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    What’s wrong with this pic

    What’s wrong with this picture??
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    I got shocked!

    I started to finish up my wiring and everything seemed to be working except my turn signals. Got a buzzing sound from the relay. With one hand on the bars and touched the relay I got a good shock. I made a ground jumper from the relay to the motor and got a short, quick buzz, then left side...
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    XS2 wiring. Help needed!

    I was wiring up the XS2. Started in the back and worked my way towards the front. Things were going well until.... My manuals are way off on the color coding. I’m using all OEM stuff. It’s very confusing. Does any of this look correct? Thanks. I know it’s probably hard to diagnose but any help...
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    Intake manifolds

    whats the procedure to reinstall the intake manifolds?Thanks
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    Question?

    Okay. My best friend has a 2014 CB1100. When he parks it his handlebars are to the left. I said “That’s wrong”. He told me that’s safer for the bike. He even showed me a video. If that’s the case, why are all the steering locks on these old vintage bikes on the left side? Seems to me the bike...
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    Over polished?

    Does anybody have a process or recipe to knock down high polish or polish up case covers so they look stock and not over polished. Thanks.
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    Crankcase venting

    I just read a interesting article on the xs650 crankcase venting. From the early design to the best they could come up with over the years. According to the article the earlier venting, quote “ leaked like a true Brit” That’s me. Anybody got some ideas? Besides a catch can?
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    Vintage restoration sources.

    Hey guys. I just wanted to put this out there. And please add to it. I started restoring a XS2 back in November last year. I bought a lot of the impossible to find NOS stuff on EBay. Like original Takasago wheels, instruments and the like. But you gotta be careful. I’ve been burned more than...
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    Starter help.

    I need you guys help again. I can’t seem to find a part# for the oil seal in the cases for the starter motor in any parts fiches. Can anyone help? Thanks.
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    Water glass. Center stand racing.

    Has anyone ever tried to do water glass on the seat thing with a xs650? What about center stand racing? LOL. Just wondering. I got a feeling that glass is going up like a Saturn rocket.
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    XS2 mirror

    has anybody ever replated the chrome on a mirror. I can’t find a reasonably priced NOS one for my XS2 project. Space coast plating said that it will wreck the glass. They told me to break out the glass, or they would, and then have a auto glass company cut a new mirror to fit. Some people have...
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    XS2 wiring question

    Does anyone have one of these on their XS2? Appears to be a regulator and relay ground straight to the battery.
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    Cam chain help.

    Has anyone completely tore down a XS2 motor only to find the new OEM cam chain is like 1/2 link too short? Also I should mention that the tensioner is out of the cylinders. What am I doing wrong? There appears to be 50 links on the chain. Any help is greatly appreciated. Thanks.
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    Cam chain help

    Has anyone ever completely tore down a XS2 motor to find upon the install of a new OEM cam chain that it’s like 1/2 link too short? Also I should mention that the tensioner is out of the cylinders. Maybe rear guide stopper still in wrong? Thanks.
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    Cam tensioner help

    does anyone have a picture of how the cam chain idler assembly sits in the top engine case half on a XS2? It keeps getting in the way of the tensioner. I think it’s backwards or upside down or something. Thanks.
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    Help with wiring

    can anybody help me with these 2 brown wires? They are coming from the other side of the bike from the regulator or relay or something. Thanks.
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