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im thinking of making my tank and side covers brushed metal has anyone done this before? seems pretty easy job.

i haven't been riding the xs a lot lately. started it up a few weeks ago and realized the battery had died. tendered it for a few hours and it seemed to be perfect! Jumped on it on saturday morning and it was bogging hard, no power. pulled the plugs, one was black the other barely white...

I have searched the internet and can't find the answer.... what is the size (i think it's a hex) that tightens the pipes together under the bike? I think it's the same size as the valve covers. but not sure length. not even sure what it's called

11.5 clean condition. i'd like $40 plus shipping i have them on ebay currently https://www.ebay.com/itm/173862825299

Hey 650ers my buddy has an 81 650 special. stock. has had it for 18 months or so and is exeperiencing the following: "Shifting through gears or finding neutral becomes impossible as the bike heats up. When I first start riding everything is fine, the shifting is perfect and I can get it...

hey friends. rebuilt my 650 in the fall, and have been intermittently seeing a tiny drip AFTER riding. I pulled the cover, bent the washer down, and torqued the nut over the small sprocket. Thought that would fix it, but the small drip persists. Should I take off chain, nut and sprocket and...

looking for black windjammer, vetter, Pacifico/Aero, whatever works. I'm in LA and haven't had luck other than some really beat up windjammers that have been exposed to the elements. Thanks

My Father In Law bought a "1979" NOS license plate nearly ten years ago, before California changed the YOM (year of make) laws to include 1970-1980 blue plates, and he gave it to me when he gave me his bike. After I received the bike, I transferred the title and applied to use the plate. The...

The bike was originally found abandoned in a parking lot. My FIL found the owner and bought it. And did a complete rebuild in 2002 or so. Over the years he had the frame powder coated, added a 1977 tank, and rechromed all the bits. Then he picked up ANOTHER XS650 and rebuilt that, making it...