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  1. Ceed Klumper

    Sticking valve or? Hard cold start.

    My '76 has become difficult to kick start when cold, after sitting for a few days. When it finally does start, there is a clear ticking sound from the engine that disappears after maybe 8-10 seconds. If I stop the engine right then and kick-start it again, it fires up immediately, one kick, as...
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    The blue '76

    In this thread I will document my ownership, since last Saturday, of my 1976 french blue XS650: 00O0O_hi7IHXe1w4M_1200x900 by Ceed Klumper posted Oct 7, 2018 at 1:54 AM I found it on Los Angeles Craigslist, in Thousand Oaks, about 50 miles from where we live, which is on board of a 46 foot...
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    Wanted - Looking for stock or tracker-type xs650 in California

    Am new to the XS650 world but have decided I am getting one. Wife has greenlighted. Looking at two now on craigslist: https://losangeles.craigslist.org/lgb/mcy/d/1972-yamaha-xs650/6686562149.html https://losangeles.craigslist.org/wst/mcy/d/1982-yamaha-xs650/6685380829.html Open to any...
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