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Hey y'all, it's that time of year again. I picked up a decent motor and frame with little compression, I was wondering if I could bolt on a BBK and nothing else? Are they pretty much plug n play? Im not looking to spend any more than maybe the kit, so maybe just get it a size or two over bored...

He really just said that...

It's coming from the top right, but all 4 cam bearings and seals are fresh with the rebuild

Hey, I'll upload another vid on the meantime shortly. Thanks for the quick reply

Hello all, I've been having trouble with my 81 tci stock xs. Been riding around all summer with little issue and now I took it on a longer ride (50+ miles) and it started choking out and acting like a carb was clogged. So I went through the carbs, checked my clearances, adjusted cam tensioner...

Also it'll still ride, but I gotta gas it pretty hard below ~3500rpm

Hey guys. I've been dailying my xs all summer cause someone totalled my jeep. It's been running great after a fresh rebuild for months, but the other day I was riding and it seemed like the carbs were clogged at first cause it started backfiring and lagging a lot out of no where. Now I can't get...

That's a thought; I made it home and I'm gonna dig in tomorrow, you guys have been very helpful thanks

I used this simplified one but ran it through a central fuse box like the other one. I appreciate the fast reply @jpdevol

Thanks in advance y'all 🙏

I'm at work and looks like I'll have to push it the mile home, I recently rewired it and have ridden it about 200 miles with little issues, but when I kicked it over on break it "popped" and started rolling out white smoke from the ground wire from the battery. I tried bypassing the switch and...

Hi guys. Rebuilding motor on me 81 xsH and I saw thatthere was a good bit of play in the con rods... is this normal? Thanks guys, safe riding 👊

Hey guys, I was wondering what this rectangular thing coming off the rec/reg represents?

Hey guys, I'm about to put on a new head/base gasket to my 81 using the gaskets from https://www.mikesxs.net/yamaha-xs650-standard-overhaul-gasket-set.html The package says "NE BRAND SUPER GASKET" underneath it says "Special chemical & mixture have been treated to the gasket materials in order...

Hey guys n gals, it's me again. I got the old bucket put back together today after a top end rebuild, and it fired right up, second kick! But something's just not right... it sounds like it's knocking pretty good from somewhere. Or maybe it's more of a tapping. Anyway, I've been lead to believe...

Hello all, I was just wondering what the difference between these two diagrams? Is the simpler of the two really that simple? I have all my components to build the harness, I just want it basic as possible. Any thoughts, suggestions? It's a 1981 kickstart only with pick up coils. And dont say...

Cool, good to know, thank you. One more question, I dont see an ignition unit (tci box) in the second diagram, do you need it?

Do you really need the pma/pamco to run a bare bones harness? If so would I have to keep the tci ignition? Trying to make a simple bobber/chopper harness, the simpler the better, with what I have. I plan on re using wires and I'm going to shrink wrap and make it nice. The stock harness worked...

Sounds good! A few questions, what do you mean by lapping them? And what's a contact band?

Hey guys, been a while since I've been in the garage on account of me breaking my arm pretty bad, but I'm back at it now more than ever. Last time I rode the old man he started blowing smoke real bad on the right side and wouldn't stay on. Maybe lost compression? Anyway I said f**k it I'm gonna...