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Gumball Rally on TV tonight
G'day all, it's been awhile since I've posted here, been to busy building this In Motion XS650
Anyhow, to any of the Aussies currently scanning Club Cobra tonight, The Gumball Rally is showing at 12.40am this evening on channel 9. I haven't seen it yet, other than small clips on youtube. Hope I can manage stay up for it! Cheers Steve |
Never mind the movie, your bobber is tooooooo cooooooool !!!
I wasn't aware of your website, so I have heaps of reading to do. Great stuff! |
Love the XS650 Stephen! I'll definitely be following your progresd on the build.
Im a big fan of the XS650 myself snd built a cafe racer version a few years back. Ive still got it but haven't ridden it in a long time. I'm keen to build another one day and ive got most of the bits. I wouldnt mind doing a bobber or a flat tracker. Here's my old girl. http://www.clubcobra.com/photopost/d.../11409xss1.jpg Cheers |
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BTW, I managed to keep the eye lids open till 3am, just missing the last 25mins or so. If the damned movie started on time I would have made it! Cheers Steve |
Geez Mike, what an absolute beauty!
Make sure you contact me first if you're ever going to let her go. First dibs!:3DSMILE: The XS650 has been pretty straight forward to build, especially with my limited skills. It would have been tougher 10 years ago, however, with such a great group of parts suppliers and forums supporting the XS650, building one today is a breeze! The beauty of the XS650 platform is that you can build so many different platforms. From Mike's Cafe http://www.clubcobra.com/photopost/d.../11409xss1.jpg To my bobber http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7155/6...8497d21f_b.jpg Thors Hammer Yamaha XS650 Bobber http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7003/6...b4c02f8b_b.jpg Thors Hammer Yamaha XS650 Bobber http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7024/6...462dd2c5_b.jpg Thors Hammer Yamaha XS650 Bobber Cheers Steve |
Mike, when you say you haven't ridden that magnificent cafe racer in a while, please say that it hasn't been sitting since the date showing in your photo!
I had the same immediate thought as Stephen - thinking that I'd love to buy it off you. It's funny how some bikes just affect you like that. |
I had a lot of lower back problems after it was built and it was crippling to ride. Not any fault of the bike as it was an injury I sustained in my 20's that flares up from time to time. The long low stretched out riding position along with a firm ride just didn't help.
My back is a lot better now so I'm keen to get it back on the road. However it needs a bit of work. The stock charging system is sh!t house and it left me stranded a couple of times so I reckon it needs a rewire and a permanent magnet alternator kit that is available now. It also needs a new cam chain as it's rattling a bit. I'm thinking a motor freshen up with a 750 kit, cam and new carbs would be the go but I've got to finish off a few other jobs first. I've also got some nice Tarozzi rear sets for it. The original rear sets I made for it work fine but I never quite got used to the race pattern gear shift I made for it. Too many years riding conventional for my brain to change habits. I've also often fancied picking up some 17" super motard wheels with radial tyres (17"x3.5" & 17"x4.5") and some conventional forks from an older R6 or similar to improve the handling. Also had plans for a new swing arm made from 2" 4130 tube to suit the wider rear wheels. Not enough hours in the day. Cheers |
G'day Mike.
Sound's like you've got some solid plans for her. I'm actually using a PMA on my build and purchased one from Hugh Owings. http://hughshandbuilt.com/ He is the man, and a great wealth of knowledge and stand up guy in the XS650 community. Make sure you show us some pics when she's all done and dusted! Cheers Steve |
One of my mates from the bike days (c.1986) built a cafe racer (no fairing) out of an XT500 his brother had pranged.
http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-lTo-UCo6oO..._xt_500_01.jpg (serving suggestion - not the actual bike) I hadn't encountered the term 'cafe racer' until then - another item on 'the list'.... LoBelly |
I love the variety of bikes being built at the moment. I've seen a few bikes inspired by Deus but then built at home at a fraction of the price.
Mike - you wouldn't believe it, that video you took when you picked up the Ducati... I uploaded it to Youtube and it's had over 10,000 views!!! |
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