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Hey Dave, I'm not entirely sure which piece you're asking about? That is not the original backbone, I cut it off about halfway I believe and made a new one. For the single backbone I cut off the large tube of the original backbone where I wanted to start the new one. I then slid a 8-10" long or...

Any updates on this? My guess is that your cam-crank timing is off when he rebuilt it, not the ignition timing. In my experience, that timing plate in your picture can not be thrown off so much that is does not let the bike rev at all.

Bend the slugs to match the frame bend and install them in the frame first. Then you should be able to slide the hoop over the slugs. Here is what I did for my FZR600 Blaster. You're in the same situation.

Drill the whole thing out and tap it for the next size bolt.

Im in for this.

Nice, I'm in to tanks as well. Specifically, planted tanks. I made a built-in bar just to showcase a 75g in our basement. Just ordered a few more plants to finish it while others fill in. Currently only have a few neons and harlequins in there from an old tank.

Interested to see how you finish the exhaust. One of my plans on my wife bike is to build a 2-1 to replace the current exhaust that's too loud and annoying.

Like where this is headed.

Well fibreglass doesn't like to stick to plastic so you really need to rough that up or even drill holes to give it more to hold on to. Yes, that is all fibreglass in the middle to lengthen the cover. I bolted both halves to their mounts on the bike and used a heat gun on the plastic to help...

No problems with cooling. I had the inlet moved on the radiator to be on the same side as the outlet so they both entered/exited on the back. The inlet rad hose follows the lower frame rail and then up between the two a-arms into the rad. For the outlet I reused a section of the factory hose as...

To set the timing chain correctly you put the crank at the LT mark. The cam sprocket has 2 lines on it, they should be parallel with the head and I believe there is also an arrow that should point up. So look at it from the side and the lines on the cam sprocket should follow the mating surface...

My issue was the cam-crank timing was off due to the timing chain. I believe I was off a tooth on the cam timing. However, also double check after you've released the tensioner by spinning the crank and checking the positions. When you release the tensioner and it takes the slack out of the...

Welcome. I hope she loves it when it's all finished up. I documented my XS build here for my wife's bike as well. Plenty of people here to help with any problems. Best of luck.

It's insanely fun to ride, love it so far.

Also, aircraft stripper on the gaskets works well. Spray it on and leave it for a while, then use a scraping blade to get them off.

Powder the cases. You won't have a problem getting powder in to any areas there and it's so much more resilient and chip resistant than paint.

Check out Avon road riders tires. They are a good tire, have them on my wife's xs.

Having those shocks on my wife's xs I wouldn't use them for a monoshock. They are just too soft. There is a spreadsheet online somewhere of different shock lengths (I'll try to find it) which you can use and then Google or eBay them to find out if it has a clevis mount. There is a science to...

After some more riding I'm going to say the battery issue is fixed so that makes me very happy. Over winter I think I'll have to take the motor apart as it seems to be burning a fair amount of oil. No smoke out the exhaust but the level is going down and there are no leaks on the floor. Despite...

Welcome. Any future plans for the bike?