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Hi guys, I just received an xs charge electronic ignition basic kit from mikes xs. The coil they gave me does not bolt on to the existing brackets. Am I missing something or do I just need to fabricate my own bracket?

Hi guys; I may have done something stupid. while I had the jugs off and pistons out I thought this would be a perfect time to put in the new cam chain so I could easily lay the chain on a small anvil to put in the master link, thinking that when I rput things back together I could just slip the...

My 1979 special has two vacuum petcocks, one for each carb. If I put the petcock on prime to run the bike, can I pull the vacuum hoses off the barbs on the carb holders and connect my manometer to those?

Well, I have the infamous tick at startup that goes away in 30 sec. Bike is in excellent shape , runs great and has been well maintained (79 special). Cam chain tensioner was in spec without adjusting. Changed the oil and found some plastic bits. Only a couple of tiny fragments in the oil I...

Just want to introduce myself. My name is Bob from B.C. Have been following the forum for a long time. Have been collecting ideas on building something from an xs650 (still not sure exactly what, something tracker-ish?) Anyway I just picked up this 1979 special II and I think it is too nice to...