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I put my bike away for the winter with a bad case of carburettor flu. Gasoline was poring out of one of my carbs. Bike was running fine. Took the carbs of and checked and cleaned them. Replaced all hoses as well. I put the carbs back on the bike today and now it's blowing air out through the...

Last night I finaly got the engine back together and started her up. Some small complications, but what can I expect beeing a noob and all. Started on third kick, first kick the rest of the night. Runs well, pulls hard all the way. Big difference from last year. The only thing I noticed is a...

I just finnished assembling the engine after a tear down and I wanted to check if I had i spark on the sparkpluggs. Turns out I dont. And there is no compression either. The kick goes down with no change in resistance. Wut the fuk have I done this time? Only changes I've made is replacing the...

I just put the engine back in after my first tear down. Almost finnished before i had to leave for work. After the first shift on work I went to sleep and kept dreaming that the mofo wouldnt start. This is going to be a loooooong fourteen days of work.

I've read quite a bit about removing the starter engine and I can't seem to find any info about the eletrical bit. Can I just remove the starter and it's cable or will I have to terminate that electrical loop in any way?

Found this XS for sale in Norway. http://www.finn.no/finn/mc/used/object?finnkode=41718077 Price isn't so bad either.

I had to change the cam chain guide and I am ready to reassemble. What do I use on the bolts? Copper paste, loc tight, nothing? The top-bolts have to be thightend as specified but is that dry torque? And what about the bolts thats inside the engineand mostly covered in oil. Any need for copper...

I'm changing the cam chain guide and I thought I've bought the copper washers for the top end. Turns out I bought something else and I therfore wonder if any one knows the size of these washers så I can go and buy some in a local store. Also, the set I bought is this one: gasket washer set...

After last seasons riding I decided to do some work on my engine. I have some oilleaks and some noises that I wan't to look into. When I took out the small oilfilter on the right side i saw quite a lot of small metal pieces. The main filter has no metal i it and is whole, its the strainer type...

Here I go again with the questions. I took the rear wheel off to replace the swingarm bushings. I got it all reassembled againg and I decided to check the wheel alignment. Seems like the rear wheel and front wheel misalign about 9mm. The rear wheel seems to be pretty straight in the frame. The...

I have read alot of the posts regarding the clutch and its adjustment, but I'm still not quite sure how to solve my problem. I changed the clutch pushrod to the long type and changed the oil seal. When I got it all back together again the clutch was no good. I checked that the ball is still in...

The title tells you the basic. Bought my first bike ever one month ago and hopefully I will get my license next week. If all is good I start on my trip the day after. 1000km each way. I have checked the bike and fixed some leaks, changed the oil and done a couple of small things. Runs smooth at...

I took of the swingarm to put on some bronzebearings, and guess what I found. Bronze bearings. Previous owner replaced them, but there is still som play when I check it. The old bolt and dustseals are pretty worn so I'm thinking that could be it. But the play is pretty severe. I ordered all the...

I just changed my brake light to a Lucas lookalike, and now the bike only runs on one cylinder. The wiring on the light was almost the same as on the old light, except for the grounding wich I connected to one of the mounting bolts. When I started the bike afterwards it ran like crap and I have...

I'm thinking of changing my brake lines with SS lines. I have two local options. One shop can produce the whole thing for me but I have to take the whole system to them, M/C, all couplings, T-valve etc. The other shop has a kit where I get the bajos I need, pre-cut lines and just mount it...

Just removed the christmas tree that I as a rear light and wanted to mount a Lucas look-alike thing instead. The new light only has to wires. So when I connect it I either have breaking light or rear light. The old one had to wires and earthing(?). Any chance I can make it work or do I have to...

The clutch on my neewly bought 77 XS650 feels quite good. The whole thing was rebuilt to years ago and it's used just a few miles after that. There are no problems when I'm riding and I always find neutral. I started the bike on the center stand last night and put it into first gear with the...