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What have you done to your XS today?
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A bit of carb clean up and maybe some jetting changes or at least the needle washer mod will take care of the off idle stumble.
Old bikes, I've been riding my bike around on my shitty temporary seat cover and keep running into stupid old bike problems. Last week I got the thing pulled outside and turned the petcocks on only to have a puddle of gas on the ground because the left fuel line decided to split off the inline fuel filter. This morning I pulled the bike outside and turned the key where upon nothing happened. Looked into it tonight and the shitty inline fuse holder that a previous owner installed on the main power line is starting to melt and broke contact to the ignition switch.
I really need to scrap all the wiring and start over from scratch but it's just money I don't have right now.
I really need to scrap all the wiring and start over from scratch but it's just money I don't have right now.
Hi Scootch,
late model XS650 stock gas tap is vacuum operated and don't have a true OFF position unless it's modified to have one.
File the lever short and file off the latchplate stop to let the lever point straight up and get a true OFF.
Here are the two bikes.
Think I'm going to get new tires and put these tires onto the XV project bike.
Thanks for the input!
Respectfully, I used to think those "swirl" wheels were just so cool.
I'm pretty sure that the original XV750 is performing better than any of its successors. The various Viragos, Bolts and Stars all got heavier and heavier. It was quite a leap for a Japanese factory to build a custom V-twin back then. And the XV was monoshocked and shaft drive, in contrast to Milwaukee iron
Today I made an alloy washer for the swing arm pivot bolt. When I installed my new needle bearing/bronze bushing setup a few weeks ago, I also added a grease zerk in the swing arm. Now the swing arm bolt zerks are redundant, and the holes need to be plugged up. So I turned a 22 mm od aluminum washer, 4 mm thick. Then machined out a 16 mm diameter and 2 mm deep recess on one side, and fastened the washer with a low head M6 socked head cap screw. That means the washer will cover the protruding 2 mm of the M16 fine thread, and also secure the M16 nut should it start coming loose. No more need for a lock washer, and looks neat.also.
Pics or it didn't happen....
Fat Old Fingers, Progressive Lenses and Tiny Ignition Bits
For some reason PO disconnected the orange and grey leads from the backing plates on the '77. So after an hour of squinting and chasing after washers with a magnet this afternoon, I am adjourning this job until tomorrow when, we are told, there is a seventy percent chance of rain.
But I have an idea- Next try, I will tip the bike way over so at least when the nuts and washers fall, they will remain in the area, rather than spinning merely along the concrete. Getting closer to seeing if this will spin over on the button.
Nice. I wish I could do that. I can't, so I bought mine from Heiden Tuning!
I'd much rather have been able to do it myself, though.
I'd much rather have been able to do it myself, though.
I still like the swirl rims. Just curious, is there a structural reason you don't like them anymore or is it strictly aesthetics.
Halfway to putting a 19" wheel on the rear of the new XS. Can't make the other adapter yet as I need to cut a piece of stock down. Luckily I have the right material in my stockpile. That is one thing I miss about working at a smaller shop, permission to grab some stuff out of the scrap bin.
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did points and condensers under the watchfu
l eye of the king. still no love. The spark seems a touch weak but I feel the fire when kicking. Next best guess, I'll pull the carbs and check them for fouling. I really was hoping she'd see the king not being ridden and try to please. My oem knee is not even a little happy, there is much to be said for electric start
l eye of the king. still no love. The spark seems a touch weak but I feel the fire when kicking. Next best guess, I'll pull the carbs and check them for fouling. I really was hoping she'd see the king not being ridden and try to please. My oem knee is not even a little happy, there is much to be said for electric start
Rode it! Had a problem with finding neutral but an oil change helped with that. Had the usual tensioner fragments in the oil.
I had an outing with my Triumph club this afternoon and since my engine is out for a rebuild I, and my friend on his CB750 tagged along on our bikes. Ironic since the Honda CB750 was a deathblow to the British motorcycle industry.
Funny, one old timer insisted my bike was a Triumph...
I had an outing with my Triumph club this afternoon and since my engine is out for a rebuild I, and my friend on his CB750 tagged along on our bikes. Ironic since the Honda CB750 was a deathblow to the British motorcycle industry.
Funny, one old timer insisted my bike was a Triumph...
