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OK, I'm getting to the point where the garage will never be clean again. I simply have too many "things". I put my weed whacker in a small room in the garage the other day, and 20 minutes later when I walked back in realized it was full of fumes (direct vented gas cap, leaky carb). It seems like...

I want to replace all of the signal and brake bulbs on my bikes with LEDs. Mainly because the stock charging systems on the XS650, and XS400 are shit. Anyone have any experience with GOOD replacements? I'm looking for ones that are brighter than stock, not dimmer. I mean if the free harbor...

Went to another Walnecks swap Sunday in Woodstock, Il. I've been to a few swaps over the past few years, and never really found anything. Sunday was different. Second seller had a bunch of tanks. Had an older sporty tank, spotless inside, has petcock, cap, and still had some gas in it. Crappy...

Wasn't sure if I should have put this in the lounge, or the garage. Anyway, this is how I spent my day today. Less constructive than my wife would like, but I got to use the new welder to build an XS650 hardtail frame. Made out of some vintage Yamaha...

I posted this on another forum also, but with all the hard-tailing, and other choppery I figure you guys will know as well as anyone. My wife was kind enough to give me a Lincoln AC-225 stick welder for our anniversary. I have been wanting a welder for a long time, and more so now that...

My 650 came with a badly dented tank. I received a replacement today that's in MUCH better shape, though not perfect. It's the wrong color though, original was red, new is metallic grey. The original red side covers are in really good shape. The bike is in pretty good shape overall, and...

My luck being what it is I ended up buying 2 manuals off flea bay yesterday. Tired of the PDF version, I checked ebay, and there was only 1 listing for the yamaha service manual for my year. With a half hour left I ended up buying it. It's the XS650 H/SH version, in good shape, payed...

Hi all, first post, been lurking for a while. This is specifically for an xs400, but I'm sure you guys will be able to answer this. I want to relace my wifes front hub to a 2.15x18 rim. Stock is 1.60x18. The reason is the much better selection of tires on the wider rim, and the fact that I...