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As the title says, is there any issues running a bigger wheel in the back than in the front? I see most bikes have the same size or the front one is one or two inches larger than the rear. I ask because that's what I have and if I'm able to use I will. Rear is a 19 x 2.15 and the front is an 18...

If I wanted to wire for running lights, both headlight and tail light on when bike is running, could I just run them thru the ignition switch to the on or run terminal? Do I need a relay in there somewhere? In other words, can I get rid of the headlight "on/off" switch and just power them when...

Does anyone have any experience with this or a similar dual output coil? Seems like it would fit the bill and also save a little space...

When mig welding frame tubing do I set my welder for the o.d of the tubing or the wall thickness? Example 1 inch tubing with .120 wall thickness

I've managed to lose the 3 bolts that fasten the sump filter to the sump plate, can anyone give me the size of those so I can go get some replacements? Thank you

Picked up this '81 XS from a buddy at work, he had it running for a while, but could never get it going quite right. I've been talking about building something for years and he has too many projects, so I bought it off of him and brought it home. Tore it down and started working on some...

Just what the title says, not from a '72 bike please. Message or email me bpysden@msn.com Thanks

I know about scraping, but does someone have a magic way to get old, nasty, crusty, stuck gasket pieces off? Is there an old school trick or special spray that anyone knows about or is it just good ole elbow grease?

Has anyone taken apart the speedometer gear assembly that goes on the front wheel? I want to get the case powder coated to match the front hub so I'd like to break it down before I take to the powder coaters. It looks like everything is just pressed in there but I was curious if there's any...

Rebuilding my motor and I'm wondering if I should replace the cam chain. Nothing wrong with the stock one, I just don't know the service limits for the chain. Motor has just under 20K miles.

In the process of rebuilding a motor and I want to chase all the threads of the bolt holes and studs. Does anyone have or know of a list of tap and die sizes and the corresponding bolts and studs they go with? For instance...head bolts are x mm by x pitch etc.

Any reason I couldn't replace the tappet cover studs with bolts?

I'm rebuilding an '81 engine and in the process of teardown I found that at some point the bike sat with water in the cylinder causing erosion on both cylinder walls. I can get a set of cylinders off of an '82 for $40 that would just need a light hone and good clean up of the exterior. My...

Which Mikuni carbs for an XS650 are non vacuum or straight pull?

So I have the top end of the motor apart and will be splitting the cases this weekend. I plan on soda blasting the outside of the entire motor, head cover, head, and cases. Should I mask off the inside areas? I'm worried about the areas where the bearings rest, will unintentional blasting of...

First post, Woohoo! I'm not sure of the exact term for this part, but it's the part on both sides of the frame that the swing arm and foot controls attach to. I'll call it a gusset. Does that piece provide anything structurally to the frame or is it just a big triangle lookin thing to attatch...