All you want to know about metal buffing and polishing.

[Guest]

I picked this up today from the XS650 forum. Its on the Caswell Plating site which is an excellent source for some really good products for a variety of useages. Check them out and make a copy of this:

http://www.caswellplating.com/buffs/buffman.htm

Some really interesting information in there.

Cheers,
Spyug

[gggGary]

That is good, hmm you're an XS650 guy? I only have 3 plus parts at the moment, talked my self out of picking up a 79 Roadster yesterday which I will probably regret later.

[spyug]

Prior to my "conversion" to the GS, I was heavy into XS650s. They are great bikes. The best Brit bikes the Brits never built.

When I first dicovered them about 6 years back I was dead keen on building a 650 Cafe but I could never find one of the standards with wire wheels. I ended up with a 78 Special that became a street tracker. Great fun little bike but not comfortable for me with the plank hard fiberglass seat ( even with cushioning). I ended up squishing my Sciatic nerve in the left leg and losing the best part of a year to not being able to ride. I picked up the GS with its big fat whale of a seat to allow me back into the game. I love the seat on that bike.

I couldn't bring myself to sell it and hung on to it for a couple of years but ended up selling it last fall as I knew I wouldn't be able to ride it again for fear of buggering up my leg again. I wish I had left it stock.

I would buy another one and actually looked at a stock 76 Standard but by the time I decided to pull the trigger it was gone. They are so popular now that they're gone as soon as they get listed.

Someday I'll get another.

Cheers,
Spyug

[cyclefvr2]

yam xs 650's are neat i like them a lot more than the 850's
there still out there, i like the smooth ride, but would pregfer a reble 450, or shadow

how ever if i ever find a 1987? teal blue ,and gold yamaha virago, i want to snach it up,i love those bikes

[LilTinc]

... how ever if i ever find a 1987 ? teal blue ,and gold yamaha virago, i want to snach it up,i love those bikes __________________

I have a customer with one just sitting and rotting under his car port.