03-23-2016, 12:29 AM
They're going to go great with gold handlebars. The suspension is upgraded from the normal stock stuff 
Son had it sitting in his garage for 2 years and it hadn't run for a year before that. It wasn't in too bad a shape. Lee and I put in new synthetic and filter, new plugs and wires, rebuilt the carbs and added pods. Found a new Mac 3 into 1 and bolted it up. Cleaned the connections, installed a new battery and it cranked right up, purring like a kitten. Then I redid the brakes, found a repop front brake master, found a used replacement tach, new fork seals and fluid, misc. other stuff then rode the crap out of it. Put a couple k miles on and sold it for a tidy profit. Have to say, I miss the sound of winding that baby out. Buyer was in his 20's, it was love at first sight for him. Then I cranked it up and he was hooked
(03-22-2016, 07:52 PM)Cormanus_imp Wrote: Go Geezer. What is it with gold forks?Addition to. CB's not going anywhere
(03-22-2016, 08:43 PM)The ferret_imp Wrote: Cool Geezer. Is that going to be in addition to or in replacent of your CB?I bought the XS from the son of the original owner.
Son had it sitting in his garage for 2 years and it hadn't run for a year before that. It wasn't in too bad a shape. Lee and I put in new synthetic and filter, new plugs and wires, rebuilt the carbs and added pods. Found a new Mac 3 into 1 and bolted it up. Cleaned the connections, installed a new battery and it cranked right up, purring like a kitten. Then I redid the brakes, found a repop front brake master, found a used replacement tach, new fork seals and fluid, misc. other stuff then rode the crap out of it. Put a couple k miles on and sold it for a tidy profit. Have to say, I miss the sound of winding that baby out. Buyer was in his 20's, it was love at first sight for him. Then I cranked it up and he was hooked
(03-22-2016, 09:27 PM)Lord Popgun_imp Wrote: Geezer,
Did you find that XS in Fla.? Maybe it was my old bikeI bought mine in the Navy Exchange in Japan in the crate. It was loaded with a bunch of other bikes on the USS Constellation (CV-64) and offloaded in San Diego. We flew it to Norfolk on a Navy C-9. I sold it to a friend of mine in 1987. Had it shipped to him in Florida. I don't know what ever happened to it though. I don't seem to have any pics of it so I saved yours.