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    Building a Type "B" Regulator Rectifier from scratch 1981 XS 650

    Hi all Hope you are all well, I Spoke to gggGary and asked if it would be better to start a new thread going through the process of building a Reg/Rec Type "B" using the components pictured below. in the second post. I have fitted a solid state Reg/Rec to my Bike and it works well charging...
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    Regulator rectifier question

    Yamaha xs650 special 2 1981 Uk bike with pamco E.I and advance, High voltage coil pack too.. Hi all When I got my bike 6 years ago there was the original regulator/rectifier on the left and right side of the bike under the side covers. ( i could be wrong in saying this ) bare with me I fitted a...
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    Clock dampers or rubbers

    Hi chaps its been a long time hope you are all well .:) I am wondering if any of you gurus can point me in the right direction for a set of Guage dampers . That the rubbers that sit on the outside of the speedo and the rev counter plactic cylinders Housing that marry up to the chrome cups the...
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    Not my xs but a new toy VT11000 Ace1999 can anyone help

    Hi all I hope you are well itd been a while .... I have just removed my Carbs from my Honda VT1100 c2 Shadow ACE 1999 Stock jetting should be 42 Pilot 180 main Front cylinder 185 main rear cylinder. On inspection I had 42 Pilot and 175 mains in both Carbs????? Bike is Made in the USA 1999, has...
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    Hi everyone have been away from here for a while

    Hi all just thought I say hi as i have not posted on the forums for a good while hope your all well i still have my xs and have been using it most weeks ... stay cool and ride safe all the best Funky
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    Fuel Tanks

    Hi all hope your well Quick question to all you wise Chaps I have been restoring a XS650 mid 70s fuel tank with twin petcocks is the XS fuel tanks the same as a SR fuel tank and is the any other model of yamaha that has the same Tank All the best Funky
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    Header pipes

    Hi all i am after some header pipes new ones to replace my taty old ones they dont seem to be any new or oem ones available i can get stainless ones from the netherlands but wonder if anyone in the U.K know of anyone who can make me a set. If i Buy from the U.S .A there is almost a 60 percent...
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    CHAT UP LINES when attempting to speak to a person you like

    Hi all Hope you are well :D A little bit of fun I was wondering if you could help me :smoke: I have recently felt the need to :thumbsdown: lets say seek compnay of the opposite Sex :heart::heart::heart: being that i am quite out going kind of chap;) i do feel a little shy when confronting a...
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    750 Big Bore Battery

    Hi All hope you are well. Been going through the threads with regards to getting my starter to crank over, since I have gone to a big bore 750 the engine will crank for a milly second the ,,,CLICK CLICK CLICK... I bridged the solenoid and nothing happened,Bar more clicks , will try again...
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    Cracking and breaking my number plates

    Hi all hope you are all well I am sick of buying number plates for my bike i have spent over £100 thats about $ 130.00 over the years replacing broken or cracked plates the culprit is vibtartion I have rubber mounted them i have put them on perspex 6mm thick and they still break. I have bought...
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    20.5 volts @ 4 to 5 k rpm

    Hi all just a quick question . I had intermitent idle back fire running lumpy then fine , bit all over the place ,,,I checked all the obvious stuff then found that where the regulator rectifre connects to the loom the connector had melted near the middle I changed the connector and then checked...
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    Timing question

    Hi all hope yo are well I have a question with regards to timing. I have a Pamco fitted with standard ATU and stator 360 degree engine 533 conrods. The book says that timing is set at 15deg BTDC does the and that when using the timing gun the ignition should fire between the "F" marks . The F...
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    Bit the Bullet

    Hi all its been a while hope you are all well . My XS started burning oil the old 75mm sleeves had been rebored to the max 77.5mm... not sure if the could go any further but 707cc pistons were now too small ring gap was at the top end of tolerance at the last rebuild. Yes I have bit the bullet...
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    447 & 533

    Hi all Funky here hope you are all well. I was looking through some engine parts on ebay cylinder heads and cylinder pots and liners and some where specified as 447 or 533 which i know are the con rod configuration, i understand that a cylinder head may be different as to the cam installed I.E...
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    Swollen Battery

    Hi All hope your well had problems with starting the bike the last few weeks decided to check it out, seemed to be the battery so attempted to pull it out from the battery tray and had to re enact the sword in the stone as the battery was so swollen but i got it out by tying para cord to the...
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    Ramair offset filters

    Hi has anyone out there fitted these to stock CV carbs They are 52mm ID I have BS34 carbs and want to do away with my tired airboxes All the best Funky
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    Jetting question

    Hi All hope you are well. I rebuilt my top end and re jetted my BS34s to stock jetting. The book says for my year and and carbs that the mixture screw should be 3 1/2 turns out . I started to get my jetting done based on what the plugs are indicating bearing in mind I do not want to run the bike...
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    I WAS WONDERING

    Hi all Uk xs650 riders:bike: .Just was thinking how many UK members would make the effort to meet some where in the Uk:cheers: . Who would be up for it .... Summers on its way and we can organise a location, what do think :umm: I suppose the best way to start this is to post on this thread if...
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    Thoughts On This Welcomed Dreaded Carbon

    Hi all Just wondering about how to minimise carbon build up in the engine. Not intrested in increasing power but just minimising carbon build up. SOOOOO polishing Piston tops would reduce carbon build yes or no Remember this is not about increasing horse power . I noticed that high end...
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    WHERE DID IT GO , IM AM WORRIED

    Hi all went to a place called Crazy horse customs about 50 miles from where i live. had a slight detour enroute ended up doing about 60 mile one way. This was my first longish ride on my XS ... While I was at Crazy horse i checked my oil level and to my dissmay about a third of it was gone. had...
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