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I’ve decided to sell my 72 XS650. I didn’t build the bike, I bought it basically as it sits. I’ve linked an article with a little bit of info about the build. It needs some paint and polish to be show quality again, but it runs strong. Tires are new and wheels are freshly powder coated, as well...

Ok. So then somehow my chain tensioners got switched, because they will only allow the axle to go in this way. I’ll flip that around. To get proper tension on the chain I had to adjust them almost all the way in. Can I just pull a link out of the chain?

So I pulled the cotter pin back out, loosened the nut and put my torque wrench on 100lbs. Got it to 100 and I was just a hair shy of lining up the hole to put the cotter pin back in. So I set the wrench to 105 and gave it a slight nudge and completely stripped the nut. The threads on the axle...

My 78 doesn’t have electric start. It never takes more than 2 kicks to get it going, even when cold and it’s been sitting a while.

My torque wrench is manual and only has 3 settings. 1) one hand 2) two hands 3) two hands and a foot pushing against the wall. Thank you. You’ve been super helpful. Hadn’t ridden my bike in over a year because of all this happening while I had too many other projects going on.

Got it all back together with new bearings and proper spacer install thanks to the knowledge here. Two final questions, I did a quick search and didn’t come up with a definitive answer. 1) what is the appropriate amount of slack for drive chain tension? 2) what is the proper torque for the axle nut?

98mm

Sometimes procrastination pays off. Waited a year and saved over $10…

I suppose I got kinda lucky.

Well I got around to it in under a year. That’s pretty good right? I tell my wife all the time when she asks me to do something I’m gonna get it done. There’s no need to remind me about it every 6 months…

Thank you. I appreciate all the info.

What’s the very top part in the pic? The one I destroyed driving the old bearings out…

Since I am somewhat of a scientist myself…

Haha. I’m an idiot. You’re right. My metric caliper battery is dead so I googled the conversion of 3.8 inch to mm. I knew it didn’t seem right so I even looked it up twice!

I know this is an old thread, but I didn’t think the forum needs yet another rear wheel bearing spacer thread, so I figured I’d ask here. Someone put my rear wheel together without the top hat collar in the left side bearing. I searched and found the source for replacing that, but in doing so I...

Only when there’s no other choice.

Looking at the dates on these posts reminds me what a terrible procrastinator I am.

There’s an idiot that comes to my house and does stuff like that ALL the time…

i just replaced the petcocks, fuel lines and air filters as suggested. Seems good to go there. Now I’m about to tackle the rear wheel bearing. Assuming the notorious top hat is in fact missing, is this the piece I’m going to need to order?

Is the an indication of your taste in women? Maybe you should pick up your date in your truck next time.;)