Recent content by chopplebrains

Lots of good stuff here - thanks for the discussion. The engine is from a 79, frame from an 81 - seems to be a mix of stock parts and some custom stuff. I added some picks with the castle nut off below. Originally, I just wanted to put a license plate mount on - and naïvely believed I could get...

I’ll give this a try - thanks for the suggestion! Since I’ve never done this before, and it looks like I’ll get to learn about adjusting chains/making sure wheel is aligned now, to help me learn - can you say what the point of the screw driver is? I totally get the grease suggestion (feel silly...

Hi folks - I'm new here and just got my first xs650 about a month ago. Pretty new to working on motorcycles, but having fun learning - I'm hoping this is a simple problem that people can advise me on. I'm adding a TCBros tail light/license plate kit, mounting it to the rear wheel axle. I...