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is there a way to check and adjust the timeing on an xs, mine is a 79

glad i could help

try runing it without the pods on also. mine was doing the same thing and when i pulled the pods off it ran great. the problem i found is that there is a breather on the rear of the carb and the crappy ebay pods i got were covering 1/2 the hole. with no pods it ran like a rapped ape.

i am selling my bike on ebay. let me know if any of you are interested http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/xs650-chopper-/110791540433?pt=US_motorcycles&hash=item19cbb0bed1

haha, yea i am shure the HD guys would have a ball with that bike. i will check out that website. I got the bike for 400$ and thought it would be fun to mess around with a 2-stroke. the question is should i chop it up and make it a monster, or keep it stock?

hi guys, just was wondering if anyone has any experince with the suzuki gt550. i just got one and would like to get some ideas about what to do with it. it is a 1974, 3 cylnder 2 stroke. i have a 650, and i have been on this site for about a year while i have been building it. I have gotten...

so i was riding my bike around this weekend, and was going threw a little town called jeffersonville. i saw a few bikes parked on the side of the road so i decided to stop and have a little chat. they told me about this run they call they gypsy run. they stayed at landers camp ground in...

i am selling my xs650 on ebay, if you are intersted le let me know. http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/1980-xs650-chopper-/110722184825?pt=US_motorcycles&hash=item19c78e7679

it is a 1981 xs650. i got the bike for 200 bucks. i got a hardtail kit off ebay and cut the frame up. i raked the neck back to 39 degrees. i had the front and rear rim and hub powdercoated, new spokes, the valve covers and points cover powdercoated, the tank and rear fender were painted. i got...

so i have been on this sit for a few months now asking all kinds on stupid questions about the bike i was building. figured i should let you guys see what it looks like.

ok so i changed the brown wire to the brushes from a ground, to an 12v ignition. and bam i am gettin some charging. the only problem now is that is is charging 58 volts. what the hell. i checked to make shure my green isnt grounding out on me and its not. do i need a new regulator rectifier? :wtf:

ok so i have beegn looking at some wireing diagrams an i found something that might be screwing me up. in one the brown wire off the brushes is grounded, and the green is connected to the regulator/retifier. in the other the brown gets ignition voltage and the green is connected to the...

ok so i am haveing some charging problems. i checked the rotor and it has .5 ohms, checked all 3 white wires out of of the engine and none are shorted to ground. i also checked the regulator/rectifier and it seems to be working fine. i cleaned the brushes off with some scotch bright, and the...

thanks i will try that and go from there.

ok so you need more info. i can do that it is a 1981 xs650 stock carbs (34 mm Mikuni ) stock gearing electronic igniton. stock the exhaust is 45" long and is 1.5 inch pipe i belive the curent jets in it are stock. the bike was stock when i got it, and i dont think the the guy i bought...

i have just finished my chopper project and started it for the first time last night. it ran like shit, which i am not supprised, the carbs need some help. i have installed pod filters, and made a one off exhaust. the exhaust is about 3 feet long and has 4 inch baffels in them. they are split...

they are all off the same bike. its a 1980 sx650, the tank is in good shape, just missing a yamaha off the one side. i will try and get some pictures as soon as i can.

i have a igniton/ helmet lock/ and gas tank for sail. i also have one key that fits all of them. send me a message and make me an offer

i have a 81 xs650 that i have put a hard tail on, and i was wondering if i can put one of those battery eliminators on the bike to save some space. im not shure if the bike needs a battery to charge or not,

will it fit on a hard tail frame? and can you send some pics to my e-mail. mikeweyandt18@yahoo.com