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  1. Vincenthdfan

    Honda re-joins the fray in Flat Track Twins finally

    Spy shots of the brand new Honda flat tracker. This is pretty significant since they havent been in the twins game for a long, long time. Many of you may remember back in the Bubba Shobert and Ricky Graham days, they were on top of their game and Honda just pulled the plug on the whole...
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    My first foray into not just one but two 1975 RD350's

    So, when I bought my 75 XS650B last Fall from an older gentleman in Minnesota, we became friends in pretty short order thru a series of several phone calls. During many of the calls we've often discussed past bikes we've had and wished we still had. He brought up how he used to race RD350's...
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    Ugh...sick and tired of being sick.

    I hardly ever get colds since retiring because I've become kind of a recluse to my home & shop domain, at least in the Wintertime. I can however, always count on my social butterfly wife to bring me home some sickness every now and again. After all, she brought me home Covid in January 2022...
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    Anyone been watching Mecum Vegas M/C Auctions?

    Market is strong on nostalgia bikes like mini XR's and JT-1's, also Yamaha and Kawasaki street going 2 strokes but man I was bummed to see what the XS-1 pulled down. 😟
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    RD350 info request

    Hey there all you bung-ada-bung fans. I know there are several of you RD350 owners, past owners and enthusiasts lurking in here. Do any of you all happen to have a preferred RD350 Forum you frequent(ed)? This forum has me spoiled with the depth of knowledge available and I'd kinda like...
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    Wanted - Gary Hoos is in need of useable cams...ASAP!

    Cross posted: Hey all, I just saw on facebook that Gary is on the lookout for useable core cams (the ends need to be good he said). Here's his post: "All my old Hoos Racing Customer that i have helped over the years, I need your help this time, Looking for good use XS650 cams, Will pay for...
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    Gary Hoos is in need of useable cams...ASAP!

    Hey all, I just saw on facebook that Gary is on the lookout for useable core cams (the ends need to be good he said). Here's his post: "All my old Hoos Racing Customer that i have helped over the years, I need your help this time, Looking for good use XS650 cams, Will pay for shipping. Email...
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    New dilemma with my 75. Not really but still....

    You know, I consider myself a purist when it comes to vintage stuff. I just absolutely love the lines and looks of this new to me 75 I just got. The exhaust is so darned huge though and in such really, really great shape I was strongly considering removing the headers/mufflers to preserve them...
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    Finally took delivery...75 XS650

    Well, after a lot of searching, many phone conversations, e-mails, payments deliberations and shipment waiting, its finally here to Washington State from Minnesota. It took one month to the day in shipment, which isnt bad honestly. She's way better than I had imagined, just gorgeous...
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    Special handlebar epiphany

    After looking at numerous Yamaha craigslist ads on the "Search Tempest" today, it finally dawned on me what the handlebars on my less pristine1980 Special are from. They're a pretty good fit on a 650 Special because they're not full-on wheelbarrow style like on my minty 1980 Special's original...
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    Sigh...the hunt continues for the 75

    Well, I had a line on a couple of different 75's that I had high interest in in the last few days. One, I took a fellow member on this forum up on his offer to go inspect one in Colorado that seemed to good to be true. Gut instinct was correct and it was a bit of a bust...mileage didnt equal...
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    Wanted - 1975 XS-650 Wanted!

    I'm looking for a fairly complete 1975 XS-650 to buy. Need not be a runner necessarily, but prefer not locked up either. Thanks 👍
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    100% Canadian 1980 BS34 Jetting Specs please?

    Hey all, I'm trying to ascertain the 100% factory jetting specs for the 1980 Canadian BS34 carbs please. I have bits and pieces by search function and bookmarked discussions from the past, but would like an honest to goodness 100% breakdown if anyone has one off the top of their heads? Thanks...
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    Got my Mile Pipes today

    Got my Omars Mile Pipes and Optimizers today, purchased from and shipped by member @forafriend Very nice packaging job. Man, these things are beefy! Anyone ever use these optimizers, are they a gimmick, or do they really make a difference (both the ones at the head and the ones downstream...
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    Looks like Gary Hoos named his successor...I think?

    Gary posted on all the XS-650 pages of facebook this afternoon a message that sort of sounds like someone will be taking over his business. I mean, you kind of have to read between the lines a little but it does allude to that: "Time to say goodbye part #3. Even though I am retiring, Roger...
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    Gary Hoos just announced it

    Gary Hoos just officially announced on the XS650 facebook group page he is shutting the business down and retiring. He's been having all kinds of clearance sales on all his parts for some time now so he seems pretty serious this time around. Maybe its time I start selling all my 650's, seems...
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    Fuel tank mount questions...

    Hey all....I have a couple questions regarding the interchangeability of fuel tanks on a Special frame. The 81 Special II that I am going to Street Track has all its original tank mounting points, but I'm contemplating mounting an old style Standard fuel tank from a 70-72 "Badge Bike" as I have...
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    1980 Special Archeology (times two!)

    Last June, I bought the first of two 1980 Specials from a Son & Daughter whose Father had passed away and had left his bike in a storage unit many, many years prior to passing. It was a little crusty, with a fine rusty feeling on all the chrome from being inside a non-heated storage unit for...
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    Found some old Omars Glass

    Bought from an ad on Facebook for $600...fantastic shape. Although purple happens to be my favorite color (for real), this beautiful paint job doesn't look very Street Tracker-ish. Not sure how long for the world this paint job will be? Just gently laid it on my 80 Special while I was doing...
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    Source for rubber instrument isolators/dampeners? (1980 Special)

    Both of my "Survivor" 1980 Specials have worn down rubber isolator/dampeners for the speedometer and tachometer housings. Both bikes only have around 7,000 miles on them, yet age has taken a toll on the rubber and caused them to flatten and splay out considerably. Does anyone know of a source...
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