Jim J
XS650 Member
I am new to the forum and hope to rely on it to help over time with my XS2 project. I acquired the bike to keep my old retired hands and mind occupied and am sure this bike will do that. I was told the bike had been idle for the last five years. No known history other than that. I figured I'd try to get it to run before disassembly. The previous owner had kicked it over to demonstrate the engine was free. I removed the plugs, kicked it over a about three times, checked the cam chain adjustment, checked for compression, had none on either cylinder. Thought I'd check the valve adjustment. The left exhaust valve is bent, big time open.While turning the crank there were areas of resistance and in fact when I got to TDC for the right cylinder the crank reversed direction on its own by about 10 degrees. Is this due to a binding cam chain or what? It will likely be some time before I remove the engine to tear into it and until then I am really curious as to what I am in store for. Thanks