6/6/13

XS650 Special project

Here are the front tank mounts cleaned up and ready to go on the frame...
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...and making sure they are just right before tacking them in place.
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And tacked in. Gotta make a rear tank mount and the seat mountings. The petcock mounting position isn't going to work. I want to run this tank with the original paint, so I'll likely make a block-off plate rather than welding the old opening, and figure out a new one that minimizes paint damage.
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I'm lovin' these big bars. The swap meet tag says they are from a Bultaco.
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The paint is flaking from the back of the tank badges. I think I'll be able to peel the rest off and repaint them.
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