A little bit of progress

gs1327 · 650Rider Supporter Joined: Feb 20, 2007 Posts: 170

Slowly progressing on my 77 project- more to come very soon.......

djbass9 · New Member Joined: Jan 29, 2008 Posts: 1

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.

KYLEPRESTON · Posted: January 30, 2008, 10:38 am Post subject: Re: A little bit of progress

WHAT DID YOU USE TO PAINT THE SIDE COVERS WITH LOOKS TEXTURED?

gs1327 · 650Rider Supporter Joined: Feb 20, 2007 Posts: 170

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.

KYLEPRESTON · Posted: January 30, 2008, 10:26 pm Post subject: Re: A little bit of progress

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

gs1327 · 650Rider Supporter Joined: Feb 20, 2007 Posts: 170

Mo pictures, last few days.

rexer · Full Member Joined: May 17, 2008 Posts: 11

gs1327 wrote:

Slowly progressing on my 77 project- more to come very soon.......

that motor looks sweeeet the wrinkle finnish looks great

DaveB · Full Member Joined: Sep 30, 2007 Posts: 64

any updated pics? Smile

gs1327 · 650Rider Supporter Joined: Feb 20, 2007 Posts: 170

Soon.................

dpmphoto · Posted: May 18, 2008, 7:55 pm Post subject: Re: A little bit of progress

Nice neat work should look great when your done.Explain the electrical photos if you dont mind

kingwj · Posted: May 18, 2008, 8:09 pm Post subject: Re: A little bit of progress

I see the regulator and rectifiers but what is the purpose of the component with the yellow wires? Is it a transistor?

gs1327 · 650Rider Supporter Joined: Feb 20, 2007 Posts: 170

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.

Irish · Full Member Joined: Jun 12, 2007 Posts: 250

Is that paint or stickers on the tank? Either way it looks awesome!

gs1327 · 650Rider Supporter Joined: Feb 20, 2007 Posts: 170

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.

tracker79 · Posted: July 26, 2008, 6:28 am Post subject: Re: A little bit of progress

looks real good. No number?

gs1327 · 650Rider Supporter Joined: Feb 20, 2007 Posts: 170

Haven't decided what to do about the number thing yet....

tracker79 · Posted: July 26, 2008, 2:34 pm Post subject: Re: A little bit of progress

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. Laughing

gs1327 · 650Rider Supporter Joined: Feb 20, 2007 Posts: 170

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.

jimmer · Posted: July 27, 2008, 3:31 pm Post subject: Re: A little bit of progress

OMG I'm 53 ... what was this discussion about? I can see the pictures ... looks great Smile

gs1327 · 650Rider Supporter Joined: Feb 20, 2007 Posts: 170

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".

drifter · Posted: July 27, 2008, 5:32 pm Post subject: Re: A little bit of progress

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

Irish · Full Member Joined: Jun 12, 2007 Posts: 250

you're dragging a knee on a xs650!!?? what a lunatic!

drifter · Posted: July 28, 2008, 10:24 am Post subject: Re: A little bit of progress

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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