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Took the bike on its first real ride today and it ran great! Was wondering what you guys do to cut down on vibration if there’s any tricks? This is my first xs and man do these things vibrate

I just finished my first cafe racer build with this 1980 XS650G. Took it out for the first ride and it ran great but the battery got really hot. I tried to make it happen again with the seat pulled to watch and couldn’t seem to duplicate the issue. I think maybe the bolts on the bottom of my...

I have a 1980 XS650G that is damn near a finished product but is being held up by an electrical issue! I traced down a short to the connection between the reg/rec and the alternator. I can plug every connector on the bike into the harness and have 0 issues until I make that connection so I...

Looking for some advice I own a 1980 XS650G and am in the electrics portion of my cafe build and recently removed the reserve lighting unit and light checker to make space in my electrics tray at the advice of some guys on here that had successfully done it and showed me pictures and everything...

Hey guys I have a bunch of stock 1980 XS650G parts after my teardown if anyone is interested I’ll see them for 20$ + shipping each. Seat Turn signals Crankcase breather Center stand (will need welding love) Handlebars Highway pegs Chain guard Headlight mounts Rear fender Rear shocks Battery...

Hi guys I’m new to the site so bear with me here. Last year I pulled a 1980 XS650G out of my Grandpa’s barn and spent the winter restoring it. The thing fired right up after new filters fluids and a battery! I put 1000 miles on it this year and decided I wasn’t satisfied with the build and took...