Archive for May 2011

XS650: Cafe Style   Leave a comment

This caught my eye on us ebay the other day. It looks to have that something. Not so sure about lowering the front – looks good but alters the whole handling dynamic.

 

1 .. ... ready

… ready

 

Simplified ‘rising sun’. Red and white. Bold. Tracing the folds. Shortened rear. ‘Cafe’ seat. Clip-ons. All on an XS1B S650 016258. 10K. Original drum front brake. Clean motor. Staunch.

A fork brace may help hold the front together.

 

2 .. sweeping dunstall pipes

sweeping dunstall pipes

 

Clean motor. Looks original.

 

3 .. half fairing

half fairing

 

Bonus points for tastefully incorporating a fairing. Manx or Seeley style.  Quick release fasteners. 3 in 1. Sits a little high for my taste.

 

4 .. full fairing

full fairing

 

Is it my eyes? Is the fairing just a tad too large? Would like to see properly how it’s affixed.

 

5 .. tuning forks

tuning forks

 

 

6 .. ... nice seat

… nice seat

 

 

8 .. ... set

… set

 

Someone has spent a bit of time. Laid out a vision. Here is the result. Wont be everyones cup of tea. Not perfect, but gets me going.

At posting there were 7 days to go. 8 bids already. US $2,025. Seems to be doing it for others too. US $3,250 and 15 bids…gone.

Have seen Kirby/Manx/Seeley style fairings like these at Airtech-streamling.com. Rave Motorsport was proposing a KR replica-for the TZ series. Classic-motorcycle-fiberglass.com has a small selection too. TGA have Seeley style. Ragged Edge Racing have nice 2 or 3 piece Seeley style fairings. BBPlastics. Clubman Racing Accessories.

Posted May 31, 2011 by xscafe in Frame - Design, XS Pics

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XS650: XS1B Supplementaly Manual   Leave a comment

Picked this up a while ago. Was amused to discover it ran in and out of accent.

XS1-B Supplementaly Manual

 

XS1B supplementaly manual

XS1B supplementaly manual

 

XS1-B Supplementaly Manual

Covers

  • service data
  • front shock upgrade
  • wiring diagram

Posted May 13, 2011 by xscafe in Manual - Supplementary

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