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Have only recently in the last year put my bike together and was introduced to the world of carbureted twins and red kote. Tank was new inside and wanted to keep it that way. Followed directions but only let it cure for 3 days which i think was the recommended time and it looked and felt cured...

Firestone Deluxe Champion (Coker tire) On stock 1980 xs650 special II spoke wheels (painted satin black) 3.25-19 (front) 5.00-16 (rear)

Got rid of my squishy front fork feel by replacing weak fork oil with Rotella 15/40 and turned my spring tensioners to the middle position. Feels niiiiiiiice.

Sweet!

Currently in Phoenix AZ doing some work, can't wait to get back and ride some. Weather has been really nice around where I live lately.

Very nice She's all decked out for long rides with that luggage rack. Looks like you can even have a passenger on there, very nice.

Woohoo! Man I can't believe I didn't mention that. Same thing was happening to me also when I turned my handle bars in one direction it would rev up due to a tight cable. Well glad you found the issue

Ooooh my baby is finally running great! Torqued the head down, some bolts were slightly lose, no more oil leak for the time being. If you guys recall I was dealing with all kinds of small annoying issues ignition and fuel related. now I'm gonna do something about my fork springs Lots of good...

Thanks xjwmx that's exactly what I'll do, retorque the bolts since it hasn't been done I'm sure in for ever and just l leave it alone for a while at least and enjoy the bike. I'll eventually replace the gasket down the road a few months from now if I see it getting worse but hopefully like you...

Working on my bike! Gonna re torque head bolts in sequence and check a few things then take her out for a ride.

Wow! Bike runs great! First actual ride since I bought it. I didn't realize how nice and quick these xs650's were when running good. No leaks, no pops, no fuel starvation, rode her a good 30 miles without issue. It's very satisfying . Now that it's running I found a small oil leak I'll need to...

Here's a before pic of when I bought the bike last year. It was in a shed for years. I overpaid a little for it but the thing ran and seemed fine mechanically. Good compression. Didn't have to mess much with engine or trans.

Thanks man! Yeah I had a buddy of mine does Fab work take the original tank and change it up for me. Most people cut out the sides and then re weld them in but he actually fabbed some new sides up for this tank.

Mine did the same thing here and there. It would sky rocket to 4K upon starting. I would check for air leaks but had none. I was having fuel starvation issues also that I was getting fixed. Can't tell you what is causing it exactly but what I would do is immediately after starting the bike I...

Getting ready to go for a quick test ride. Fixed my float bowl fill issue yesterday and upped my main to 145. Feeling optimistic!

Nice man! I had a shop do my tank in a satin black and the first day I put gas in it and spill a little it stains the paint! I spill paint on my Harley tank all the time and no stains. Make sure to use some good paint that is resistant to oil and gas.

Hey there 650Skull, Yes sir originally the T was leaking and flow was extremely slow, old bike I had just bought it and sat for over 10 years according to the seller so lots of small annoying issues. I noticed that if I pushed in on the T in either direction the leak would either get better or...

Well fixed it! I carefully pried the T line between both carbs over slightly to the right while my petcock was open and kept prying until there was a nice even flow. Sweet! Gonna take her out tomorrow and test out my changes.

Thanks twomanyxs1bs, I appreciate the help and patience my friend. So I went out to the garage one more time to give it a last go and fixed my problem. The T line that sits between both carbs supplying fuel to both carbs needed adjustment, I had already tried to adjust it but with fear of using...

I just fixed my drip drip bowl issue and think I'm set! Tomorrow I RIDE:)