Vintage Bike Riders » XS650 http://www.vintagebikeriders.com A community of vintage motorcycle enthusiasts Wed, 18 Aug 2010 16:55:20 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 1977 XS650D – Get It Back Together Project http://www.vintagebikeriders.com/2009/07/18/1977-xs650d-get-it-back-together-project/ http://www.vintagebikeriders.com/2009/07/18/1977-xs650d-get-it-back-together-project/#comments Sat, 18 Jul 2009 11:31:44 +0000 nmaxxs http://www.vintagebikeriders.com/?p=183 This is my first XS650 which has been neglected and scavanged for parts for my ’80 SG project.  I had replaced the factory plastic swing arm bushings with brass one’s and it’s sat since.  I have new brake shoes and a new set of tires for it.  I also bought a set of used hard bags for it. 

1977D

I wanted to give it a more vintage look so I got a set of skinny tires for it.  I had major problems getting the rear tire to seat properly and that’s where I lost interest.  The first thing I need to do is get the tire on the wheel properly, balance it and get it back on the bike so I can easily maneuver it around the garage.  That’s my plan for this weekend.  Wish me luck!

What the ’77  looked like before I started on the ’80 project:

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Sorry for not posting for a while.  I realized why I was having a bitch of a time with the rear tire on my XS.  The tire was a warped Cheng Shin POS.  I ordered a new Dunlop and then got sidetracked by wifeski because she wanted our back porch floor fixed.  Well, that evolved into a new freaking deck that I’ve spent all summer on.  So, the bike hasn’t moved since the last post, but I’m determined to put a few miles on it this season.

Deck001

]]> http://www.vintagebikeriders.com/2009/07/18/1977-xs650d-get-it-back-together-project/feed/ 4 NMAXXS’ Yamaha XS650SG http://www.vintagebikeriders.com/2009/07/04/nmaxxs-yamaha-xs650sg/ http://www.vintagebikeriders.com/2009/07/04/nmaxxs-yamaha-xs650sg/#comments Sat, 04 Jul 2009 12:24:16 +0000 nmaxxs http://www.vintagebikeriders.com/?p=145 My 1980 XS650SG.  I bought this bike as a project to see if I could get it running.  It was a rolling frame with three huge boxes of parts (mostly junk) and an engine.  It took me a year to gather new ( http://www.mikesxs.net/) and used parts (eBay) and put it together.  Been a great runner and fun to ride for over three years.

1980 XS650SG

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