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i have not ridden this bike on the road in three years due to a "texting while driving a car" conviction, which made me uninsurable for 3 years. so this bike sat in a shed, and from time to time i would turn it on for fun to see if it still worked. every time it started up just fine. then...

I was trying to bleed my rear brake this morning but the bleeder screw was totally seized. I eventually got it out but its completely stripped garbage. I used a bleeder from my XS1100 and it fit nicely in the calipher,and according to fiche research it's the same part, but when I tried to bleed...

Believe me I hate asking for help. But when all options have been exhausted I have no choice. First I looked into my 4 manuals which are useless. Then did searches, and found some videos that gave me ideas. I read 5twins’s post here http://www.xs650.com/threads/clutch-adjuster.51063/ But no...

Ride on? Or clean all that blue crap off, buy a oem gasket, buy a new crankcase cover?

Sigh... I've been having issues with this bike regarding the battery and stalling at red lights. So I bought a new regulator from oregonmotorcycle. Got rid of the old fuse box and switched to blades. Bike was running great at first. But I went on a ride and bike died at a red light, battery...

1- This has been a problem with my bike (xs650se) since day 1. When it starts up with the choke on, it holds its idle briefly for 15-20 seconds before it dies. I must give it some throttle to keep it alive. After turning off the choke (30 seconds into it) I let it warm up for 3-4 minutes but I...

xs650SE, The bike ran out of gas while I was on the road and petcocks were in the ON position. I put it on RESERVE and made my way home. Next day I filled a jerrycan with gas and filled the bike's tank with the same 91 octane gas, but the bike wont start up whether petcocks are on ON or RESERVE...

gear shift pedal shifter, not sure what it's called, but when it goes in too far it spins around and doesn't allow for shifting to occur. I tried to tighten the bolt but then the head snapped off. so i drilled out the bit that was left and put a hex bolt. i aslo put two washers to keep the...

On a bs38 carb, do the fuel lines cross to the opposite petcock? or can they stay on the side they're on and go straight up? my lines are too short to cross.

xs650SE.. i took the left side cover out and a bunch of pieces fell out. a little metal spacer, a rod, and a circular gear thingy. i cant find a video, chapter in the manuals, tech thread online, nothing that deals with these pieces and how I put them back in! I'm on a week of research and at...

I have a few noobie questions so instead of creating a thread for each I'll just lump them together since (I know) they're easy questions for you pro's to answer or point me to a thread that I've missed which would have answered my question. 1- Front MC: I read in the MC DIY thread in tech...

They came back with some things I need to fix in order to pass safety. 1-Headlight cracked.... so I ordered a new assembly from dealer. 2-headlight not working... I assume buying a new assembly will fix this problem too. 3-Leak where exhaust meets cylinder head.... so I ordered new gaskets...

1-Is it normal for the bike to take 5 minutes of me holding the throttle while it idles (2000-2500 rpms) before it's warm enough to go for a drive without dying in neutral? Maybe the carbs have something to do with it because I have not cleaned them yet and I didn't ask PO when he last cleaned...

So I met this girl in 2012, moved in with her in 2014. :shrug: in her garage I noticed was a beast of a motorcycle. xs1100. a year passed, and I began asking her if it ran. she said no, her dad parked it there in 2012 and it hasn't been ridden since. so I get the manual from him and start...