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Crack or casting flaw?
Right in the middle of the picture.... I just noticed this while doing assembly. Seems an odd place for a crack there is no bolt there. It is below the cylinder thus if it is a crack I'm no not sure it...
View ArticleVintage leather jacket w/ Icon leather gloves
Jacket is a heavy leather. cafe style collar with button snaps. Zippers at sides and pockets. Has a zip out wool liner for the cooler months. Fits between a medium and a large. Gloves are newer Icon...
View Article1980 xs650 project bike
Hey all. I rode this bike for about a year. Then I decided to try and chop it....Didn't end up having money, so I put it back together...Or tried..As it sits, it's missing a seat, bars, and pegs..Might...
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Running 1977 xs650 big bore 750 cc lots of mods 5k OBO SoCal
Bike is now being sold running!!! ... Running 1977 xs650 big bore 750 cc lots of mods 5k OBO SoCal
View ArticleBatteries and Coils
Long time lurker here, a good forum like this goes a long ways! Rebuilding a 71 XS 650, just had a quick question in regards to Batteries and Coils. Simply how close can one and the other be placed to...
View ArticleXS650 Craigslist postings depository
Rather than a new topic each time a bike shows up on CL we can put them in this thread. I'll start out with this 'custom'. No title and kinda ratty looking but it's 'only' $2100....
View ArticleA Holiday in Florida
We are leaving Friday to drive to Tavares near Orlando for a family thing that will occupy a couple days, then we will drive to Key West, just to do it and return here by Super Bowl Sunday. I hope to...
View ArticleEasy electrical diagram
I don't know if this has been posted here before but this is a great little diagram. Easy to follow & understand. View attachment 94634
View ArticleSuper bowl, missed the comeback
They say it's the biggest comeback in Super Bowl history. Nobody has ever come back from such a deficit. So I said to the wife at the end of the third quarter, "This game is over, lets change the...
View ArticleVictory Motorcycles shutting down production
Simply Google this: "Victory Motorcycles shutting down production". And lookit all the postings. http://ir.polaris.com/investors/new...tion-in-the-Powersports-Industry/default.aspx...
View ArticleWives and the things they come home with
View attachment 94725 I pull in to my driveway after working a few hours today, press the old garage opener in my car, and instantly think my wives got another man over. Why you ask, because there's a...
View ArticleIndexing spark plugs
I've just ordered some shims to index my plugs, I thought I would look up the correct place for the plug to end up and ended up with 4 different results Facing the inlet Facing the exhaust Facing...
View ArticleFirst XS650 Build, What to Look For
Hey guys, first time poster from the MA area here on XS650.com. Super pumped to be a part of the forums and to dive into a new build. Being that this is my first build, I'm not as well versed as I was...
View ArticleStalls when I put it in gear.
I have an XS 650, 82, that I just rebuilt and put back together. When I put it in first gear, the engine stalls. I rev it up, put it i first, engine stalls. Seems that the electrics aren't in order and...
View ArticleFREE - XS ODDS & ENDS
Personally, I don't feel like any of this belongs in the trash, but we all know just about how much value these parts have... Everything's free, let me know what you want, buyer pays shipping via...
View ArticleXS Built for fun...
Well, I've been messing around with XS650's for awhile now. Built a few with friends and started a few builds that got sold before finished. So I've been itching to finally build one for myself. Not to...
View Article1976 front rim w/ hub
looking for a 1976 front rim w/ hub, rotor and front caliper. what other yr models are the same with the '76 rim, rotor & caliper setup? TIA
View Articlelab metal
ok all the powder coating guru's anyone use lab-metal how smoth can you get it does it work like bondo or lead looking to do a tank and frame mod's
View Articlefront wheels
ok I have a few front wheels 36 spoke and mags.1 of the spoked wheel and 1 mag have newer tires on them let me know what you need and I'll make you a deal also have some hoops H style & steel 36...
View ArticleWhat have you done to your XS today?
What have you done to your XS today? "A place to post up what'cha been doing in the garage or on the road. As always show us the pics!" gggGary Today I gave her a wash then got out the carnauba wax and...
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