Recent content by XSiveForce

Oilfield. Well, natural gas. I'm a 3rd class power engineer and I operate natural gas compressors in remote environments. My current position puts me in northeast British Columbia, about 150 miles from anywhere. I work shift work, 2 weeks at work then 2 weeks at home. It's not a job as much as a...

Yup, front and rear drum. A bit of a downgrade in brakes but the drum brakes stopped the older bikes OK and I don't think the laws of physics have changed all that much. :D Besides, I love the way they look.

Yeah, I dig the over-ride springs too. They are just unusual enough to be cool. I kicked around the gaitor idea but when I saw it like this the decision was obvious to me. No gaitors. The forks are from a '67 Suzuki T-20, an old 2 stroke twin, a pretty cool bike too. Damned hard to find parts...

I just deciphered my VIN, says its a 79/80 XS-SG. I knew the BS38s were pre 80 and the BS34s were from 80 on. Sorta confused me, titled as a 79 but with BS34s on it. Now I know for sure an 80. I found some filters that fit and should work OK, K&N BD-3303. My local ATV/bike dealer stocks them all...

The RU1820 shows a flange inner diameter of 51mm, will they stretch over a 54mm carb?

Hi all. About 2 weeks ago I picked up my first bike in 8 years, a 79 XS 650. It runs beautifully, is in great shape, it has 31 thousand miles on it and I picked it up for a grand. Common sense told me to just ride the Hell out of it but sense is not that common around my place. Rode it about 2...

Thank you! I will make the call tomorrow. Also, I guess it was kind of rude for me to just dive in like I did, no intro, no nothing.... I will post some pics as soon as I figure it out.

First off, a very imformative site! Congrats yall, well done.... Now, I'm putting together a bike, started off with a '79 XS and I'm down to the short strokes. I called around looking for pod filters for this little beast and the quickest I can get the filters is 6 weeks! I am looking at K&N...