Hey just wanted to share some of the mods and restoring that im doing to the ol trusty 650 with 27k shes been through some stuff to so heres a list of some of the things done/coming like I said in progress have most the parts but haven't had the time to fully finish her yet! but here is what she looked like when she first arrived back home and some of the start to the rebuild most the engine stuff has already been done so kinds skipped that stuff on the picture line oops but heres the pics!

Hi Matt and welcome to the forums!

Sounds like a cool project you have on the go, can't wait to see some pics!

That being said, forum policy here is that you have to post 15 times before you can post pics or links... Kind of a pain in the tucas I know, but it's an extremely effective anti spam measure that has pretty much cut our spam to nil. Here's a link to a test post thread if you just want to post numbers or something to bring your count up!

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Ah got ya that makes sense well ill start posting and get pics up soon!

quick list hopefully I wont leave anything out Battery, shifter, spark plug, mirrors, airbox/filter, exhaust, big time clean up, of course the oil oil filter, coolant, plastics are being replaced also some are getting plasti-dipped. tires are being swapped chain sprockets are getting swapped worn to hell lol handlebars bar pad turn signals and hand guards grips and im sure ive left some out so ill update when I get it all done

Finally got some up!

Looking good!

Matt: Your project looks good. Can you describe how you plasti-dipped some of the plastic? I've got faded red covers and fairing like yours' were and would like to resurrect them. Thanks.

Hey Boeingdriver so i chose to have a set of black and red plastics so i plasti dipped the old ones which you can see the front fender in the pics but its just like doing a rattle can job but if you dont like it you can just peal it all off they make red/black/green/clear just about every color. so you can def make it red if you would like to they take about 2-4 hours per coat to dry if you dont have direct sunlight. so i just pull off everything off get a good area thats clean to do it in clean up the parts your painting sand out any big scratches if you have them and pick your color dont hold the can to close and start you first coat use about 4 to 5 coats and it should look pretty good and last around 6 months to a year depending on if you drop the bike or no because it does just peel off. can run 8 bucks at my local parts store let me know if there is anything else i can do to help!

Thanks Matt. The fairing looks great. I'll give it a try. Keep posting about your build.

So I got a few more things done today on the bike! always makes you feel good and for the first time since ive gotten the bike 2 weeks ago or so I started her up after a much needed overhaul. still some work to be done on it but were on the whole shot to the end! a lot more pics will be on the way when she is actually done but here are some more for today!

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