2017 XS650 Calendar VOTE HERE!
Vote for the XS650s you'd like to see in the 2017 XS650 Calendar! It's time to Vote! This will be the fifth year for the XS650 Calendars! As usual, Shawn (samoran1) is the person putting them together...
View ArticleNew Banana Girder Build
Hello All......Just wanted to share the completed bike. I started on this project one year ago knowing that with the long rainy winters in the Pacific Northwest I should be able to complete it in time...
View ArticleLet's continue with a Christmas Spirit - BrassCycleWorks Solid brass exhaust...
BrassCycleWorks.com would like to give a way a set of solid brass exhaust tips. One set of polished solid brass tips shorty style (up to 2 1/8 inches diameter) will be given away on 12/24/2016. To...
View Article5t...which is correct?
i noticed the grips in my orphaned 1980 are different than the ones on my 71. Are the ones on my 71 period?
View ArticleBlack cord not connected to anything..
So yesterday I made a post about removing the brake shoes on my 81' bobber. I noticed something a little concerning, a random black cord hanging down near the center/rear area of the bike. I followed...
View ArticleNew-B ... Sump Filter change
Greetings Fellow XS Lovers ... I've owned bikes all my life - this is my first XS650 and I agree with all of you - first things first, so I changed the oil the moment I got my XS650 bobber home. I've...
View ArticleHow long do these motors last before rebuild
So, like the title says, is there any kind of average lifespan before they need valves done, new pistons, cam chain and tensioner, etc. I'm just curious because my new to me XS has 23,000 miles on the...
View ArticleAnother XS Build - Need your help/suggestions
Well, this past spring I purchased an 81 XS650 in New York that my son could use. Now that the weather is getting colder, I picked up the bike so I can clean it up and make some changes. My last build...
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Ever rebuilt a footrest?
This might be trivial... but has anyone figured out a way to dismantle the footrest for these beasts? I suppose I could drill the pin out, but that might prove to be a rabbit hole on refitting... Any...
View ArticleHelp with Caliper Rebuild
I was wondering if anyone could point me to a caliper rebuild how to for a 1978 xs650. My front brakes stopped releasing out of the blue. Tried cleaning out the reservoir and flushing the brake system...
View ArticleCarb question
On my 79 special (bs38 carbs, I believe) I noticed that my air filters are starting to leak gas. Just a little bit. I stuff a rag under them when it's sitting and it keeps it from getting on the motor....
View ArticleWeird noise from left hand bottom end
Hi Guys. I was hoping that you might be able to help me with an odd noise coming from around the alternator area. It's a slow constant noise that seems to increase speed with rpms and I can really only...
View Article75-78 standard seat (OK condition)
Not perfect but looks pretty good on a daily rider. Foam is good, one threaded hole for the latch is stripped but it worked fine all summer. $80 plus actual shipping?
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....
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Let's See The XS's
Ok boys show the goods .... You have all seen mine, but I'll start off the thread .....
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Other Bikes and Workshop Woes
I thought to add a thread about some of the other bikes in our lives, (I see from pictures posted in threads there are quiet a few owners with more than one bike) this might be interesting, so here are...
View ArticleMaking Progress on my B
A few months ago this bike that I have owned since the early 90's was covered in dust, a tank and carbs with a quart of gelled and tarnished fuel. With your help I have gotten her running again and now...
View Articleclutch is impossibly hard to pull.
how difficult is the clutch supposed to be to pull? im trying to go through and replace everything thats not gonna work perfectly before i try to start my barn find. its my first bike and up until...
View ArticleCDI massive voltage drop with headlight on
Hello all, I've got an 81 that at one point in time was a heritage special. now it's a pretty much stripped swingarm bobber. anyways I've got Hugh's new CDI kit on it as well as one of his new...
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