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XS650 REBUILD

Discussion in 'Other Motorcycles' started by wizard, Jul 24, 2010.

  1. wizard

    wizard Active Member

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    I picked up the bike today, first thing I dumped was the coat rack, I will change the bars, but the motor is sweet, runs like a swiss watch.
     
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    Nice, BTW I didn't know XS500's had rear disc brakes or was that a mod.
     
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    The rear disc brake was stock, this 500 has twin front discs, which was a factory option.
     
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    Orange-n-Black Well-Known Member

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    Thanks for the info, wish you well with the new project.
     
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    That bike isn't aged or abused enough for your taste, i smell something fishy.
     
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    It needs a lot of work, Schooter, like a total rebuild, I'm even going to re-spoke the wheels, but the reason I got it is, it's the nearest I'm going to get to the Bonneville I never had.
     
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    Are you going to do a total teardown and rebuild like you did on the XS500 or just the cosmeic stuff? I would like to do projects like that but between work, kids and honey-do projects I don't have the time.
     

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