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I gratefully accept the nomination.

Thanks Brassneck, I may end up putting a small front fender on, if I can find something that suits it. I'm ok with getting dirty but you're right ...sticks and stones may break my bones. No carb issues at all, thing between that and the exhaust it's a HUGE performance improvement.

It started with buying a $1,000 1984 XS650K that was stock except for the handlebars. It was showing 37,000 Kms., the compression was 150/150 and I drove it enough to know that the motor and transmission were solid, but it leaked some oil and needed a clutch. After lurking here quite a bit and...

I live in the boonies where there are some really nice winding, hilly roads and trails, some paved, some gravel, and some dirt, and some not more than trails through the forest. They were beckoning me and my other bike (a bobbed Valkyrie) really isn’t cut out for the roads less travelled. It...

My first XS650 build

Hiya Classic, I put a set of 14.5" Thruxton shocks on my scrambler build and I think you may have done something similar. Did your chain drag on the swingarm after all? Thanks.

Thanks Rich, nicely done and a real time saver ....

Hey Rich, I'm interested and if you still have one would like it shipped to New York. Can't figure out how to PM you though. Gladly pay through PayaPal and send shipping info. Thanks, Russ

There is another thread on this topic at http://www.xs650.com/threads/2-into-1-intake-manifold.49/page-2 Joewiseguy answers with this: half an inch of travel diff between cylinders? atmospheric pressure at 14+lbs per sq inch? hmmm maybe a .00000000000000293 diff? seriously an offset intake with...

Hiya Lakeview, I'm about 45 minutes from you and have an 84 heritage special that I'm parting out and have oem parts, side covers, tapped covers with 650 emblems, steering head nut cover with heritage special logo, etc. PM me if you need anything.

Joe wise guy sells them. No frame mod needed from what I can see.

Hey there DaddyG Do you have any of these left?