Recent content by jonasblack

thank you!

I have an 81 special and my clutch cable said buh bye today during my ride home. I shifted clutchless all the way home, and I was wondering what kind of clutch cables are good? are most interchangeable? where can i get them other than mikes?

alright! well, im out! would a nigger rear sprocket give me a little more pep?

that would include new carbs and cams etc?

i would kill myself on that!

or maybe I should just get a bigger rear sprocket for some more pep?

I am thinking about doing the upgrade to 750. I was wondering what everyone's opinions on this were and what the procedure would entail? new carbs? new jets? is it hard to do? I am running the stock carbs on my 81 xs650 special, with a jet kit. any input, thoughts, and ideas exchanged here...

Nothing feel like the old xs ;)

I am going shopping for a second one to café out also!

Id be in the market for a moto or a triumph if I were to be shopping for one. The bolt is extremely low seated and I look like an ape on it, even worse than on a sportster. I think it is a fine looking bike though!

I would never go without signals. Too many idiots.

I did the job today! Getting the pipes off was not the issue. I followed Gary's instructions to a T and the cross bar came apart rather easily. The biggest pain in the ass was realigning the pipes in order for the crossbar to slip into itself again. Job is done, chrome is polished, and the bike...

By the way, you guys rock!

so would it be possible to take the headers and mufflers off as one unit? If I do it this way, do I have to replace any gaskets then? also, my crossover seems to be in pretty bad shape, if for some reason it were to break would it be detrimental to the remounting of the exhaust?

I am trying to take my headerpipes and mufflers off of both sides of my 81 special to detail the chrome... Where do I begin, and what is the proper process? I am sure I could fuck something up royally if I am not informed on exhaust removal.