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I put up with very weak rear disc brakes on my 78 xs650 cafe for about a year. When I was building my project a couple of years ago, I pulled the OEM rear brake master cylinder off for a Mike's XS unit as the original unit was in bad shape from having sat for about 20 years. I never could get...

The bike is a 1978 XS650SE. Had 8500 original miles prior to rebuild. Went through the entire engine last year while doing the build. Cylinders only required honing, no oversize. Crank & cam are OEM. All bearings & bushings measured well within limits. Besides replacing normal wear & tear parts...

The build on my son's 1978 XS650 SE is done. Everything is running great. One thing that needs to be taken care of is the gas cap seal. The one that was on the cap was dried out and cracked. Ordered the one from Mike's that says it fits all years, but it seemed to be different than the one we...

My son & I are finishing the wiring on his 1978 Yamaha XS650SE project bike. As part of the build up, we installed a new Boyer Brandson electronic ignition to do away with the old stuff, and a new PMA alternator kit to get rid of the old alternator. We got both kits from Mike's XS. I liked the...