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    For Sale - Geniune Brat Style Japan custom seat

    I had bought this seat from Japan. It’s made to fit xs650 non-hindged seat models. It will require some modifications to mount but if you are heading down that custom brat or cafe route, this is the seat to get. They stopped making them a few years back. It’s in very good used shape. I had...
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    XS Special Side Emblem Comparo

    I've seen discussions about the side emblems from Mikes XS. I couldn't find a thread with a compare of the two. So, here's a side by side photo of a NOS right side emblem (2M0-21782-00-00) and one from Mikes XS. Just to be clear, the Mikes XS comes as a 2-set (pair) and they are left or right...
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    Metal Rescue Tank. Should I Swap to Manual Petcock?

    I have a 1980 XS650 Special. I'm in the process of cleaning out the tank with Metal Rescue (concentrate). Used three bottles for 3 gallons. It's sitting in the tank now. I'll also take apart and clean the carbs (it was recently fully rebuilt) and add new fuel line plus inline fuel filter. I...
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    How Often Do You Ride The Bike?

    I'm sure this has been talked about but I'm curious because I have seen it mentioned that these old bikes need to be ridden, often. Which I'm guessing has to be at a minimum frequency of at least once a week because my bike sat for nine days and had a bit of an issue today. It started as usual...
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    1980 Special - Brake Light Connector

    One of the ground wires to the brake lights broke at the connector pin. What would be the best solution to fix this? Do they sell just the metal connector pins?
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    BS34 1980 XS650 Special Carb Mix-Match?

    Hello all! I'm new here and have been searching/lurking recently. I just picked up an '80 XS650 Special that had been sitting for a number of years. Pulled the carbs to give them a clean and when I took out the diaphragm assembly, each side was different. Is that a common thing to see? Below...
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