ;D

 

[Druro]

You guys are ruthless :'( :'( :'( :'(

You definitely need this when you go on one of Noel's rides down Lakeshore ;D ;D ;D ;D

Problem with a "Noel" ride.... is it's more at a walking pace... slow ass foo with a GSXR!!!!

 

[Drewski]

Problem with a "Noel" ride.... is it's more at a walking pace... slow ass foo with a GSXR!!!!

;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D

 

[Roustabout]

I finally found some time to get back into the garage and finish off the Radian swing arm. I welded new shock mounts to get things properly aligned and opened up the axle bores for the larger XS axle. The swing arm is slightly longer than stock so I had to modify the rear brake cable to fit and buy a longer chain.

I'll be machining up a hollow axle in the next couple of weeks to fit the wider swing arm.

This project may never be complete. There always seems to be a mod that I just can't live without

 

[clutchslip]

i think thats one of the best xs that i have ever seen

 

[Tim]

Nice - makes me wish I'd have kept my Radian arm.

I do have a secret weapon swingarm for another XS650 project however - off an FZR600, modified to bolt into the XS650 frame. I sold the Radian arm after I modified it and had it powdercoated, but I kept the bigger one.

 

[BigBSBusa]

Sweet, brotha!

 

[troybilt]

Very Nice!!!

 

[Razar]

EXCELLENT

 

[Roustabout]

Thanks for the comments guys.
I have put almost 6000km on this bike since I got her street worthy in June of '08. For the most part those 6k were worry free with the only nagging issue being the destruction of certain custom light-weight components from vibration. This is my only bike and I expect it to look good parked at the café, to take me on some distance rides and to handle a bit of a pounding in the twisties. I've tried to keep all of my mods true to the technology that was available in the early seventies. Some of the shortcomings I am currently addressing are forks, brakes, power and vibration. I have some 39mm forks that look period that I am reviewing along with some dual front discs & calipers. Work has started on a 750cc re-phased motor that should improve power and reduce vibration a little.

I'd like to build another XS with a less radical seating position that I can ride 2-up on. If anyone has an XS650 roller around the GTA that they want to get rid of let me know.

 

[monteboy84]

Beautiful bike you've built. It's got all the right parts and the whole thing just works well together. Excellent work sir.

-matt