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    2016 Calendar - Nominate HERE

    I Nominate Myself
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    Gearing Issue, Please Help!

    I'll definitely look into doing that, there are a few other things I need to do to it too, like fork seals, rear brake shoes, starting gear issues....:banghead: lol
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    Gearing Issue, Please Help!

    :banghead::banghead::banghead:I'll definitely look into doing that, there are a few other things I need to do to it too, like fork seals, rear brake shoes, starting gear issues....:banghead: lol
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    Gearing Issue, Please Help!

    I didn't ride with the foot clutch, I've actually only been riding for about a month and still have my learning permit. When I switched it back to the hand clutch I modified the cable because I didn't know about the adjustment at the engine, insert forehead slap and groan here lol but Monday I...
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    Gearing Issue, Please Help!

    By "screaming" I mean I have the throttle open as far as it will go and I'm not gaining any speed, it's almost like I need another gear. No tach. When I bought the bike it was set up for foot clutch and hand shift and the winged eye was the shift knob. After I switched it all back the normal...
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    Gearing Issue, Please Help!

    Man you guys are awesome! Looks like I have some direction now and can start some trial and error stuff. Like I said I'm a car mechanic and know very little about motorcycles, although I'm sure the operate the same. If come up with anything else I should be looking for by all means. I'll let you...
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    Gearing Issue, Please Help!

    Haha now we're getting somewhere lol I brain keeps telling me that I should easily be able to do 100mph the way it's setup but that's not the case. I know the rpms are maxed out because I have it wide open, and I can't imagine 6 people all being wrong about the speed. I guess the next thing I...
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    Gearing Issue, Please Help!

    The speedometer is brand new, but I'm mostly going by the guys I ride with when I say 65-70mph. I know that the only way to get to 65 is in 5th gear and the rpms are maxed out, the engine is screaming by then, and I can barely keep up with traffic on the highway.
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    Gearing Issue, Please Help!

    I counted the teeth before I posted and they're 18/30, I feel like it should be much faster than 65-70mph. Its got plenty of power, I'm just running out of "gear". I wouldn't think that 1 tooth on either gear would make much difference. Ive also read that a stock XS650 should run in the low 100...
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    Gearing Issue, Please Help!

    65-75 is top speed in 5th gear wot, the engine was just rebuilt and has about 200 miles on it
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    Gearing Issue, Please Help!

    Hello Everyone! I recently purchased an 83 xs650 thats been turned into a bobber. im having trouble wrapping my brain around the gearing on this bike, it has an 18t on the front and a 30t on the rear. from my reading this should be geared for high end speed, my problem is that it will only go...
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