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We're all gonna die. One way or another, we're gonna die, be it at the hands of our government or other unforseeable circumstances...like a giant fire breathing robot Al Gore.

Talking about it doe ...

Z50 was my first bike! Rode the dog crap out of it! My brother helped me scrounge it up behind my old man's back, once I had it, he couldn't take it away from me. We took two of them, one yellow an ...

We need an xsjohn random musings thread.

Seriously, you might be a Faulkner type stream-of-consciousness genius...

Laughing

Haha. I've seen 2 TC Bros hardtails that look good on a bike, this is the 3rd and it's not even put together as it should be.

For me, every TC Bros hardtail'd bike I see, makes me cry. They just ...

GL tails look great. Nice project you have going.

Aussie Rules!!!! Like a bar fight in motion!

I've played rugby off and on in America...nothing like Aussie Rules...

[quote="xsleo"]Looking good. I've been doing a few mods on my 75.
Dual front disc brakes and front forks off a later bike. Rear disc brake. Pamco pete's ignition and charging system upgrades. Rewire ...

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Engine rebuilt. Updated various bushings/bearings/rebuilt forks. Frame off and repainted.

Working on ...

Just checking back in here...had the top end off and decided to take the motor to a guy in town for the top end rebuild. Turned out that a valve was bent.

Him being an old codger racer type...he u ...

Looks great...this is the same style of build I'm going for...

pm'd you trrubicon06. by the way, your bike looks awesome.

cool...that's what I thought. nice to see what they look like on a bike. your yammy is lookin good man!

ain't nothin wrong with a good PBR!!!

Sent you a message trrubicon06...

Another fellow Iowan...good deal.

What shocks you running there? 11" ??? Any chance you could let me know where you got your seat from or who made it? I'm looking for a low profile seat myself.

[quote="yamaman"]Yes, you realy need to know what it is your after! Even with 65hp, what are you going to do- beat all the XS650's in your town? Your still going to get hosed by a CB750 SOHC you can g ...

[quote="xsjohn"]""does it mess with the "reliability""

YES emphatically........my advice don't do it.......could buy a faster bike and have 2 bikes for all that......and for reliability sake and "f ...

If I do go all out, cam it, do the whole rephase...does it mess with the "reliability" that these bikes are known for?

A friend of the family had a 350 engine rebuilt that was "balanced and bluepri ...

Thanks for that engine rebuild link...

I was thinking this would be similar to rebuilding a 350 Chevy motor for some pep...you know put some different heads on it, pistons, etc and install after I ...

[quote="nj1639"]Just get it running and ride it. IF it needed a rebuild to run then go ahead, but just for the sake of doing it?
They are easy to take apart and put back together but I do it out of n ...

So, I have a 650, go figure...ha.

Engine seems to run fine, minimal oil leaks, carbs need tuned and the electrical system is completely crap. I'm in the process of tearing it down to restore...the ...

What (repair)
manual should I have before I tear into this?

Man that's a nice photo...old chevy in the background. Love the style of the rims on that one on the right.

[quote="pumps"]Welcome my friend. Nice looking old girl there. As RG says if you chop it value goes down. But that is up to you. Just my two cents here, since you have such a nice looking stocker, why ...

Kinda what I'm thinking...the only modifications will be motor-wise...eyeing a big bore kit/carbs/cam. Perhaps different exhaust and a lowering kit. Nothing too crazy as the motor work will be crazy ...

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Yamaha xs650