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It's a decision thats way, way down the road as I'm still in the tear down segment of my '80 XS650SG Street Tracker build but, I was just thinking about it. I have both sets of carbs with the bike and the PWK's were installed when I bought it and, after a clean up and intake boot change, it...

Just pulled the sump filter and, yep, there's a hole in it and, I found a few more long (2") pieces of the same material lying around it. Thanks for the heads up! Sonny

Does it require replacing now? Sonny

Finally got my newly acquired '80 XS650 on the lift table so, I drained the oil and, when I opened the filter compartment, I found this. It looks to be a mixture of fine metal and, what looks like plastic or fiber "chips". I tried to get a close pic of one of the bigger chips and, I'm...

Well aware of that as we've been calling them "mags" for years and old habits are hard to break. Come to think of it, the only true mags I have ever worked with were probably the wheels on the airplanes I worked on in the Navy back in 68-72. :laugh: Thanks for your input! Sonny

Do you have a 19" mag front wheel? I hear that's the way to go for a rear wheel using an adaptor kit for a street tracker. Sonny

Been through there a few times when hwy40 was closed due to a rock slide and I needed to get to NC but, never stopped. The VA hospital is there but, thankfully, I haven't had to go yet! :) Sonny

The PO installed PWK carbs and the HD mufflers. It also had a Vetter fairing and saddle bags that I removed just before this pic. Sonny

Hey Guys, newbie here who just acquired my first XS. It's a 1980 Special. I'm entertaining thoughts of building it into a Street Tracker so, I'll be watching y'all for ideas and where to find parts I need. Sonny