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Hello everyone. You have all been amazing at answering my newbie questions, so here I come again for more. I have a pretty good oil leak coming from the cam chain tensioner. It looks like it's probably the gasket under under the 6 bolt cover. I'd love to replace this myself instead of paying...

Hey everyone, Did a little search first to see if there was a similar topic, but couldn't see one. Sorry if this is a repost. Working more on making the bike road worthy. It was in dire need of a front brake system overhaul, so I took the MC/lines/caliper off for a rebuild. Lines have been...

Hey everyone. Got another silly one for ya. My engine number tells me I am running a 1980 Special II running and I'm running bs38s. I took the carbs off to clean after I bought it, and now they don't fit back in. I originally thought that I was just doing it wrong, but upon further research...

Hey team, Pardon if this is a dupe (I searched a bit and couldn't find the original, if it is), but I recently got a new headlight to replace the old sealed beam in my stock 80 XS650. I followed the directions in the good ole Clymer (Remove the screw and spring on the lower right side of the...

Hey guys, First post here... just recently picked up my (first) bike early December. Was marketed as an '81 XS650 Special II, but I pulled the carbs to clean them and noticed they are BS38s. The bike is in storage so I haven't pulled the engine numbers yet to get more specifics, but that's...