Recent content by NorazDad

No, it is going to a well known member.

All of it will be in the hands of a respected member. Thanks again. BTW, I went with a 2019 Triumph Street Twin. Closest thing to my XS. I love it.

I wasn't looking to start a garage brawl. I am moving on. I loved my time here and my bike. I have learned a ton and I am sure I have entertained a few along the way. I also know that some cobwebs were cleared during some of my more challenging times. My parts will go to good "homes". And...

The crazy thing is that the valve shear occurred as I was pulling out at an intersection. Put it in gear and PING, tinkle tinkle. I was very happy that it didn't occur at speed. This happened once before on the right side with an exhaust valve. OEM. I rebuilt with Mike's SS valves and all...

I want advice on how to part her out. I'm done. I have several ignition systems. OEM parts. All switches and relays. Oh and a half an engine that needs a whole new top end. A titled frame. Two great K70's on eighteen inch rims. Hugh's later Pma Cdi with a mosfet. New battery. Oil...

Dudes, I dropped both the intake and exhaust valves on the left side Sunday in front of a thousand HD bikers. Got jazzed pretty bad. Got home, loaded up the rack, got her and got her home. Tore her apart in Monday and the following pictures I what I saw.

Have you tested your Reg/Rec? PMA is good...Hugh's is best, but he's laid up right now, but if your Reg/Rec is bad, you will never charge. Good luck.

I must have tucked the wires deep into the harness. Thanks

Yes. Now where do I splice the wires from to attach to the horn?

In my hot desire to remove all of the unnecessary wiring I cut the horn connectors and now I want them back. I've got pink wires coming from the brown main connected to the pink conglomeration in the jug and coming from the turn signal(which works) and horn switch. I just don't know how to make...

Well guys, I joined this thread because I had some oil seepage. It had been driving me nuts. I, in my great xs650 wisdom determined that it was from the cam cover seals and gasket. Wrong, six seals in and an oem gasket and the definitive O ring from partzilla. The whole time it was the right...

Wow, the depth of knowledge here is amazing. Thanks again.

Exactly...that's what I was thinking last night. So, the cool thing about this issue is that testing only take a run and a cool down and then you try something else. I leaked today because it rubbed. Tomorrow, I will try a measured maximum seal seat without contact with the bearing race. And...

What I did is push the seal into the housing so that it stuck out the back a couple of mm and then I carefully screwed the plate in which kept the seal furthest in while still in the housing. I haven't tried the bike yet, but I am praying that this works. I did polish with scotch brite.