Recent content by Furious D

I have been away for a while. Soon after the last pic was taken I bolted the car back on and enjoyed the rest of the season riding the back roads. In late October it suffered carb and brake problems and was parked. Got everything sorted out this spring and rode the XS solo again for a few...

110/80-19 was the size I used. A little taller/wider than the OEM tire but it fit fine.

Might be a little farther than you want to go but here is my setup. Used it a few times last year camping with my son. I carried a tent, sleeping bags and enough food for a couple days. Not shown in the pic is a big Pelican case that bolts the the sidecar rack and I made a small luggage rack...

Bridgestone TW-40 . I have one on my bike . It wears well but is so-so in the rain.

I have one I made a while back but never got around to fabricating mounts. Judging by the lack of paint on the bottom of my frame I should get back on that project.

For now that's what I will do.It seems to want to slide back to the off position even with the spring removed .A small fiber washer might take care of that. I have an old choke cable off a an early 60's Chevy pickup that I might modify to work.

I had not thought about it until your post but since we both tend to ride our XS's off-road its a good point. I think I will run the vent tube up under the tank and use something like this, Its a filter for a fish tank bubbler. I have a few lying around but I would imagine they are cheap to buy...

Thanks , I must of missed that. A quick search on the net came back with 3 answers of 17mm and one of 19mm so I will go with 17. Still waiting on the throttle cable and I need to decide what to do about the choke and I am back in business.

My Ex-500 carbs arrived this morning . Still waiting a the throttle cable so I am going to go thru them and give them a quick cleaning before bolting them up. Whats the float height supposed to be ? They are off an 94 EX-500. Main jets are 132, I am running pods and Sportser mufflers. I...

Looking for an 18" rear spoked wheel for my 81 dual sport XS. Doesn't have to be perfect .

Great write-up Troop. I have a set of Ex carbs on the way and should be installing them by the end of the week. Your link to Amazon shows up as a speedo cable. I found the cable on on Ebay for just a few bucks more.

Looks to be a 81 Seca. I looked at one last year that was in pretty good shape for $1000 . I passed on it because the carbs were a little funky and I hate trying to balance 4 carbs. I peg that one as a parts bike. You would have more in it getting it rideable than its worth.

Its a breath of fresh air in Yamaha's otherwise boring street bike line. This model has been out overseas for years so I 'm sure there is a strong aftermarket following. It just might take awhile to get it here in the US. But the price? 6 grand is way on the high side of what I would...

1st thing I did was increase suspension travel. Triumph Scrambler rear shocks and progressive front springs with spacers. Before all that the bike would bottom out constantly when riding the trails. I probably lost about 50 Lbs by swapping the factory seat, put in a lightweight battery...