Recent content by Patmanbbe

Well I got the head rebuilt yesterday. Was able to refresh the existing parts with a good cleaning and it was all in nearly new condition. Very happy with the results so far. We lapped the valves into the new head and got them all in place. I will check for valve clearance after the engine is...

Thanks for the reply Hillsy!

Well I am back at it. After a flood in my house, a death in the family and life in general getting in the way I managed to build myself a workbench from some old industrial steel shelving. I have my dissassembled engine up on the bench and am taking stick of what is next. I need to get the...

that isn't the stock gas tank. what bike is that tank from? was it a direct fit?

look up cone engineering. they have a lot of various styles and finish quality is very good so I am told.

Awesome info Teazer! I am in the process of calculating Rake, swing arm droop and my seat height. That link was very helpful. Thanks for posting it up!

you should lower those forks internally rather than sliding them up the trees. While you have them opened up you can toss in some better springs. You can get a progressive set or RaceTech also sells some good ones. When I had my '82 Virago a couple years back rebuilding the forks with new...

Man I want to do one of these xs650 Hardtails. Great looking bike man. Nice work.

I love this bike! This needs to be in the running for BOTM.

+1

any updates on this one?

I still have the stock chain guard but it is pretty beat... I plan to bend a new one up from some scrap aluminum I have laying around. I am pretty sure the PO just let it rub the edge of the tire as the tire is pretty worn on the chain side.

Great looking bike! I really like the lines you created with the frame and tank. I am not typically a fan of Red and Black combo but you nailed it with this. Nice job.

Thanks for the complements. I still need to get some proper bushings in the swing arm mount for the linkage and a couple low profile bolts to lock it all down so its not done quite yet. That shock is from a 2010-13 FZ-8. Its a bit longer than stock hence the adjustable linkage I had to mock up...

http://www.dotheton.com/forum/index.php?topic=63558.msg728402#msg728402 ^^^Whoomp there it is!!!