stillgonnasendit
XS650 Member
Hey all, new to the forum so hopefully I'm posting this in the right spot. Always wanted an XS, got an XS400, wasn't feeling it so I sold it and just picked up a 1980 650 on the cheap. The 400 was seized up when I got it and real far gone, it's back on the road now but it was just too squatty and I couldn't get into it.
The 650 ain't no jem either but I hope it has potential. Here's where it sits: came with a key & title which is great, also came with a stuck kicker. The 400 was the same, put some oil in the plug holes then filled em with deisel and soaked over night, got to the nut on the crank and spewed deisel out the holes and free'd up the kicker no problem. First thing I did on this one was hook up a fully charged batt. Got neutral light & oil light & horn. No headlight, rear is hacked off. Starter button is gone, looks like they hooked up a push button but I didn't wanna try that yet. Took the left side cover off and got to that nut after filling plug holes with a bit of oil. Blew out dust & grime & sprayed some electrical cleaner on bits. Nut got tighter but wouldn't budge. Bike is in neutral and I left it that way. That was enough for tonight until I get some feedback. Next steps...deisel? Try the pushbutton? How can I know if it's free or truly seized? I'll start searching the forum now...thanks in advance, stoked.
The 650 ain't no jem either but I hope it has potential. Here's where it sits: came with a key & title which is great, also came with a stuck kicker. The 400 was the same, put some oil in the plug holes then filled em with deisel and soaked over night, got to the nut on the crank and spewed deisel out the holes and free'd up the kicker no problem. First thing I did on this one was hook up a fully charged batt. Got neutral light & oil light & horn. No headlight, rear is hacked off. Starter button is gone, looks like they hooked up a push button but I didn't wanna try that yet. Took the left side cover off and got to that nut after filling plug holes with a bit of oil. Blew out dust & grime & sprayed some electrical cleaner on bits. Nut got tighter but wouldn't budge. Bike is in neutral and I left it that way. That was enough for tonight until I get some feedback. Next steps...deisel? Try the pushbutton? How can I know if it's free or truly seized? I'll start searching the forum now...thanks in advance, stoked.