What 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...
View Article3D Printed XS650 Parrallel Twin
View attachment 99429 View attachment 99430 View attachment 99431 Check this 3D Printed xs650 engine out
View ArticleSetting Carbs low end?
Not sure if it matters but when setting carbs for the low end circuit,should the Middle screw between the carbs on a 77 to balance carbs be set first or after setting pilot air/fuel screws on side of...
View ArticleXs650 swingarm spacer bushings
hey all, I'm looking for a set of swing arm spacer bushings that slide into the swing arm bushings there's 3 two short ones and the long one that they call distance collar which is #3 in the picture....
View ArticleChaising the infamous hanging idle - Carb tops possibly?
Ok, I've been chasing after a hanging high idle after a full rebuild '80 650 with BS34's. Carbs have been done, new boots, etc. I just replaced the shaft seals too. Spraying around boots and manifolds...
View ArticleOil Pump Drive
Can anyone tell me how to remove the oil pump drive gear from the shaft? The manual is fairly casual on the issue. I have read both "I Am Carbon" & "Airwolfe's" excellent thread's on this procedure...
View ArticleNot getting spark--little help needed please
View attachment 100007 I know there are a ton of posts out there for this but I just want to clarify if this wiring looks right to everyone because I am not getting spark. Note--I am running a PMA and...
View Articlewiring problems
Finally getting to the end of restoring my 72 XS2. Left the wiring for the last. I bought a new wiring harness from Mike's, last year and just getting to hooking it up. Having problems with the front...
View ArticleTemporary starter relay wiring
I'm not quite ready to start wiring the whole bike yet, but getting ready to test fire the engine. I want to rig it so I can use the starter to crank it over. I know I can just jump the starter right...
View ArticleAdvice needed on setting up a private residents association website
Hope there is someone out there that can advise me about how best to go about putting a group of 7x residents in touch with each other on the net safely . I wish to set up some sort of simple basic web...
View ArticleWho's in Central US?
I know this regional forum doesn't say Illinois, but I live right across the river from St Louis, MO and consider myself more in the "MidWest" which is Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Michigan,...
View ArticlePiston expander ring install
Hi everyone, So I'm working on my first ever topend rebuild and I've run into a bit of a snag. I purchased new rings for standard bore from mikesxs and went to install them on my right side piston. Got...
View ArticleTest drove an SR400 this evening.
There's a guy in the neighborhood, late 50's, just started riding two years ago. His first bike was (still is...) a Yamaha TW200. He spends a lot of time with a Delorme map of far Eastern Maine in the...
View Article70 on Ebay
Not a perfect bike but looks like a survivor. http://www.ebay.com/itm/282487152548 View attachment 99984 Probably not crazy but she needs a bunch to look "decent"....
View Article2017 Fleetwood Country Cruize-In
While not a motorcycle event per se, I thought this would be worth mentioning. June 3rd & 4th. Fleetwood Country Cruize-In is one of North America's largest outdoor car shows. The car show takes...
View Article81H top end rebuild
A lovely Sunday ride ended in disaster when I blew my engine. I took the engine out and proceeded to dismantle the top end. When I got to the core, I found I had holed a piston and snapped the head off...
View ArticleFirst chopper build... HELP!
View attachment 99905 View attachment 99906 Hello, my name is Cameron. Ive been into the motorcycle scene for a while and was recently gifted one complete 75 xs650 engine and the majority of another...
View ArticleSo it begins. xs650 build
Hey all, thanks in advance for all the info I will gather from this forum. I have started a rebuild of an XS650. First build, not my first bike. I got lucky and found a half started project, so alot of...
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