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Just a quick one, just finished my build which I’ve put a photo of below. top end refurb, new gaskets new valve seals, pistons and rings the works really: honed the cylinders and watched a fair few videos from all the posts on here. Got a little bit of an oily plug on the left cylinder… a...

Hi guys, Can anyone point me in the right direction for a set of rims for Xs hard tail build. Id like to get a set of chromed rims if possible. Prices for chroming here in the uk seem to be a heck of a lot more than it would cost to just buy a new rim.... The wheels are as follows: Front...

Hi guys, I striped the top of the engine down yesterday as I’m going to get my head and cylinders cleaned up by a shop as it’s looking a little tired. So everything’s in great condition for the age and I’ve gone over all the tolerances and measurements etc. But, always a but.... The pistons...

Hi guys just thought I’d ask a question about top motor mounts for my hard tail, I know there’s been a few discussions on here about them. My question is, I’m thinking of making up some custom mounts but removing the tubing that goes from the motor mount to the front of the frame..... anyone...

Hi guys, have an issue which has me pretty stumped... had a look through the forum for some ideas but not found anything I’ve already tried. I’ve been riding the bike with no issues and after a new cable install it just cuts out. Clutch in and in gear you can roll the bike forward when off with...

Just got my forks back from rechroming, woo. Im looking at the manual to rebuild my forks but none of them seem to relate to what I’ve got here. Bottom of my fork tube I have a C slip a spacer washer and another part which I assume goes a specific way....obviously stops the dampener rod coming...

Hi guys I’m having my forks re-chromed on my 81 so I’ve disassembled them and got all the parts on the bench to have a look over them. On the dampening “taper spindles” both sides the bottoms have digs in the metal all the way round pretty evenly spaced... Is this how they are or do u have an...

Hi guys, So I’ve had a few issues with my charging system. It’s an 82 so the headlight is linked into the system so I know I’ve got problem. I’ve been referred to the tech page where the very thorough list of electrical faults was very helpful, but I’m still not able to get it going. I’ll...

Hi guys, Put some mikuni vm34s on the xs this week. Got the TC bro’s set that come with some extra jetting etc. As expected I’ve had some issues with the jetting running very rich. Thing I can’t get my head round is the fact that the slide seems really high almost 5mm open when at idle. Is...

Hi guys, Ive been reading through all the threads on charging systems as I’ve got an issue with no head light when engine running and no volt change on my 1982 xs. Sorry to bring up and start another thread about it but I’m a bit stuck. I’ll give you a list of the things I’ve gone through and...

Hello guys, New to the forum, got myself an 81 XS650 in the UK that’s been imported from Canada. It’s in pretty good condition and I’m slowly and methodically giving it a good go over. She runs well, I’m getting her up to scratch for our MOT testing for use on the road. So my question...