Recent content by calboy147

Thanks i finally did a major clean job on the bike and found it. I tried the diagram you posted but some of the wiring colors did not match, so i chickened out. Will probably just take it to a local shop.

Anybody know where on the crankcase i can find the VIN #? I went off the registration for the number but none of the weights or measurements match my bike. It is posta be a 1981 XS Speacial two. In June I tore the headlight apart and in the middle of marking all the wiring i had to leave town...

I could certainly use a pair of rims for my xs650...:D

Since 3 gallons of gas is real close to 20 pounds, that 496 seems about right.

An old spec sheet for the 81 special II claims curb weight ( full tank and crankcase) 496

Thanks Leo. I was try'n to do the math but could not remember the GVWR at all, let alone close enough to guess. The bike is on one coast and me and my gear are on the other. Since checked baggage is so expensive i want to make sure i take only what i need and only need what i can get on the...

Any possibility someone with an 81 special could take a peek at the tag on the bike and tell me what the GVWR is. Or even the max weight of each tire would work. I would do it myself but my bike happens to be on the other coast at the moment. I have acquired some gear for it but do not want to...

496 U.S.pounds, soaking wet curb weight. Just say'n; in the off chance someone else comes here looking. Anybody happen to know the GVWR for said bike or an 81 special II to be exact?:shrug: :shrug:

May just sell the XS650 and get a KLR650 of R800gs (ithink that is it?) I am not much of a Beam'r man.

It is! At least till you have to grab that 1 gallon can. Trying to find a matching one for the other side; so it will not be quite so unnerving.

Thanks, lots of good starting places here. Yes i want to extend the range between gas stops. Many places in Mexico, north west Canada, and even parts of the American south west can cause you to get a bit nervous when you get to 150 miles or so and are in unfamiliar territory or have to turn back...

Any body tell me of a bigger tank that will fit my stock 81-82 special? I would really like to get at least 250 miles out of a tank.Something that i will not have to do any cutting or modifying the bike to make fit. I carry a 1 gallon jug on the rear pegs in case of emergency but don't want to...