Recent content by poorman9

Hey guys, been a couple years, thought I'd check back in, as I'm still riding the bike. It's been running better then ever for the past year or so, finally worked out all the kinks. And I finally got rid of the rust. I'll let the photos speak for them selves. Thanks for all the help, during...

Here's proof that the ride actually happened.

Looks like the rains cleared up, see you guys there!

I'm in for Saturday! Give us a place and time to meet.

Subscribed because RFID chipped human. Oh and PDX.

I'm in! My bikes shedding parts left and right, lost a blinker cover last week and one of my pod filters over the weekend. Lets do this before my rear wheel rattles off.

Well I tightened them down a bit, I don't think they were really loose. Also cleaned my carbs and adjusted my cam chain tension. It doesn't seem to be missing as much, getting 150psi on both cyl. But I can put my hand behind the exahsut and feel the other side is pumping a lot harder than...

Oh that's an idea I can get behind! Those nuts have gotten loose before, forgot all bout them.

Yeah I overhauled the top end two summers ago. Honed the cylinders, new rings, new seals, new gaskets, new valves and springs. Pretty much the works. Any reason not to run hotter plugs?

Oh, I thought oil fouling would be more... Oily. So next question, oil in my fireing chamber would cause misfiring? I'm assuming yes. Common culpurates? Don't say valve seals. Been there lapped that.

This spark plug has maybe 200 miles of riding on it. It's from the left cylinder which has started missing pretty bad lately. If I put my hand behind that exhaust I can feel it firing maybe 2/3 of the time. The plug looks kind of oily, but it isn't. That black stuff is really hard, I can't even...

Keep trying, we can do this! My XS is running pretty damn well these days and hopefully I've got gmail to stop putting these alert emails in my spam folder.

Hey Guys, just thought I'd leave this here for you That's the old XS, looking gorgeous in slow motion. It's still running great and finally not popping out of gear anymore after I replaced that damn little spring on the gear selector claw. Cheers everybody! Enjoy the summer the riding season.

$200! For that! I've got a feeling prices in my area (portland, or) are pretty inflated.

Haha, agreed. Anybody out there not buying a house/going through life changing events? I'm currently in the southern hemisphere or I'd volunteer.