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Ha, that's a smart solution, cool! :)

At a boulevard near the dutch coast :) Fredintoon, I see you've got a sidecar brake setup, nice! How is the end of that brake cable connected to your motorcycle?

yesterday I ordered a valve for the carter vent. (and lots of other stuff, that's worn out on my bike). Today I torqued all the cylinder in head bolds to spec, also changed the oil for a 20W50 as prescribed in the manual. (a bit thicker than the 10W40 that used to be in there). Some of the head...

I like to look more positively. There were lot's of failures that made the price low. I fixed all those. :) I'll try the easy fixes first, that's why i opened this topic.:D if they don't help, i can always do a top end revision. I hope the stretch the revision another 5k miles or so, this...

thanks for all the reactions! :) Fredintoon, I'm hoping my problem is just as easy to solve! I've checked to breather box before, and torqued in down. But, still hoping for a solution like that. :) Michaelo, i haven´t checked the plugs jet, but will post a photo soon. I'm expection black plugs...

I haven't had much time last week. But I checked the dipstick. Mine is the "new" type, so that's not the problem. Next, i'll see if I can find a place to do a compression check.

thanks for the tips. I'll check all of them next week. I'll report my results! ;)

I read that somewhere indeed. Normally I fill it up till just above the "low" mark. Than, the amount of oil, coming out is, much less. But still, i have to clean my battery and regulator every 100 km's.. This time, I filled it about halfway, even a bit less in fact. But indeed, more than normally.

Hi everyone, I've been reading the topics for a couple of months now, but hadn't anything to write so far. So here's my introduction. I'm Arjan, from Holland. I got a XS650 custom with a velorex sidecar. I bought 1,5 year ago, rather cheap. So before driving it, I had to repair some stuff...

Thanks for all the replies, very usefull! :) - I filled the bike to the top oil level - I have 2 outlets, according to my bike papers, the bike was registered in Holland in 1980. - I run a single hose down the frame tube, with on open end (ending in an oil catching bucket). I'll try the lower...

Hi everyone, I'm Arjan, from the Netherlands. I've been following several threads for a while, but never posted a message. About a half a year ago, I bought a XS650 custom, with an Velorex sidecar. :) The old Jawa wasn't powerfull enough to properly pull the sidecar rig. :( I bought the XS...