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Motor by Fernando posted Mar 29, 2016 at 9:23 AM24639.jpg by Fernando posted Mar 29, 2016 at 9:23 AM24638.jpg by Fernando posted Mar 29, 2016 at 9:23 AMCigars coffee and carbs by Fernando posted Mar 29, 2016 at 9:23 AM Poor bike left me stranded all over the DMV area because of a weak ignition...

My first ride

who wouldnt want this?!

Do does this mean that you can simply remove the starter and just plug the whole without having to remove any other gears? No having to take the cover plate, if you dont have a spear gasket? I am curious becuase I have heard that some other bikes you have to remove the gears or when you try to...

I never replaced the valve guides, I just did the front cam guide, I never went below the head, only removed the valve cover. I am curious as to why after 10 miles of fine riding it would all of a sudden act up in a serious manner? Thats why I assumed it was something else like carbs, plugs...

Hello again Paul, it may seem that you are on your way to earning a six pack of ales from me, haha. I did Re-torque the head when I replaced the washers, only one at a time. For the inner 10mm bolts I loosened then re tightened, and I did that all in the torque head order. Still the same...

Awesome I will fire up my grill and put some beers on ice

I need to buy a new set of plugs, my old ones didnt seem to look any different than before, they are a little dark but it never was a problem. Not wet or oily, just dark dark brown. I checked each cylindar, left was 138psi and right was 140psi, so I did loose about 10psi of compression from...

So after the initial 5 mile run I decided to take it to work, which it made it about ten miles before it died on the highway. It started to bog down and then it eventually cut out. I couldnt get it to turn back on. :shrug: Luckily my brother was only mins behind me in his truck, with the...

I ordered some new carb boots as mine had some cracks, not all the way through but figured it was time for new ones. The ones from Mikesxs would not mate to the motor well and always caused air leaks, and the barbs where off and I need to cut new slots for the boot holders. Since then I go with...

PAUL! If I am ever on that side of the pond I will buy you a pint my friend. I put a washer on it, I need to get a copper washer rather than a steel one. And I was extra careful making sure the tensioner was just perfect, about 1mm out and it fired up and was back to its old normal smooth...

So there are supposed to be two washers on that unit? I have one copper washer, it can be seen on the first nut, it is indeed separate from the first lock nut, it is just laying on the locknut in the picture, and it goes between the motor and the lock nut. Am I supposed to have a second between...

The reason it died seemed to be the ATU pin was out and it must of slipped causing the timing of the ignition to be off, quick fix with a new pin and it turns on again just fine. I still have the engine sound though. It is a mechanical sound, not exhaust. I am trying to post a video, first time...

I put it all together, checked the valves, the tensioner and took it out for a spin. On my way back it died and I couldnt get it fired up again. I am going to check timing and tension in the morning when its light out. I still noticed the motor seemed much louder, like something is out of wack...

Hien - I have been banging my head for a lot longer with this situation. I dont get it either. Paul- Once I pulled the front cam guide I compared it to the new one I bought, they were the same. I ordered from xs650 central, the one I bought is pictured below from the website. This is the...

UPDATE, this night has more turns than an M night shamamlama movie. I didnt have to pull the engine to re-time the motor. I removed the tensioner all the way, and it give enough for the crank to spin free enough without the cam to move. It takes a little bit to get everything lined up since it...