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    Exhaust Sucking In Air

    As mentioned previously a compression test will immediately tell you if your top end is good or not; regardless wether its the valves or rings, the compression test will indicate if you need a refresh - valve seals; rings or valve seats ... you would see oil and or exhaust deposits if your head...
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    1979 XS750 won't start without starting fluid

    I have exactly the same issue with mine. I found the solution to be after squirting starter fluid into both inlets; open the throttle to max. then start. Because the strokes are offset now the second compression stroke nullifies the first and the second spark doesn't come in as the first has...
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    Engine removal.

    Get another crank from GeoffsXS
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    Mr Riggs Hydraulic Clutch Conversion

    I have one, and as expected with German engineering, its excellent. I purchased the unit including the optional hydraulic line and master cylinder. My only criticism is the hydraulic line connection to the slave cylinder - didn't like it. An easy re-arrangement with a banjo bolt and standard...
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    Sold / Found / Inactive - XS650 High Pipes

    Do you still them? I want! Can we deal?
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    Advance Assembly Grenaded...

    Check out STK 'd' ignitions, all electric no mechanical advance required Yamaha XS650 Digital Stator Kit - STK-465D
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    Mr Riggs Hydraulic Clutch Conversion

    Alternately you could shave the slave cylinder body if your cases are already damaged ..if you threw a chain perhaps/and pasted a bit much JB Weld. Remember its to align the slave cylinder and clutch rod only if necessary.
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    Mr Riggs Hydraulic Clutch Conversion

    Hi everyone - https://www.xs650shop.de/media/pdf/9e/c7/2d/51_165VA_08_0281A_de.pdf is a hydraulic slave cylinder and clutch master lever/hose kit currently available @ 340.00 Euro + freight. These were unavailable before the covid issue obviously allowed the producer to catch up. Grab one while...
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    Mr Riggs Hydraulic Clutch Conversion

    There are lots of ready made l/h handle bar master cylinder levers available from as little as $35 new in silver or black finish with built in reservoirs eg https://www.banggood.com/search/hydraulic-clutch-levers/1134-0-0-0-0-44-0-price-0-0_p-1.html?from=nav
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    Mr Riggs Hydraulic Clutch Conversion

    That's a whole lot of mods, do you need to build new rocker arms to accomodate the rollers? All those efi mods must need a lot of space to fit.
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    Mr Riggs Hydraulic Clutch Conversion

    Its looking good, a much better arrangement than that previously built buy Heiden tuning which had a lock ring outside the side cover held by a lock screw. Just to clarify my previous post - yes I miss quoted Kenny - we should have a grammar checker - he did say that they (Yamaha) didn't PAY...
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    Mr Riggs Hydraulic Clutch Conversion

    How much power are you talking about? the best XS bikes in the day were US dirt oval machines (AKA the Kenny Roberts era) generating at most 75hp,and required the famous OW heads, with it came a host of problems including unreliability; and so Harley were still able to hold onto the short...
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    Mr Riggs Hydraulic Clutch Conversion

    Just to come back to the clutch spring analysis - I have never understood why they are so stiff in the 650 ... in my early days of fast 2 strokes, riders always rode with 1-2 fingers on the clutch lever ; as that's all it took to disengage when a seizure lept up to get you (1960s) before Suzuki...
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    Mr Riggs Hydraulic Clutch Conversion

    A specific made to measure is obviously preferred, but do the side covers vary much from model to model? I would not have thought so; however, to be confident that the fit is appropriate then surely a few shims inside the cover between the side cover and master cylinder should do the job if...
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    Mr Riggs Hydraulic Clutch Conversion

    May I join the order as #10?
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