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Recently picked up a big lot of parts. Most of it is for sale as I’ve got no room to store it realistically. As I go through bins I will update the post here. If there’s something specifically you need ask and that’ll motivate me to dig! I have about 4 later model gas tanks in varying shape...

Hey guys Hoping to get some help with an issue with my latest xs650 project. I just got my bike on the road after working on it for about 8 months. Starts easily, idles great and pulls strong! Up until about 4-5k rpm that is! Then it stumbles and sputters until eventually gets through it or...

Ended up getting stuff from mikes - no longer needed

Hey y’all gotta bunch of stock stuff up for grabs. I’m located in Virginia Beach and am willing to ship all of the stuff at the cost of shipping. Most stuff I’m letting go cheap and an open to offers. I’ve got a 79 special that I’m keeping the frame, motor and exhaust from. The rest is for sale...

Parts for sale!! Xs650 tank new cap/petcocks-150 Xs650 front wheel new tire-100 Xs650 Dunstall exhaust-125 Xs650/SR500 fiberglass front fender-50 35mm fork gaiters-10 Cafe style headlamp-30 S&W 13.5" shocks-50 82 XT550 front hub-20 Holler!

I've been trying to solve this problem for the past couple weeks. I can't seem to get the bike to get past 75mph. I also can't seem to get more than 25-30 mpg. I dunno if those are both intertwined or not but for now I'll just focus on the speed. I'm fairly certain this thing will go faster...

so I disassembled my forks to lower them last night, and to my surprise they are progressive springs! Only thing is I didn't see what direction they were installed. I searched but came up with no answer. So what direction do I install them? Tightly wound section at the top or bottom? Thanks!

So I've called around everywhere trying to find some fork oil for my front end that I'm about to lower, and all I could find was 15w bicycle suspension oil. It says it's no foam high V.I. on the packaging. The brand is finish line. You guys think this will do fine? I remember reading somewhere...

Gone!!!!

Hey guys, I'm about to build a 21" wheel for my xs, and just got the rim back from sandblasting. It came from a xt550 and was in kinda rough shape on the inside of the rim. The rust is gonna but the inside is really pitted. Fairly certain it will be fine to use but I wanted to get some other...

Hey guys, I was out riding yesterday and out of nowhere my clutch lever became impossible to pull with one hand. It only happened when I let the lever go completely. I have a Hugh's setup. How do you adjust th clutch with this type of setup? I plan on taking the worm gear apart and servicing...

Hey guys and gals, I come to you with a problem I've been trying to solve for a couple weeks now. The left cylinder on my 71 is not firing as strong as the right. I believe it is causing inconsistent idle and pop stalling at idle or closed throttle. I've tried a plethora of things to get it...

Hey guys I'm looking for ideas for adding vacuum barbs to use a manometer to synch my carbs. I have vm34 carbs with Tc bros aluminum manifolds with rubber hose to connect the two. Any ideas to get some barbs in there?

So I am looking to replace the regulator/rectifier in my PMA system with something of a little higher quality, in hopes it will hash out some of the problems I've been dealing with as of late. I am looking for quality alternatives to the cheapo one that is currently installed. I read in a former...

Hey guys, gotta little annoyance I've been dealing with since I first got the bike to run. Every once in a while, seemingly randomly, it will kinda sputter for a split second after warming up. If I don't pepper the gas immediately it'll die. This seems to only happen after it warms up. I dunno...

Hey boys and girls, gotta couple things I'm trying to work out after installing Pamco's e-advancer on my 71. After installing, setting timing and setting carb idle/mixture, the bike started coughing white smoke out of the air filter, specifically the left side. When the choke is on it seems to...

Looking for a set of o-ring style valve covers. Condition doesn't really matter, but nicer is better. Pm or reply with whatcha got.

Ok boys, I gotta leaky crush washer on my non-vacuum style petcock from Mikes. It was leaking, i tried to torque it down to stop the leak, and the washer/gasket that goes between the brass fuel outlet/drain and the rest of the petcock broke. Any idea what I can use instead of buying a ~20 dollar...

Hey gang, Quick question about these symptoms, as they appear to be hypocritical. The bike has been backfiring out of the carbs and kinda boggy when idling, and have been trying to fix that. I through new plugs in this morning to see how they looked after running a bit, and they came out with...

Ok so as some of you may know, I've been fighting to get my bike to idle properly. Last night it started coughing back out of the air filter on the right side. Pulled the carbs today checked float height and idle jet, both clean and in spec. Start it up, chugging along ok with choke. I then...