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Hey all, It has been a long while since I have posted here, but the long winter months have gotten me thinking again. I have a 1980 XS650 Special, and I have been chasing very intermittent issues with it over the past few years. Up until this point I have always thought it to be fuel related...

Anybody ever used the sync gauges offered thru mikes? Give me any revues ya got

I'm a newby at some of the engine adjustments but can anyone explain in detail how to adjust the valves on a stock '80 xs to the right tolerances?

Hey guys, my xs started doing this last season but i've learned to live with it...now i'm starting to wonder what I can do to fix it. The clutch engages fine and normal from a stop and going into 2nd gear...but going into 3rd, 4th, and 5th gear the clutch does not engage until the end of the...

So I've had my '80 xs for a little over a year now, and am all too familiar with the little oddities and frustrations of owning a vintage bike. So heres my problem... I've had it running a half a dozen times thus far this season, and out for at least one good ride, and it ran great! Then it...

Alright, so i'm pretty new to the xs world. Just bought my first this past summer, and focused on just getting it to be a reasonably reliable ride on a virtually non-existent budget. Now I am starting to conceptualize some mods and am looking for some new mufflers. I like the look of the...

Alright, so I'm pretty new to the world of xs twins but i've been learning alot. My bike has been running decent but has recently started acting up...to my knowledge the bike is mostly stock. I synced the carbs as best I could with the old glass bottle method. It will idle fairly well at the...