DogBunny

Eight years after planting, and I finally have a real crop. Hundreds and hundreds of the the little Santa Rosa plums. Unfortunately...

That's a fake oil bag (what Harley riders call an oil tank), commonly used to house electrics. You should check out...

If you are moving the cog that does the shifting manually with a Philips screwdriver, then you need to be turning the output shaft...

That one is for a DT. I can tell by looking at the mounting points that it will not fit an XS650. Yes, It is a real shame that I...

I agree with you, and my own case study backs this up. Just passing along Chris' belief. Yours is a good explanation, I'll share it...

The local highly and truly knowledgeable XS650 guru (Chris Kelland) thinks that wrapping an XS650 leads to burnt exhaust valves because...

I do have a bin of scrap iron, but since I don't weld, it's not extensive, and mostly small stuff. I started with ATF/acetone poured...

All great ideas on the stuck motor, but my personality is tending towards Gary's. I'm probably going to go ahead with the fancy...

I need to start reading these responses more carefully... When I first read this, I envisioned a bottle jack. I wasted a lot of time...

I think that one is too expensive for the chrome being as poor as it appears. I'd wait for a better and/or cheaper one. I've scrapped...

There have been times that I've had to make something like what's in the picture, not as a support, but as a guard to keep the bag from...

I think you all are right, that it was air that sprung the tank. Getting the right kind of ratchet straps is not as easy as going to...

Still fiddling around with this bike as a possible resurrection. Been jacking with the engine for over two weeks, and it's still stuck...

Now it's beginning to make sense. Not really being a bikeophile, I always forget about the Yamaha GS650. I tried to figure out your...

https://www.xs650.com/threads/win-some-lose-some-1971-xs1b.66004/ I have a couple pics of a cracked seat loop on a 1973 frame in the...

Why the GS-750 emblems? Did Downeaster design it, or was there already a file available?

Grow a thicker skin. My intention was not to disrespect you. What I said was for the original poster's benefit, and anyone else...

This is what went into converting the front end from 34 to 35mm shocks. This lower triple was made by Forum Member InfantileBehavior...

https://www.ebay.com/itm/196374025698 KYB shocks with cooling fins. Never seen by me before. Fins are cut away on one side to allow...