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Any of my fellow XSers gonna be at AMA vintage weekend at the mid-Ohio course in July? We've got a great group of yamaha owners, some two strokes plus my XS, and we party pretty good and cook a ton of food. Leave your details if you want a free beer-- all that's required is you stop by and talk...

Recently opened up the rat's nest to install new gauges, and have almost solved all of my electrical snafus. One that has me perplexed: Got rid of all the other meter lights. Wired up the light blue and the brown to the wires on the new LED that will act as neutral lamp. (if it matters, red...

Okay, I've read a few posts on this and SOMEHOW I STILL cannot fathom how to make this work. All I want to do is-- OFF: bike is off. ON: Bike does everything the second position (run) on the standard ignition does. I dont care about "park" position because who the hell uses that anyway? FOR...

Spring is here and I've got work to do on the bike and beers to drink. Craigslist Killers need not apply-- I have a glock and I know how to use it. (mostly joking... mostly) I live in Northern Virginia just outside of DC but would be down for a meetup with any fellow XS650 enthusiasts...

The thick gauge wire coming off the positive terminal of the battery... I need one, and Mike's is out of stock. With the leads and all. Any supplier (internet or otherwise) that may have one? I have just mastered soldering some of those very thin wires... Not real sure I could do this one myself.

anyone have any links/resources to teach myself some motorcycle (or general, i guess) wiring basics? i have spliced wires using the "strip and twist" method on this bike six ways to sunday, and i want to get it right in time for riding season this year. And before I blow up. that means-- no...

Anybody used these on an XS? I'm away from the bike for a while, so I can't step outside and measure it myself. I like the accompanying light panel, and I'd love to use these. I was looking at the Loaded Gun Customs plate, but according to Mike's, you can only use the smaller speedos/tachs...

I have a 1977 with stock carbs, one bowl is cracked. Needs replacing. Anybody? Or, any links to a suitable alternative? Thanks in advance.

So, I had a gas leak a while back, turns out one of my carb bowls is cracked. I'm looking on eBay and the like (and here on the Classifieds but no luck so far) for the cheapest I can find because everything else on mine is fine. Problem is this: They are Mikuni BS38's, but when I search for...

My right side carb started leaking near the drain screw not so long ago. Enough to leave a stain on the ground after it sat overnight. I'm leaving for Europe and didn't want gas all over the yard when I return so I drained the right carb and left it there yesterday AM. Now there's even more gas...

I have a '77, have the passenger footrests but no triangular brackets. Not that it matters, though, because from what I gather, the peashooters make using the (long gone) brackets impossible. My question is, to you great minds, is there anyway I can mount the pegs (these, from mikes...

Noob here. Got a bit of oil coming from where the gearshift lever attaches. I'm waiting on my service manual to arrive, but thought I'd throw a pic out and see if you guys might tell me where to start to remedy it. I tried just tightening the screw but that didn't seem to stop it. Mostly I'm...

This is my first post, so bear with me. I searched the forum already, but can't find an exact answer to my question. Just picked up a 77 XS650 at Vintage Moto Days. Previously I had a KZ440, and this is my second bike. I'm a newbie, trying to learn the ways of the force... It's been a mixed...