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My 1975 XS with bs38 carbs was idling and running great a day ago. The only problem is that the carbs were dumping fuel out of the over flow! I bent the tabs on the floats so that they would stop pouring gas everywhere lol. This stopped the gas from coming out of the over flow but the right...

Hello everyone, its been a while since I've posted but I have finally gotten around to wiring the bike. The trouble I'm having is connecting the coils. The wiring diagram shows one of each coil wires connecting to the red/white wire on the harness. The other wire on each coil is then connected...

I have not been able to find specifically what I'm looking for so thought I would ask. Does anyone have a wiring diagram for an xs650b that is just headlight, tail light, and kick only? I have seprate reg/rec and points ignition with stock charging system.

I have some questions about my 1975 XS650B. When I pulled the engine and began to drain the oil I noticed some metal shavings. When I took the oil filter out of the right side cover it also had some metal shavings. Where could this come from? I would also like to know a couple things about...

I was loosing my mind with my carbs thinking they were the problem for my weird lean and rich symptoms but then noticed my exhaust valve wasnt closing all the way. So I took the opportunity to clean and paint the whole bike plus do a rebuild on the engine. When I opened it up I found a bent...

I am having some issues with my carbs. The left carb is hissing when i apply throttle. I changed the float level recently so i went back in a changed it again. At this point it ran at idle very well on the left side and the right started sputtering and backfiring. when i give it throttle the...

The left carb is hissing when I give it throttle and the bike doesn't fire on that side until I reach 3/4 throttle. Even then it is really rough and back fires a lot. I have taken the carb of and cleaned it twice with no improvement. My suspicion is that it has to be the pilot circuit that...

The left carb is hissing when I give it throttle and the bike doesn't fire on that side until I reach 3/4 throttle. Even then it is really rough and back fires a lot. I have taken the carb of and cleaned it twice with no improvement. My suspicion is that it has to be the pilot circuit that...

I currently have a 1975 XS650 that I have hit a brick wall with. I have cleaned the carbs, changed almost all the charging components, put in fuel filters, changed the battery, and I still cannot get it to run and charge properly. Anyone know of a shop in Orlando that could look at it for me?

Hey everyone, I have a 1975 XS650. The battery will hold a charge for a short time. A lot longer when the bike is turned off and sitting. When I turn the key to "on" and take a reading on the battery I notice it drains by .10 every two seconds or so. That seems very fast. When the bike is...

I've had my 1975 xs650 for a week now. This is my first motorcycle and I am still getting used to releasing the clutch. I took the pipe ends off and a buddy of mine jetted the carbs to a bigger size. Now when I try to slowly release the clutch it spitter spatters and bogs a bit then takes off...