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I was out on a ride ('78 XS650E; no canceller) recently when the turn signals died. I took the switch apart and it appears that the solder connection on the end of the brown/ white wire failed. The solder on the end of the wire bears the impression of one of the rivets on different pieces of...

I finished rebuilding my carburetors and am getting ready to make a manometer for synching them, but I discovered the vacuum barbs are loose, and slide in and out of the holders pretty easily. I'm sure there's the potential for a leak there and would ordinarily replace them, but I can't find any...

I had a lot of Forum help figuring out a carb problem (float valve), and I'm wondering if I should get into both carbs while I'm in there: clean and rebuild, since it appears they both need to come out to service the faulty one.

My bike has developed a slow but persist leak of gas from the interior- mixing chamber?- of the left-hand carb, and into the air box. (I'm new so I may not have the nomenclature right.) I pulled the air box and it appears to be welling up from around the first brass bits- which I think are the...

Hi- I'm new to the sport, and have a really steep learning curve to master. I have an SR project I'm working on, currently in pieces, which is as much as I feel able to attend to; I'd like to find a good mechanic in the SF Bay Area to tune up my XS, now serving as my daily rider. Any...