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Guys I need a little help please!!! Took the XS for it's first short ride yesterday, I noticed a small dribble of oil from the gasket in the photo, just below the plug - which gasket is this? Once I know this I can look to hopefully re-torque, if there is any advice on this would be superb...

So the street tracker is looking good but now comes the hard part (for me anyway). Its a '79 special with stock carbs and K&N's. Finally got it running, but sounds rough. Occasional backfire and I think misfire but also a loud pop coming out of the back of the air filters, the pop is pretty...

Time has flown since I bought a '79 Special exactly 12 months ago. I bought this partly because I knew it would help aid recovery from a serious brain haemorrhage (Stroke) I suffered 4 years ago and also because I knew it would be a lot of fun. I can't ride as much as I want (chronic pain) but I...

I am testing out a new LED rear light but cannot get this to work. I don't run any lights except for this rear light/brake light. looking at the wiring diagram I can see that the tail light runs into the light checker, I have removed the light checker (no room for it) and after reading other...

Guys I have the twin exit crankcase breather cover on my 79. Is it possible to swap this for the single exit? This would help with clearance of the pipes which I'm struggling with. Alternatively is is possible to reduce the pipe diameter on the twin outlet?

Just wondering what people have come up with for this as a solution......any ideas super appreciated!

Guys Would anyone know if there is a way of testing if I am getting power to the coil? I have a spark to the right plug but not to the left. If I am getting power to the left coil then I will know if the coil is dead or not......... Many thanks in advance!

Guys I've searched but can't find the info I require. I've a '79 vacuum petcocks which I have just rebuilt, refitted and am testing. Simple but perhaps a stupid question; in the on and prime positions fuel flows freely from them, in the reserve position just a little flows out. I always...

Just a bit of help with wiring this in please......so I have a Domino run/stop switch..... These are the wires running from it....... These are the wires from my loom...... Now I know by examining the switch that the 6 Domino wires are as follows: RUN/STOP BUTTONS 2 x BLUE 1 X...

Time for a battery! Ok, '79 650 Special. No front headlamp or indicators but I am keeping the electric starter. How do I work out what size battery I need? I want something as small as possible that will do the job, Any help much appreciated as always,

Guys, I've no rear passenger pegs and therefore no latch to hold the brake light switch.......any ideas on how this can be achieved?

Is it possible/the done thing to update the safety relay? This is pretty big and ugly, are there any alternative units perhaps?

Guys, does anyone know if there are motocross style pegs that will fit the standard footpeg bracket?

Hey chaps Hoping for a little help please. I have a '78 XS650F, when I got the bike I sold the loom as it was really tatty and part burnt out. I ordered a new loom form Yambits UK which I thought would fit but many of the connections are different. I've been back onto Yambits and they have...

Guys I'm looking for a neat solution for the breather tubes. As you can see I've got the K&N's and obviously lost the stock metal air boxes. From reading previous threads on this I understand the spent oil form the engine is turned into mist and redirected into the air box. So my question is...

Hey guys Looking for some help here if possible, I've dug out the tank and found a small hole. For the most part (I'd say about 95%) of it it's actually sound but there is clearly rust in the area in the photo. From your vast experience what is the best/most effective way of welding the hole...

Hi guys Please see image, where do I need to cut this to enable me to take off the stock mufflers, I want to keep and reuse the headers. I understand there are inner pipes that I need to keep somehow, Any advice appreciated Paul

Guys I'd like to put a 17.5 x 18 ratio master cylinder (just for the hell of it) onto a standard single-pot caliper from a 1978. Is this a problem, or perfectly ok? Paul

Guys, regarding Ignition Coil, Points, Condenser wiring, is there a photo of these wired together rather than a schematic? Struggling.... this is what I have......

Hey guys, new to the forum and I'll be posting quite a bit no doubt as I'm doing a custom bike at the moment. Hoping someone can help, I did a search but couldn't find my answer. OK, I've cleaned / replaced the clutch worm assembly and replaced with a brand new clutch cable. My question is when...