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  1. brianis

    Oil pan/pump cover leaking

    so I replaced my clutch cover gasket and my oil pan/pump cover gasket but it seems like oil is weeping at the little plug where the oil transfer through the lower filter has this happened to anyone I just gave it some jb weld I have another cover but don’t want to waste a gasket
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    Right side oil filter

    does the center set screw need to be all the way in or out I’m assuming this either stops the flow or let’s more through
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    Rear brake shoes 74

    What do you guys recommend rear brake shoes. I only run rear brake on my chopper I ordered some new pads from mikexs and they pads seem like they have no material what’s better out there
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    Backfire on decel now

    So I rode the bike to a car show today when I started the bike to leave while working the throttle to warm it up. I was getting a lot of backfires through the carb I know it’s not running lean because I checked plugs the day before. Also synced the carbs yesterday so got home checked the points...
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    Really tough clutch

    so question for you guys on the XS650 does it have a tough pulling clutch I replaced the cable the one I got the bike with had a tear in the plastic cover. The previous clutch was tough but I put the new cable on adjusted it at the engine turned the screw in til I felt tension and backed it out...
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    Front sprocket fit

    just curious if a front 18 tooth will fit a 74 also any advice on a setup that will get me to 65 -70 comfortably it has stock setup now 17-34 its a hardtail chopper I’m not looking to win races just to make it highway speeds to take on poker runs and shows a town or two away
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    So chopper build done

    Still going to wrap the exhaust literally got it back together last night
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    Shot new paint on tins

    so I dropped off the frame for powder coat and I paint the tins while I’m waiting black base coat with daddy Roth acid trip flake. Tryed uploading a video can we not upload videos
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    650 chopper tear down and rebuild pics and more to come

    so picked up my 650 a couple weeks ago it was already chopped but not how I wanted it so I ordered lanesplitter bars from tc bros and ya mamma exhaust and I’ll tell you what damn good shipping packing and quick new seat on it’s way and a new reg/rec from Hugh I needed to fix some things that the...
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    Front sprocket access

    so do I have to drain the oil on my 74 xs just to get access to the drive sprocket seems kind of crazy but looks like the gasket goes around enough that I have to. I want to count teeth on the sprocket
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    Dime city cycle si flea pull throttle

    ordered a single pull throttle assembly for my chopper got it today if your any bit handy and can turn wrenches didn’t fit perfect with stock throttle cable had to drill the adjuster a little bigger and cut the adjuster down with a grinder but honestly 20 min and it was on and happy with it if...
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    Tc bros bootlegger bars and help id riser bushings

    so just wondering if if anyone has run tc bros bootlegger bars. Also trying to identify these riser bushings they are brass definitely not steel curious the bootlegger bars will work with them
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    first ride on 650 chopper some questions

    so bought a already done 74 650 last week has a weld on hardtail from voodoo vintage, there where a couple things i needed to fix due to the po half assing fixed some wiring new tail light. First question the engine vent has two stupid big hoses coming off the top of engine i know some bikes...
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    Pma charging issues

    so just got the bike the P.O. said he put a pma kit in the bike he also put a brand new lithium ion battery in kick only bike so at higher idle at the battery I only get 13.2 at the max. I checked the stator wires on Ac I got around 8 on all the but once I plug in the reg/rec and check at the...
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    New throttle cable doesn’t fit throttle sleeve right

    so the po put a new throttle cable on but where it slides into the housing at the sleeve it just hangs out showing cable was there a adapter or bushing that is supposed to be there
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    so picked up my first 650 today new to the forum looking for options to change over to 1 inch contro

    so picked up my first xs650 always been a sohc cb750 guy but always appreciated the xs so picked up a well started chopper today. my question where do you guys get aftermarket parts i would like to get ride of the 7/8 bars and controls is there a company that makes cables and throttle sleeve...
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