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I have had my xs650 for 4 years now and have spent a ton of time working on it as many here have. Finally this past month I have made a couple of key changes that have really made my bike much more enjoyable. The first change was swapping out my BS34 carbs with ones from a 2004 EX500. This...

Anyone just sitting there waiting for a part or parts to come in today? I am anxiously waiting for USPS to drop off my EX500 carbs. I had the jets and needles delivered yesterday. I feel like a kid watching the clock on the last day of school.

I am looking for a good working set of BS34's. Thanks for the help!

I have been trying to get my headlight to be turned off when in neutral. I tried following a earlier tread about this but for some reason it isn't working. Below is the relay I am using. To start out should this relay work...

I am looking for the lower half of the triple tree for a 82 Heritage. Let me know if you have one for me to buy off of you. Thanks for the help!

I am taking the plunge and installing a 1999 GSXR 750 inverted fork on my 1982 XS Special. I will be posting pictures and specific specs of how I am doing it. My hope is to get more info out there for others to use. I have spent a lot of time researching this project and have had a hard time...

I thought I would pass this on to those people who would like to use their rear signals as brake lights also. I decided that I wanted to also use my rear turning signals as brake lights on my bike but I wasn't sure how to do this without the turning signals not working while applying the brake...

Hey guys can you checkout my wiring diagram and let me know if you see anything that needs to be fixed. I have a 1982 Heritage special that will be running signals and has the standard ignition components. Thanks for your time and comments.

I finally got the top half separated from the bottom half of my forks and I noticed that at the bottom each sleeve they look different. My question is should they look exactly the same? Pictures: https://www.wuala.com/sacco/Photos/2011/07/07-29-2011/?key=5Ys4OTSIF4ke

I have a 1982 with the stock bs34's on it. When cleaning the carbs the first time I noticed that one of the mixture screws on one side had a stripped head. After not touching the screw after multiple cleaning I eventually said I had to do something about it especially after I switched to pod...

I am trying to get the progressive springs for my stock 1982 front end but Mikexs has been out of them for a bit and I am in need of ordering some. Does anyone know where I can get a similar pair for about the same price?

Does the top end of the engine get really hot normally? I just finished a rebuild and have started the bike a few times and tonight I let it run for a couple of minutes at a time. I think that I am just paranoid! What is a good way of knowing if the top end is getting oil? I took one of the...

I can not get the front sprocket off for the life of me! I tried bunching up some old chain links which worked to stop the gear from turning but with a three foot breaker bar attached to a 36mm socket I couldn't get it to come loose. I have used penetrating stuff on and that didn't help...

Does anyone know for sure what the rule are for people who have bikes in NY about passing inspection without having signals installed? I thought that I have read if the bike was made before 1985 you don't need them but I just wanted to make sure that is true. I also had someone else tell me...

So I am running a kick start only, no signals, bike and wanted to come up with a new configuration for my switches. So I decided to re-use my kill switch, re-purpose the start switch for the horn, added a small green light for my neutral light, and then added a small switch for the high/low...

I finally got my bike started after working on it for the past 7 months. I still have a bit to go but it was a great feeling to finally hear it run. I now have to get the mufflers on and then work on syncing the carbs and fine tuning. Thanks to all of those who have helped so far. Sorry...

So I am in the middle of wiring my 1982 xs650sj bike and am running into a few questions when wiring my Ignitor Unit. My first question is that my pickup has the wire colors of grey, black, and orange. The wiring diagram I have in my Haynes manual doesn't have those colors for the pickup unit...

Does anyone know of a place that carries spark plug wires and caps that I can buy locally? I live in western NY. I just had an order come in from Mikesxs but I forgot to get the wires and caps with that order and I really don't want to have to pay for shipping on those items. Thanks for your...

I wondering how you guys are mounting aftermarket headlights like the one I have in the link below. Thank you for you help. http://www.demonscycle.com/Lights-and-Blinkers/Headlights/Bobber-Chrome-Headlight-p6205685.html

I have a 1982 xs650SJ that I am looking to swap out the dorky reflector rear suspension for a pair from a 77 xs650 and was wondering what the eye to eye length is? Also this should be a direct swap right? Thanks for your help!