I met with the certifier on Friday and he inspected the frame damage and took lots of photos. The repair will be straight forward as it is only minor damage to the top of the frame rails and he just said to build it up with the mig and smooth it off so it looks like it never happened - common sense really.
So I stripped out the back of the frame and I'll start welding this week maybe.
I had to take the front master cylinder off anyway so I figured I may as well whip off the forks and do a temporary paint job on the headlight bucket and ears. I will paint the tank as well before I register it to make sure it gets registered as red and later on I'll get them all painted the correct brilliant red and white when I find a half decent painter who's not high on thinners all the time and can paint a straight line
The certifier recommended getting the bike registered before I strip it down for a rebuild in case the rules change later so I will register it then put it on hold.
To register it I need to fit indicators, fix the front brake, get the speedo working, and shut the damn thing up a bit. It is currently at about 90 dB idling and well over 100 at 3000 RPM so I need to get it below 90 dB at 3000. Long term I will replace the two-into-one-exhaust so if anyone wants to go a lot louder on their XS650 give me a call and I'll be happy to sell you this exhaust.
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Originally Posted by AllanB
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