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After the weekend when we're back from camping, I'll put the 140's back in. I will pull the sump filter and check the crank. Solid ideas guys, I hit a mental wall after awhile and need input from others.

I was wanting to put on 142.5's but only had 145's on hand. Maybe I'll go back to the 140's now that the timing is changed and the plugs are cooler.

Haha! Yeah I laughed a bit when I saw those brown plugs too. I will definitely run a compression test. Taking the family camping in a couple days so won't be able to run that until Sunday or Monday. I'll update here when I do. The oil has about 650 miles on it (we went on a couple day ride...

Thanks for the reply 5twins. So here is what I did since reading your response today. Checked my timing @1200 rpms. It was already firing on the right leg of the horseshoe just as in your "tci timing tweak" guide here: http://www.xs650.com/threads/tci-timing-tweak.55209/ I enlongated the top...

Hey guys, recently my 81 started getting harder to kick, as if the compression has randomly increased for some reason. Also it is pinging a little at about 1/8 throttle under load. My plugs appear to be getting too hot and I started getting a little popping on deceleration. It also has been...

Hi all, I have up for sale a bunch of factory take off parts from my 81 XS 650. The previous owner took this stuff off and it's been sitting in a box for a couple of years now. It's time to go. I am not sure on the prices but if you want any let's make a deal to move this stuff out of here...

I know this thread is getting a little old, but has anyone found a matching lever? I am looking too.

Here's mine. She's come a long way and has a bunch left to do. Posted via Mobile