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Thank you! I haven’t ever done it before. Thank you.

i have an endless cam chain that I split to install in a new xs I am rebuilding. I noticed it comes with a master link. Is there any reason I shouldn’t just reattach the cam chain as it was? Or will it mess up the length for the tensioner or something? Thanks

Haha you are good. Thank you. So hopefully with my head ported a decent exhaust and some good carbs maybe I can make 45 hp at the wheel. Hugh redid my crank. Which is welded end to end I believe. Oh well. Looks like a good job! I was happy. I will be putting the bike on the dyno when I am...

Ok! Thanks for clearing that up. I kept hearing about checking piston squish clearance but had no idea on how to do it. So thank you! Do you have any suggestions on Pistons? I read one thread where someone said that if you use standard Pistons you won’t exceed 45hp. Not sure if that’s true or...

I mean .010 and I had .020 shaved

so I had some head work done on my 74 xs. Tx whatever. The head was so warped from a blown head gasket that the machinist had to deck it .20. I know that the most you should do is .10 or the piston the head clearance will get jacked up. I’m rebuilding my first motor. I would like to use some 1st...

Lol did you just say Suzuki sv650 on the xs650 forum?? Man that's sacrilegious!

Ok! Thanks man I really appreciate the link. I'll have to get that manual! Im not trying to get anything crazy out of my xs. It would be very nice to gain some decent power though.

hey guys question about who to take my head to to have it ported. I'm doing a rephased crank from Hugh. I want to also do a 700 kit and port and polish. I'm not sure I trust myself to do a port and polish on my head. Plus I want to get guaranteed horsepower. Anyone know of someone in the Oregon...

hey guys need a couple of expert opinions here. so i have a 74 xs650, i recently straight piped it and shortly after noticed that there was a very excessive amount of oil coming out of the breather tubes at the top of the motor. enough that it is a fairly constant drip coming out while i ride...