2 Strokes Down Under

Thanks for your comments. I was trying to build the xs650 as more racer than 'cafe' .

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You can tell that I'm not a graphic artist, but here's a conceptual drawing of the look and colour scheme I'm thinking of. Tried a few different colour schemes, but conservative Yamaha colours won out, so far.

Cleaned up several coats of the white wheel paint and probably powdercoat paint off the wheels, polished the rims and repainted the centres. Also cleaned up the disks, lightly honed then on the lathe and repainted the centres. http://i38.photobucket.com/albums/e103/phil1rowe4/IMAG0619_zpsleyjde5d.jp...

Hi, After having a blast on a RD350LC I bought new back in 1981, I thought it was time to get another RD and do it up with a couple of individual touches ie a hybrid. After finding out the price of LCs these days and the availability of parts, I widened my view to an RZ350 which seem to be a bit mor...

Thanks guys for the welcome. Jonw, Having seen and read your builds I can only hope to mimic your build quality! GMU, Unfortunately I sold the clubman but it was definitely a Ferrari beater and way too much fun to be legal. The handling was intuitive and the acceleration/braking amazing! I'm plannin...

Hi Guys, Thought I'd do the right thing and introduce myself before (hopefully) getting your assistance in building an RZ350 Hybrid project I've started. My bio is that I've been riding since the late 70's and been modifying bikes and cars since then too. Lately, since my kids have grown up and just...