My '77

[xs1961]

Mainly my old 77 with XS1 crank/rods etc. . TCI electrics.BSA silencers. Sr500 f/wheel.

[tomterrific]

My Gosh that is a good looking bike! It is truely wonderful how the small changes you made turned a close to stock D into a much better looking roadster.

I really like the mufflers. What exactly are they and are they mounted to the stock '77 head pipes? Is the inside straight through? Loud? Deep tone?

Tom

[xs1961]

Thanks Tom.
The silencers(mufflers ) are pattern BSA A65 , straight-through 'absorbtion' type mated to Halco 1.5" headers. Ive used a similar pipe/header setup on all mine for the last 20 years (though sometimes pre-1970 Triumph T120 mufflers which look the same but are shorter).
Tried plenty of others but these really uncork the motor letting me pull on 18t F & 31t Rear sprockets.
Shown here with both the VM34's & BS38's - I swap around depending on where Im riding

[preston]

great looking ride.
How did you end up with drum brake on the front ?
Preston

[Burns]

Sweet! Looks like an XS-1 front brake and would you call those cans "cocktail shakers"?

[xs1961]

Thnx.
I prefer drumbrakes,I always fit 'em , they look the part on old bikes.I bought a few SR500/400 drums off German Ebay over the last 10 years or so which end up on various of my 650's

[preston]

xs1961
I understand,, the reason i asked,, Is that I was the kind of guy, who took my forks and drum off the 2 year old 1971 XS.. and put on new 1972 forks with "disk brake" (what a differance)
Recently, I upgraded my 75 front brake & forks, to 81, BUT i kept the nice stock 75 "old school fender" .. and I noticed you had a 77 type front fender, and mounting holes in the fork tubes, for the caliper, thus I had to ask. Have a great day, and you have a NICE bike !
Preston

[xs1961]

and I noticed you had a 77 type front fender, and mounting holes in the fork tubes, for the caliper, thus I had to ask.

Ah, I misunderstood. Is this what you were enquiring after?
And thanks for the compliment

[primus]

That is a beautiful bike xs1961 ,what is the finish on the head and cylinders? clearcoat,powdercoat or paint? did you paint or powdercoat the frame?

[preston]

Cool Deal,
thanks for the close up, of your drum brake, and the bracket to hold things still.
preston

[tonyc2me]

61' I have a set of BSA mufflers new from 1968 but I am running a Mlkes copy of Brit pipes. They do sound great but the quality does not compair to my BSA mufflers.

[xs1961]

what is the finish on the head and cylinders? clearcoat,powdercoat or paint? did you paint or powdercoat the frame?

frame is powdercoated . The engine has a light coat of standard rattle can auto paint, Ford 'strato silver'. Its been on there for a few thousand miles,no need for 'high temp' paint if you apply sparingly onto a well prepped ,luke-warm engine .

61' I have a set of BSA mufflers new from 1968 but I am running a Mlkes copy of Brit pipes

Are those Mikes mufflers stuffed full of baffles?

[tonyc2me]

Mike's mufflers are not baffled much.

[xs1961]

these are the BSA ones, As you see, straight through to the header!

[Six-Five-O]

Beautifully done!