Gordon in nc
XS650 Junkie
I will admit that a lot of the stuff in those boxes doesn't get to see the light very often....but when I need a part...most of the time I have it on the shelf. I am tickled that I purchased the XS650 roller because there's a short list of bits I used off of it that saved me time and $$ in the long run. Even though I was a bit tiffed when I first saw the shape it was in...... I got over it pretty quick.
The XS650B is running strong. I still haven't measured the compression but I will get a chance this weekend to do that and report back. I have been kickstarting it just so I'll know how. It's funny the way that each bike I have is a little different when it comes to what you have to do to start it. On the XS I have to give it a "little" throttle before it'll fire. On my BSA unit singles...if you as much as touch the throttle they don't want to start.....motorcycles, you gota love em.
I am chasing a rich condition but it's not bad enough to cause problems and I'll sort it out with time.
I've put 100+ miles on it since the top end work.....I'm feeling better and better about it every ride. (even if they are short). I'm going to leave the stock bars on it...they are almost a dead copy of the BSA B44 VS, VR and SS bars that I have put thousands of miles on so they "feel right" to me. Got the slipstreamer wind screen on the way....I never have liked getting beat up by the wind and use a wind screen ( it's not a windshield or fairing) on all my road bikes.
Hope you guys and gals are doing well......Gordon in NC
The XS650B is running strong. I still haven't measured the compression but I will get a chance this weekend to do that and report back. I have been kickstarting it just so I'll know how. It's funny the way that each bike I have is a little different when it comes to what you have to do to start it. On the XS I have to give it a "little" throttle before it'll fire. On my BSA unit singles...if you as much as touch the throttle they don't want to start.....motorcycles, you gota love em.
I am chasing a rich condition but it's not bad enough to cause problems and I'll sort it out with time.
I've put 100+ miles on it since the top end work.....I'm feeling better and better about it every ride. (even if they are short). I'm going to leave the stock bars on it...they are almost a dead copy of the BSA B44 VS, VR and SS bars that I have put thousands of miles on so they "feel right" to me. Got the slipstreamer wind screen on the way....I never have liked getting beat up by the wind and use a wind screen ( it's not a windshield or fairing) on all my road bikes.
Hope you guys and gals are doing well......Gordon in NC