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  1. J

    wiring harnesses

    I recall sometime last year someone was building and selling wiring harnesses for the xs650s. if you are still selling these, i would be interested in ordering a set.
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    Engine cleaning and resurfacing in my area?

    I am finally back on track with my project after taking time off to rebuild my daughter's car. I painted my xs650 engine and have it 25% assembled but the lag time has shown me that the paint is a bad idea. I am looking to start from scratch and have the parts sonic cleaned or blasted and...
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    First ever motorcycle and first restoration

    Got the frame, swing arm, triple tree, battery box, etc al powder coated black. replaced the transmission with one i found on ebay for $50. Painted transmission black and rest of engine silver. I am reassembling now with the new oil seals and gaskets. I just lapped the valves and am at the...
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    how to remove fork lock for painting

    I am taking my 75 to be powder coated and noticed a fork lock on the stem. Is there a way to remove this without a key. I would like to remove it since the cover will be in the way when coating.
  5. J

    Some early XS restoration paint

    what do you charge
  6. J

    First ever motorcycle and first restoration

    Waiting on parts so decided to get some of the covers started. A lot of work, but here are some before after.
  7. J

    How to identify stock gas tank

    A fuel tank came with my project 75 xs650 and has been painted multiple times obviously. Is there a way to identify whether this is a stock yamaha xs650 tank? are there particular dimensions, or markings on the bare metal i can look for, petcock mounting holes, etc...
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    Transmission question, do I have problems here?

    after looking around, seems more economical to buy new gear sets off ebay instead of individual...
  9. J

    Transmission question, do I have problems here?

    I will venture to guess that this happened long ago and was driven without 5th gear after discovered. there was no debris in the case, probably came out in an oil drain.
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    Transmission question, do I have problems here?

    Out of curiosity, what usually causes this?
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    Transmission question, do I have problems here?

    little better focus:
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    Transmission question, do I have problems here?

    looks like the gear lock thingy (cant find the name of the part) is broken in 2 places, but there was no debris in the engine case... not sure if im looking at a problem or not. parts manual doesnt show this. it locks into the gears.
  13. J

    First ever motorcycle and first restoration

    BS34 is later? messed up trying to drill it out and i need to replace the plate and shaft. plate is a 38mm. will 8130124 Mikuni mk-bn/038 be a valid replacement?
  14. J

    First ever motorcycle and first restoration

    BS34 is later? messed up trying to drill it out and i need to replace the plate and shaft. plate is a 38mm. will 8130124 Mikuni mk-bn/038 be a valid replacement?
  15. J

    First ever motorcycle and first restoration

    Any particular reason for skipping clear coat? Is that not an option with plain spray paint?
  16. J

    First ever motorcycle and first restoration

    Looks good, and definitely pass my inspection. How is the durability? any clear coat? as far as prep, if I simply use paint remover to take off old paint, will any sanding be needed since the surface was theoretically already prepped?
  17. J

    First ever motorcycle and first restoration

    Also, need suggestions on carburetor and/or engine painting options. I am starting to lean toward soda blasting followed by engine spray paint from the auto parts store. Unless there are better more tried and true options....
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    First ever motorcycle and first restoration

    One of the POs was apparently an engineer... found this used as one of the cover gaskets: :)
  19. J

    First ever motorcycle and first restoration

    So, in disassembling the carburetor, I ran into something that will be a PITA :banghead:, unless there are some easy suggestions. Looks like a broken screw head. Any suggestions on getting this off, other than drilling it out and reverse tapping? I could leave it but I'm simply not...
  20. J

    First ever motorcycle and first restoration

    Do you do your own painting?
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