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progress by Downer posted Jun 9, 2011 at 5:02 PM1977 xs650 for sale hardtail chopper bobber style whatever you wanna call it. It’s got pamco pete ignition. Hugh’s handbuilt pma. Biltwell z bars and grips. Sissy bar. leather seat cole foster gastank with pop up cap in menifee California $3500 obo
Anyone try it? Is it worth buying? Or should I get brand name friction plates and springs? Should I buy mikes replacement clutch screws the updated ones?
Bike idles great but when I give it throttle it dies spark is intermeadeant. Drove it about ten miles pulled over to get gas and never ran the same any ideas?
Ok re-doing my head and base gasket again after two seasons of riding started to weep and look like crap so decided to put new ones in.
I just want everyone's thoughts on prep for base and head gasket surfaces? I did 5twins sealer on the head gasket around cam chain tunnel and four outer...
Hey guys gotta issue with a leaky head gasket I think. I have a little bit of oil on my fins that looks as if its coming from the head gasket also the base gasket is a bit oily also.
But... I've done a compression test and I'm getting 140 on the left and 150 on the right
So my question is...
Hey guys went to check timing on bike it is spot on but when I rev it does not go to advance my weights snapped back no problems there but I did shorten the springs been running great but it should be advancing could this be caused by cutting the springs too short any other ideas would be great...
Hey guys went to do some maintanance on valves and my timing mark no longer lines up with the tdc where it's saposed to so I'm guessing the rotor spun on the crank I read I did not need a woodruff key but now seems as I should of put it in any advise on how to get it lined up again and should I...
i have 77 bs38 stock jets are 25 pilots 122.5 main jet. anyways i have uni filters and two into two exhaust with baffles witch seems pretty free flowing to me well right now im at a 30 pilot witch has stopped my carb hiccups at 1/4 throttle im at a 137.5 on the main jet with the needle leaned...
Wondering if there's symptoms to a nozzle jet with a bad o ring im gonna swap them out but could this cause a lean cylinder? What other problems could this cause thanx in advance
hey guys im getting carb hiccups when im in third fourth and fifth gear but only giving it about 1/4 throttle it sounds to me that i need to up the pilot one more can someone confirm this? i have bs38 one up on pilot 135 main and needle leaned one notch thanx again
hey guys my bike was charging about a week ago and now its not ive read curlys guide and gggarys expanded charging guide on the first test with a wrench or feeler guage its a no go no magnitisim at all on the second test im not really sure how to do that one i dont want to fry anything so some...
Anyone know if there's differences on size of float valves. I have bs38 and right now the float valves have 2.5 marked on them bought some new ones from 650 central marked 2 haven't tried to put them on yet but was wondering if it's marked cause the thread or the size of the inlet that lets gas...
hey guys back again im having trouble with my right side cylinder not running. so i take the bike out today about 20 miles stop at a friends house runs fine all the way get to his house turn petcock off let my bike sit for about ten minutes fire it up and its only running on one cylinder go for...
hello i need a question answerd if you guys could. im trying to adjust my clutch. now with the clutch adjusted properly engine off and in nutrual the bike rolls smoothly but... with engine off and in first gear with clutch lever pulled in it will roll but not like it was in nutrual its tougher...