front calibers ready for painting
Looks pretty much like I’ve finished all the super dirty jobs, with the preparation of the front calibers. It’s very satisfying to see almost 40 years old doggy components in a new shine.
doing small steps with the xs
but at least in the right direction
XS750 – engine is back in
at least most of it
xs750 engine part 3
Cylinder and head in a fresh black. It was not that easy to buy the VHT paint in Europe.
cylinder and head freshly blasted
crime scene
Getting the head prepared for glass particle blasting.
clutch holding tool for yamaha xs750
I made this little clutch holding tool, after searching the internet for solutions to get the clutch out of the engine. Not exactly happy with it. I should have used some more of those metal plates. The single one has left
xs750 engine part 2
As I mentioned before I bought two bikes to start with. So I got two XS750 engines to choose from. One of them wasn’t running for more then a decade and the other one was pretty much at the end
finalizing the big lines
Finalizing the lines of the fuel tank and the seat. Way more work then I expected it to be. Now, the base plate of the seat needs a bit more stiffness and under the seat will be a compartment for all
xs750 bike build intro
First of all a few words why and how I started with this xs750 bike build. I used to be a proper bike maniac when I was in my twenties. For some reasons, at one point I stopped riding bikes . A