Recent content by montreuilg

Grizld1, you are an excellent sounding board, I'll be shouting again soon... ;-) Thanks all, gabriel

That is what my neighbour suggested: remove the head, have the spark plugs hole enlarged, rethreaded, and install helicoils. I can buy another xs650 motor (447) which has a decent head for 40$. Would the head fit and work with my older engine? gabriel

Here it is: http://www.xs650.com/forum/showthread.php?t=12191

Thanks everyone, the bike is in my garage, but the seller wants me to make an offer first. 275$? She needs a top end job (spark plug holes are stripped) for sure, the tank is really rusty, and all the chrome and aluminium need to be changed/polished. I haven't looked at the brakes and engine...

As far as I can tell, only the enter stand is missing. I was surprised to see Solex carburetors, I thought they had Mikunis then? gabriel

S650-011824, I bought it anyway ;-) First thing I need to do is to remove the sissy and roll bars... Here she is after a quick hose down: :D:bike::D

Oh, I hadn't noticed those links since I was only browsing the forum. Lots of info there, that will sure get me started! Thanks again, gabriel

Hello, Please see my introduction here: http://www.xs650.com/forum/showthread.php?p=122767#post122767 I found an XS1B in very nice condition, hasn't been ridden since 1981, well stored, all original accessories (except tires), original gold paint, sissy bar (...) I would like to put...

Good evening, I'm Gabriel, from QC, Canada. I'm 47, and the last time I rode my own bike was 25 years ago... It was a Suzuki GS750 1981, which got stolen two days after I bought it. Before that, I had the Suzuki T500 1975 and a Honda CB125. But it is about to change, I found a pretty nice...