Recent content by Kurt

I just discovered, much to my surprise, that my '78 SE has a 36 tooth rear sprocket. The manuals I have say that 34t is standard in the US. Can I assume that other countries had different sized rear sprockets standard? Does anyone know if 36 teeth was what stock 650s sold with in Canada? I've...

Impressive. I think that alternator is about the same size as the one in my Suburban. :)

I'm curious if anyone has tried a Xenon HID headlight in an XS650. I'm wondering if the voltage changes from idling to operating speeds poses problems for HID ballasts. The 35w draw of the bulb is quite appealing - does the ballast add much overhead? I have dealt with the notoriously low...