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Hey all I have a ton of extra XS parts that I want to unload. PlEase see below pix

Hey All, I just recently picked up new carb manifolds off of Mikes XS for my 72 BS38's. The new manifolds have the barbs in them. I was curious on how to go about syncing them. If I do the yard stick and and attached and end of the hose to each barb would I then adjust the air fuel...

Hey All, I can not seem to wrap my head around syncing my carbs using the dead cylinder method. Ihave a 1971 with pamco, HHB PMA, BS38 carbs off a 72. My intake boots do not have the barbs so I cant do the fluid sync. Also I have no rpm guage. main jet is 135, pilot jet is 45, running...

Hey All, So I just finished my rebuild and I was riding the bike a little the other day and all of a sudden it wont accelerate very fast. I though maybe it was the clutch so I replaced the friction plates and took out the synthetic oil and used a deisle oil instead and that didn't make any...

hey All, I have a 1972 front end on my 1971 xs650. The triple tree stem was bent so I went to the salvage yard to get a new one and pulled a lower stem from a 73 xs650. Turns out it is much wider than the 72 lower triple tree so it wont work. Do I have to get a 72 lower triple tree or can...

Hey All, I am looking for the lower part of the triple tree for a 1972 xs650. If you have one available please let me know

Hey All, I put on my front brake this past week and noticed when i took it for a ride that me triple tree was not tight in the head tube. I put it up on a lift and noticed when you grabbed the front forks you could wiggle the whole front end forward and backward a bit. I repacked the ball...

Hey All, I am looking for an early year front break caliber. Let me know if you have one you are willing to sell.

Hey All, My friend is having a ton of issues trying to get his xs to run right. We think it is a carb issue. Here is what we checked so far. - Timing is good - adjusted valves - checked cam chain tension - replaced in line fuel filters His carbs are round slides VM 34's...

Hey All, I looked around for a while and I didn't see any threads on people having issued with their Chain clearing rebel shocks. I got my chain on this weekend and noticed that it will be rubbing the bottom hood of the shock. Has anyone else ran into this issue and if so how did you...

Hey All, I am currenty building a cafe and I really like the look of this rear cowl. How hard do you think it would be to fab out of sheet metal. And if possible what do you think the best way to go about it is. Or if I can pick one up somewhere do you know where?

Hey All, I know this is a shot in the dark but I am looking to get a CB 160 tank. If anyone has one let me know. Thanks,

Hey All. Are these stock carbs from a 71 XS1b. That's what they came off of but not sure if they were original. If they are original can I run and 1 into 2 throttle Cable? Thanks for the help

Hey All, I am lapping my valves and they appear to have good seat with no pits on the valve or the head. When I place the valve in its seat and shine a light on the other side I see light come through when I put a flash light up to it. Do I need to keep lapping or will it seal tighter when...

Hey All, I wanted to see if you could all help me out with my front forks. I took them apart and I noticed on the upper tubes the circle clamp at the bottom appears to be wrong. Must of mad his own. Can you tell me if this is right. If not where can I get the correct part.

Hey All, I am looking for a cam chain tensioner for a 1971 xs 650 with the 6 hole pattern. Please PM me if you have one available. Thanks,

Hey All I just purchased an XS 650 1971. It is basically a roller right now. I was going to start by rebuilding the motor. I think all the top end is there but I will have to buy parts for the bottom end. Am I able to buy parts from other years and use them in my bottom end of my 1971...