Recent content by 80xs650

Thanks for the opportunity to add some cool tools to the toolbox!

This old girl could use a charge! Thanks.

This would spruce up the old '77D pretty nicely. I'm in!

Yes, please! And thanks for the opportunity. :thumbsup:

Did you get your bars from MikesXS? Thanks.

He doesn't have any listed for sale on eBay right now, just some handlebar risers. I sent him a message through eBay last night asking if he still sells the knobs, but he has not replied yet. I'll post a message if he replies.

PM sent. Thanks.

Beats the heck out of the white plastic zip tie I'm using on mine right now. My son was riding it one afternoon and heard something hit the ground as he came up to a stop sign. He got off and looked, and the left side cover had fallen off. The latch was gone, and he couldn't find any of the...

Remove your ignition switch and take it to a locksmith. They can make a new key from that and don't need the numbers. You will have to find a real locksmith and not a place that just copies keys, though. Many older hardware stores (not Home Depot, Lowes, etc.) can do this. I've done this with...

Did you remove the screw-on metal caps on the ends of the spark plugs before trying to install the resistor caps? When you install the caps on the plugs with the metal caps removed, it will take some effort to push them on, and they will be difficult to remove. They won't just fall off. Just a...

Go to a website that sells lots of tires and read the reviews from people that have used the tires you are interested in. Motorcycle Superstore is a good one: http://www.motorcycle-superstore.com/ I have Shinko 712's on both my KZ400 (much lighter than my XS650) and on my XV920RH (much...

For what it's worth, on my XV920RH, Yamaha put the R/R at the very bottom of the bike, down around the centerstand. It gets all kind of road grime and crap down there. :shrug:

I was telling my son the same thing the other day. He has a CL450, and it seems like every time we go to look up info that would be easy to find if it were an XS650, it's almost like it's a big effing secret with the Honda guys, like they don't want to share. Even at HondaTwins (I've seen...

I just figured out, after my signature didn't show up in my previous message, that I must have posted it with the "Quick Reply" option and forgot to check the "Show your signature" box. If that happens, you can edit your message with the "Go Advanced" option and select the "Show your signature"...

I have a 1976 KZ400, set up as a cafe bike, as well, in addition to my 1977 XS650D. Don't know if you've been there, but The Kawasaki Twin Owners Forum is a good source of info. http://www.armbell.com/kz400/index.php?mforum=kz400 I had the same problem as you are describing with a Suzuki...