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Ok so I am not sure if my reg/rec is good or not. I have an 81 special that Im sure most of you are aware of the problems I have been having with it. I ohmed and tested my stator and it tested good, my pickups tested good, my rotor tested good, and got a good slap test with it. Brand new NOS...

So I tried to ride my bike to the tail of the dragon this past weekend, and I only made it 86miles before getting stuck in traffic, overheating and killing my bike. I havent gone through all of the charging system tests just yet but with my TCI box on the bike it wont start, it will turn over...

Ok here I am again lol. So I got a new battery for my bike after I sent the ballistic evo back to ballistic, still waiting on word from them. I put the battery in and the bike fired right up and ran normally. I put it in the battery box, remounted the battery box and fired the bike up and I...

Im sorry everyone, I know this has been asked and answered a thousand times, but Im not finding exactly what I need. I have an 81 special, with stock ignition and stock charging system in it. I wasnt planning on doing this upgrade just yet but recently my bike took a dump on me, most likely...

Im hoping someone did a pamco conversion and has a good one of these laying around! Let me know what you have and what you want for it. Thanks.

As you can see from my title, Im here again, and Im pissed off, and I dont know where to start now. I rode my bike to work yesterday, got to work and I couldnt find neutral. Felt like the bike was running too hot. Let it cool down, and I was able to find neutral. Rode home, got in my...

So on Monday of this week I was riding my bike, and I had just pulled into my driveway and shut it off. Did a plug check and went to back it of my driveway and my rear wheel locked up. A sprocket bolt had backed out, caught the edge of the shock bolt, and dropped my chain adjuster down...

Once again I apologize if this has been asked and answered a thousand times, I have searched and searched but have not come up with what I am looking for. Could be my wording in the search I dunno. I have a 1981 special, all stock ignition and charging system. I have already converted the...

Ok so I have been putting some miles on my bike after getting my carbs cleaned up and the bike running really well. I started at 45 pilots, and 137.5 mains, 3 turns on the screws and the bike ran and pulled really hard. At highway speeds when I grabbed a handful of throttle to get around...

Hey all, I know this debate is endless on which tire is the best for these bikes, some people have their preferences but I had a question about these shinko 230 tires. Has anyone ever run them on their bikes? I just ordered up a set to try on my bike, and was wondering if anyone had them and...

Hey all, I just read the tech section article on bleeding the front brakes, and that was an excellent article and well written, makes me feel somewhat competent to tackle that problem. I have to replace the upper brake line as mine sprung a leak on me. I want to just go ahead and drain out...

Just wondering if anyone had a good working safety/lighting relay for an 81 special? It is the two relay version. Mine crapped out on me and I can bypass it, but I would rather replace it if anyone has one they arent using. Let me know what you got, appreciate it!

Hi all, its me again lol. I just recently had my 1981 charging system completely gone thru because my headlight was not coming on when the bike was started. Turns out I had a bad rotor, got that all replaced and fixed up and the bike was charging and running like it was supposed to, headlight...

Ok here I am again lol. I finally got my jetting issue resolved, and I put my carbs back on my bike, its an 81 special, with stock ignition, coil, TCI box, everything for the ignition system and charging system is stock. I fired the bike up and it starts up, but its running like complete crap...

Quick question for everyone who is running foam filters. I just picked up a set of UNI foam filters, and mine appear, and feel like they have been lightly oiled already, but I understand that these filters need to be oiled before use. Do I have to use a specific oil, such as UNI's oil and...

Hey all, I know this question has been asked and answered many times, and I have done a search on it, and read MANY of the different threads, all this did was confuse me lol. Sorry to ask the same question again so go easy on me. I have also read the carb guide several times. Just need some...

Hey quick question for you all. I recently had my tank repainted, and my painter did tape over where the petcock screws in. Im going to replace the internal tank filter/straw, and the gasket itself, but Im wondering if I need to put any type of sealant around the gasket when I screw the...

So I picked up my first xs650 back in October, and I love the bike, its an 81 special. I am doing a cafe on it, and due to another project, and the holidays I am finally getting started on it. So here is where I at with it now. First pic is the bike stock on my lift, and the rest is where I...

I am currently switching all of my turn signals to LED's, and for the front ones I have used the stock rubber mounts, through the headlight bucket, but for the back ones, I had to cut off the hoop for my cafe project so I made a plate to go across for the battery, and I made some turn signal...

Ok all, I am currently cafe'ing an 81 special, and I am really considering a set of Loaded Guns rear sets, but I wanted some input from you all on them. I have a set of clubman bars on the bike, and with the stock foot peg position, they feel pretty decent, but I am curious about the rearsets...