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Hello, I have an issue that I cannot find a solution to. My 1980 Special starts first kick, has a steady idle and rides fine for ~40 minutes. During the first 25 minutes the idle rises about 2k, which I adjust for with the idle screw while i'm at a stop light. Consistently, around the 40 minute...

I plan to buy the 1.5mm oversized pistons from cruizinimage and have the cylinders bored to match. Havent been able to find any info on whether this requires an oversized head and base gasket, or if stock sized will work? If oversized required, anyone have any links to good sources?

I have a 1981 Special, i had it running for a couple of weeks this summer with no issues, and all of a sudden while riding home from work the bike started surging and cutting in and out, with a weird sounding engine note. I tried giving it gas to keep it alive but it eventually died completely...

Hey forum'ers, I recently bought a non-running 1980 XS650 and have been bringing it back to life. First of all I want to say that this place has been extremely helpful for getting informed on all aspects of the bike, and most problems I've encountered there is usually a thread with great advice...