Recent content by gnarlydavidson

Hey all. Thanks for the advice - I've got the right side cover off an have done quite a bit of probing. I think I have a line on another motor that I may pick up this weekend. The shop that did the work originally said they would take off the PMA and Pamco that I installed and install it on a...

Well, to access the tach nipple to tap it as the poster was saying, you'd have to have the motor out of the bike.

Sounds like a task best done with the motor off the frame

Hey Leo. So, I just tried pulling the side cover. It's stuck like a pig on there. I tried gently tapping it with a rubber mallet, I tried getting it apart with a plastic wedge, I tried beating the hell out of it with a rubber mallet, no luck. Any tips for a stuck cover?

Yeah, I'd have liked to have been a fly on the wall of the shop. I like to give the benefit of the doubt, so I don't wanna suspect something went wrong. Old bike, possible previous problem, yadda yadda. Either way, I just wanna ride it! lol. The shop won't do any more work for fear of the...

I actually haven't tried this yet! I'll give it a while later today.

Done, done, and done. I know they have magnets, but we've come a long way since 1975 so I put some neodymium magnets on there to try and pull the FOD out. Still no luck :(

PM'd on motor

Hello gents. It's been a while since I posted on here, so I'll start with a bit of back story. I bought my XS650 while I was deployed to Afghanistan with the goal of building a little street tracker for cruising around town. It's a '75 with around 6,000 miles. I slowly started buying and...

I PM'ed you.

Nevermind, found answer in a different thread.

Hey guys. I found the brake side push button control assembly, but I can't seem to find clutch side for a 75. Does anyone make them, or am I left to scour ebay hoping to find something?

Hey dude! I haven't checked back in a while, loving the build progress!! I just started digging in to mine today, and you're correct, that battery box is an absolute monstrosity. I will start a build thread later on so you can check out my progress. Loving it dude, getting good ideas from you.

Hey Tom - yeah, I was thinking about it, and it may lower the riderless height a bit, but it will be negligible as far as the overall look. I'm definitely going to be keeping an eye on your build before I buy stuff, as I'll probably be throwing some Firestones or larger tires on mine. I'll be...

Hey Tom I was wondering dude, I've been thinking about buying some new rear shocks myself and obviously those ones you got off XS650 are a hell of a deal... but the height is a little undesireable. If you use the wrench to adjust preload, can you get the ass end to sit a bit lower? I've been...