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So I was on mixes xs pricing out parts for my rebuild. And I noticed the piston selection they have on there. For instance, they have piston 1st oversize all the way to piston 4th oversize. well it says they fit models from 74-84. Well my question is will these pistons fit in my stock motor...

I have been reading up on adjusting my cam chain adjuster. I see that you guys are saying you want just a small amount of movement with the pin that goes in and out.... But after I adjusted everything to make a small amount of movement with that pin..... My adjustment screw is almost all the way...

Hey to all. So I finally got my bike running and rolling down the road. Very stoked. Here are two videos I would like you to check out. Vid#1 is my bike running, and about 34 seconds in you will start seeing white or grayish smoke coming out of only one pipe.... Is that bad? What would be...

Here are two more videos. Vid#1 is to make sure my clutch washers and bearings are in the correct sequence. Vid#2 is a question about my shorter of my two pushrods not fitting properly in my worm mechanism. If you can make any comments that would be wonderful.

I've attached a photo of my new worm mechanism. As I was looking at it something caught my eye. There are these tabs that surround the ball bearing inside the mechanism. So I looked in the tech section on this forum and they don't seem to be in any of the photos. In my photo you can see me...

hey guys. You all are probably tired of seeing my posts..... sorry about that. What I have done is made 4 videos explaining and showing the problems I have been having. Hopefully these videos will help understand my problems. I realize i'm pretty bad at explaining so I felt videos would be...

What's the best and easiest way to adjust my neutral detent? I have read until my eyes have bleed..... I can't find a answer. I have seen plenty of explanations on how it all works and the theory of what it's purpose is, but how do I adjust it? If you need pics you can check out my other posts...

I just received my haynes manual in the mail today. I was reading over the section with the clutch and I noticed something odd. The way the manual describes how to install the 2 piece push rod differs from what I have seen on the forum. Can someone confirm which is correct. The photo with the...

hey guys. You all are probably tired of seeing my posts..... sorry about that. What I have done is made 4 videos explaining and showing the problems I have been having. Hopefully these videos will help understand my problems. I realize i'm pretty bad at explaining so I felt videos would be...

hey guys. You all are probably tired of seeing my posts..... sorry about that. What I have done is made 4 videos explaining and showing the problems I have been having. Hopefully these videos will help understand my problems. I realize i'm pretty bad at explaining so I felt videos would be...

Ok guys. I have read all you have suggested, and it has all been very helpful. I am very sorry if my explanations are vague I'm new to this. I am almost positive that my problem is with my star wheel. I dismantled it a bit and it was able to make it shift. I was excited. I then re adjusted my...

So I have done all these adjustments to my clutch, shift shaft assembled, this and that, now when i go to kick start my bike only the center part of my clutch spins, not the whole thing. Meaning the gears aren't kicking over. It seems to me one problem after another. And idea why this is happening?

Ok guys. I bet you are all tired of all my questions but here's a new one. I have done everything all have suggested, and I've come to realize they were all things that actually needed to be done so for that I thank you all. Well today I was adjusting my shift shaft assembly because it was...

I need help finding out what year my engine is. The man I bought it from said the frame is a 79 but said he wasn't sure about the engine. Where can I find a number on the engine and where online can I find something to find out the year? I've seen the posts about ID'ing the bike frame but not...

So after a lot of reading on my clutch I have a question. I reinstalled my clutch and it wasn't shifting. Meaning I can click up and down until the cows come home and nothing. A few of you guys had informed me I did not instal my clutch properly by not lining up the sight holes. You were all...

So I posted earlier about replacing my clutch and then replacing the shift shaft assembly.I finally got it all back together and the clutch was finally engaging. Put it all back together, and finally got it started up. Went to put it in gear and nothing. I could shift but my gears were not...

So I replaced my clutch, replaced my shift shaft assembly, and adjusted my clutch cable, and got everything working just fine. The clutch was engaging and the friction plates were separating properly. Well the next day I went to fire it up and it started and was running great. Went to put it in...

I can't seem to find the size of the socket that is used for the nut to remove my clutch. Can someone help me?

I recently bought a 1980 xs650 bobber from a guy, and when I did he told me that the clutch may need to be replaced. Well thats a loose term, so I have been reading on the matter, and searching these forum boards searching for the answer..... So now I will ask my question. When in neutral, when...

So I will admit this is kinda embarrassing that I don't know the answer to this one, so please don't give me to much shit. I have two photos down at the bottom. They are pictures of the new tank I just bought. I understand the bigger hole on the bottom is for my petcock, but what is the other...