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gs1327 650Rider Supporter
Joined: Feb 20, 2007 Posts: 170
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Posted: January 29, 2008, 10:04 pm Post subject: A little bit of progress |
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Slowly progressing on my 77 project- more to come very soon.......
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djbass9 New Member
Joined: Jan 29, 2008 Posts: 1
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Posted: January 29, 2008, 10:13 pm Post subject: Re: A little bit of progress |
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That motor is looking GREAT!!! Love the black accents on it. I am thinking about some black on mine to tie it into the rest of my bike.
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KYLEPRESTON 650Rider Supporter
Joined: Jul 24, 2006 Posts: 561 Location: Connecticut
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Posted: January 30, 2008, 10:38 am Post subject: Re: A little bit of progress |
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WHAT DID YOU USE TO PAINT THE SIDE COVERS WITH LOOKS TEXTURED?
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gs1327 650Rider Supporter
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Posted: January 30, 2008, 8:57 pm Post subject: Re: A little bit of progress |
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The side covers and valve adjuster covers are primed with etching primer and dupli-color wrinkle finish paint. works fine if you use the right technique and a heat gun, but takes forever to dry all the way to the bottom. with a little practice it comes out nice and even. Everything is either new, replated, or repainted. Base/clear automotive paint on the cases, spray bomb engine paint on the head and cylinders. Points covers are just originals that still look good.
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KYLEPRESTON 650Rider Supporter
Joined: Jul 24, 2006 Posts: 561 Location: Connecticut
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Posted: January 30, 2008, 10:26 pm Post subject: Re: A little bit of progress |
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well it's a good clean look.
good luck keeping it clean, I always hated chrome and the trailer queens bikes are ment to ride. hopefully you have loads of fun when she 's done.
kyle
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gs1327 650Rider Supporter
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Posted: March 27, 2008, 11:38 am Post subject: Re: A little bit of progress |
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Mo pictures, last few days.
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rexer Full Member
Joined: May 17, 2008 Posts: 11
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Posted: May 17, 2008, 6:36 pm Post subject: Re: A little bit of progress |
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gs1327 wrote: |
Slowly progressing on my 77 project- more to come very soon....... |
that motor looks sweeeet the wrinkle finnish looks great
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DaveB Full Member
Joined: Sep 30, 2007 Posts: 64
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Posted: May 17, 2008, 10:21 pm Post subject: Re: A little bit of progress |
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any updated pics?
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gs1327 650Rider Supporter
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Posted: May 18, 2008, 7:38 pm Post subject: Re: A little bit of progress |
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Soon.................
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dpmphoto Full Member
Joined: Apr 18, 2007 Posts: 485 Location: syracuse NY
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Posted: May 18, 2008, 7:55 pm Post subject: Re: A little bit of progress |
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Nice neat work should look great when your done.Explain the electrical photos if you dont mind
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kingwj 650Rider Supporter
Joined: Sep 04, 2005 Posts: 801 Location: Delaware
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Posted: May 18, 2008, 8:09 pm Post subject: Re: A little bit of progress |
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I see the regulator and rectifiers but what is the purpose of the component with the yellow wires? Is it a transistor?
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gs1327 650Rider Supporter
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Posted: May 19, 2008, 8:34 pm Post subject: Re: A little bit of progress |
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That's a diode- I'm running a little itty bitty battery and I don't want it to charge too fast so i have a resistor inline with the battery-but i want full battery voltage available for the ignition system when starting(kick only) so the diode bypasses the resistor when it's not running.
The regulator is the old jeep unit and the rectifiers are the radio shack units that pamcopete (of XS650 Garage fame)recommended-This stuff is outlined
here:Regulator Alternative
And here:Rectifier Setup
These threads are REALLY long- but all the info is there, you just have to wade through it to learn what you need.
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Irish Full Member
Joined: Jun 12, 2007 Posts: 250
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Posted: June 4, 2008, 5:24 am Post subject: Re: A little bit of progress |
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Is that paint or stickers on the tank? Either way it looks awesome!
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gs1327 650Rider Supporter
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Posted: July 25, 2008, 6:44 pm Post subject: Re: A little bit of progress |
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Sorry Irish, I didn't see your question until today for some reason(6 weeks late.....) The letters and tuning forks are stickers under clearcoat, the white/black stripes and number panels are painted.
Should be done with this thing in a week or 2, work has been busy, limiting "play with the Yamaha" time.
Started it up this week and all the wiring is done and functional, getting real close.
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tracker79 Full Member
Joined: Apr 04, 2006 Posts: 162 Location: Indiana
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Posted: July 26, 2008, 6:28 am Post subject: Re: A little bit of progress |
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looks real good. No number?
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gs1327 650Rider Supporter
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Posted: July 26, 2008, 11:21 am Post subject: Re: A little bit of progress |
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Haven't decided what to do about the number thing yet....
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tracker79 Full Member
Joined: Apr 04, 2006 Posts: 162 Location: Indiana
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Posted: July 26, 2008, 2:34 pm Post subject: Re: A little bit of progress |
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I never had a favorite number, beings that spot is for a number it looked kinda bare after i painted it. So i put 79 on there so i wouldn't forget what year the bike was. At my age ya start forgetting crap like that.
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gs1327 650Rider Supporter
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Posted: July 27, 2008, 3:06 pm Post subject: Re: A little bit of progress |
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Maybe 77 then? I dunno, I'll deal with that as soon as I deal with the speedometer and fuel tank.
You are right- at about 40 years old your brain is full, anything new that you learn is at the expense of something you used to know. Learn something new/forget something old.
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jimmer 650Rider Supporter
Joined: Apr 20, 2006 Posts: 305 Location: NB, Canada
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Posted: July 27, 2008, 3:31 pm Post subject: Re: A little bit of progress |
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OMG I'm 53 ... what was this discussion about? I can see the pictures ... looks great
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gs1327 650Rider Supporter
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Posted: July 27, 2008, 4:27 pm Post subject: Re: A little bit of progress |
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Thanks Jimmer.
I'm 50, probably about average age on this site is 50 something. I'm still drag racing almost every week but now I'm "that old guy".
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drifter 650Rider Supporter
Joined: Mar 25, 2008 Posts: 469 Location: Wilmington NC
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Posted: July 27, 2008, 5:32 pm Post subject: Re: A little bit of progress |
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I don't drag race, but I still like knee dragging on the street. After way too long on cruisers, it's fun to be back on a performance oriented bike!
Dave
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Irish Full Member
Joined: Jun 12, 2007 Posts: 250
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Posted: July 28, 2008, 5:04 am Post subject: Re: A little bit of progress |
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you're dragging a knee on a xs650!!?? what a lunatic!
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drifter 650Rider Supporter
Joined: Mar 25, 2008 Posts: 469 Location: Wilmington NC
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Posted: July 28, 2008, 10:24 am Post subject: Re: A little bit of progress |
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Compared to what I did have, it isn't that lunatic, Irish. I was riding a Kawasaki Drifter and got real tired of scraping footboards. The XS leans pretty good.
Dave
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