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just like it says. i got the top of the engine off and i absolutely have to change the front cam chain guide. it has HUGE divots drilled into it from the PO just letting the cam chain slap around like some kind of medieval mace. my problem is i want to take it out without having to break...

i have, for the first time, removed the engine from my xs. now comes the fun part! :thumbsup:

how can i tell, if i can tell, whether or not i have a 530 or 520 sprocket? the PO changed it and he doesn't know what he changed it to. also, i have the 34 tooth sprocket on now and i want to change it to the 33. do i need to make any changes to my chain or tensioner?

just what it says. i need a cam chain guide and i don't wanna pay retail price for it from mixesxs. if you have one in good shape and wanna get rid of it i'll surely buy it from you!

two weeks or so ago someone posted a link to a guy who fabs exhaust for 650s. i didn't save the link :doh: and really wanna check out his goods. please help!

i want to change my sprocket setup so i get more hi end speed and less torque. right now i'm stock at 17 front and 34 rear. i was wondering which is better to do. 18 front and leave the rear stock or 32 rear and leave the front stock? it works out to approx the same gear ratio but i read...

it's gonna be a month or so before i can get the parts i need to make my bike running so i was wondering what, if anything, i should do. i was thinking of draining the carbs cuz i don't want that dirty ol' ethanol gas to eat away at my parts. maybe i'm overthinking.

some of you might be familiar with my story. i was riding with my new accell super coil on :bike: then i had one strong backfire and now i have no spark. i know i need a new coil and all but i was wondering just one thing. what happened during that backfire that killed my coil? :confused...

i put the brand new HOT coil and was riding around the block when BACKFIRE i blew it. i'm done so look for my bike in the for sale section. i don't care about it that much.

i installed my new coil last week and i finally got my new main jets in today and i put them on as soon as i got off of work. got the bike back together and HOLY MOTHER OF FUCK! :eek: that thing took off like a bat outta hell! i guess my throttle cable is a bit too short cuz when it's in...

i stupidly dove into my front headlight yesterday and after pulling almost all of the wire out of their respective mates i realized one thing: i should have labeled each wire. i've got my diagram out but this still isn't any fun. :banghead:

does anybody know of any good retailers for used bike parts? i found one place today here in central ohio and they had one 650 motor and wouldn't you know that someone had taken the front cam chain guide out already! irritating, i know. i just wanted to get a good list of all used bike places...

i got the clip off of the master link on my '81 but i can't for the life of me figure out how to get the chain off the daggon sprocket. i think the PO said he put new sprockets on spring '09 so it may not be the original chain. it's an O-ring type chain and it's plenty greasy i sure could use...

the other day my friend postal and i were talking tools and he started giving me crap about my craftsman tools saying they aren't very good. apparently he has thousands of dollars in snap-on tools and says anything other than MAC and snap-on aren't worth it. now beings that he is a...

my bike didn't come with a tool kit so where can i go to buy a valve adjusting tool? you know, the square shaped screw that requires that certain flat tool.

i can't find the thread that explains what black chips are doing in my oil filter. i know it's on here somewhere. something about cam or tensioner or both, right? i just tightened a horribly loose cam chain tensioner yesterday and rode around all afternoon. seemed to me the clicking came...

i just got my new accel coil in the mail today and there is a clear warning that came with it that has me worried. it says that i need to adjust my carbs to put out more fuel or risk possible damage to the engine. should i go ahead and install this new part with my stock 34 carbs or wait...

would the charging system have anything to do with why my bike stalls at highways speeds? also, would an advance auto parts brand battery be part of the reason my bike doesn't have the juice to start? i have to kick start it now and it fires on the 2nd or 3rd kick every time.

first off why did they have to hide my idle adjust screw in such a weird spot? i have an '81 xs650 and when i'm cruising down the road between 3500 and 4000 rpm the motor simply dies. it also dies at other random times. accelerating, decelerating, clutch in, clutch out, 3rd, 4th, and 5th...