Search results

Just in case you have a mismarked or wrong dipstick, how much oil did you actually put in the crankcase..? Anything more than 2.5 quarts is prone to cause a problem...When you had it apart for the "rebuild" did you have the head vatted or cleaned..? I have seen heads where the return path(s) for...

I think you made a mistake in explaining your ring end gap. You note that you have 2.5 thousandths and 2.3 thou end gap. Are you really saying you a have 23 thou and 22.5 thou end gap..? That should NOT cause undo smoking. More importantly, when you installed the oil wiper rings, did you stagger...

Pull the crankcase breather hose off of the air box to make sure the smoking isn't caused by the crankcase breather filling with oil and pumping it to the air box. My petcocks leaked, partially filled the crankcase with gas, and the crank churning around caused oil/fuel (when I checked the...

I built an XS2 based 750 back in the day, ran 10.5:1 pistons, and the starter would not spin the crank fast enough to fire, or, it caused the voltage to drop to where the coils wouldn't fire. I ended up kick start only. Fast forward to today. I'm putting together another high compression 750...

[ I'm not anywhere near an expert on this, but I think the clue to this issue was given early on: The OP stated when he " got on the gas" there was blue smoke out the exhaust. Typically, when an engine smokes at idle, that is the point where there is maximum vacuum in the intake path, and if...

I am considering making changes to an XS2 frame to enhance handling. I have available a 1995 FZ 600 front end, and boxed steel swing arm. The swing arm is a bit long, but I can shorten that to whatever works. I would also like to consider pulling the steering head back 2-3 degrees from nominal...