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    Emails going to spam

    I have been having a very frustrating time lately with the emails from XS650.com ending up in my spam folder and having to confirm my email before I get the normal member privileges. I am using microsoft outlook and I have tried all the fixes that come up when I search the problem. Have other...
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    DT 175 Resurrection

    After looking for a long time the almost right DT 175 came up for sale and today it arrived. It has not run for 15 years, and I have the ownership papers very important for registering a bike here. Ideally, I would have liked an older model but this will do. It is mostly all there but very...
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    UK Off the Shelf Street Trackers

    While on a 2stroke website I stumbled upon this guy who is in the UK making street trackers. He is doing it in a serious way and they look pretty good. https://www.bikebound.com/2022/03/15/summerbud/
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    XS 850 Re Model

    XS 850 Rehash. My holiday plans were disrupted by weather, so I have been in the shed working. I thought some of you might be interested in a project that has been ongoing for a while. So with the unplanned extra time I have decided to launch in to print. Some time ago I got hold of an XS850...
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    New Sidecar Motor

    Building Sidecar Motor I started collecting parts for this motor a while ago and then got side tracked building the two-stroke outfit. This is not intended to be a how to build a motor it is more of a show and tell what I have done to build a race motor for a sidecar. Most of what is shown is...
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    Question regarding Mikuni Hex shaped jets as used in VM 34’s and 36’s.

    Regarding the numbering and the jet size. From what I have read the number is related to the amount of water flow through the orifice over a given time and not the size of the orifice. Is it correct to assume that a #360 will flow twice the amount of a #180 jet if all other things are equal?
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    New Tool in the Workshop

    Inspired by Jack’s D porting thread and after a very long gestation period my flow bench is almost finished. I had the good fourtune to meet a kind and generous tuner who showed me his home made bench and gave me his spread sheet programme to crunch the numbers. My bench is basically a copy...
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    Help with bent alternator locking thread

    I have a crank wheel that the threaded end where the alternator lock nut sits is bent. The easy fix would be to get another wheel, but this is a 533 crank which are pretty scarce here in NZ and the crank has been rebuilt, welded and runs very true. It does not need to be 100% as it will be...
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    Check New Cam Chain Guide

    I am doing a bit of work on a friends XS sidecar motor during the off season. One thing I do as a matter of course is Heli coil the front cam chain guide bolt holes as I have seen them come loose / break off during a race meeting putting an end to the fun. The guide on this motor is almost new...
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    Battery breather warning location.

    A while ago I took my seat off to get it recovered. After I put the seat back on I cant remember where this thing went. It is a plastic pressing with a silver warning label showing the route of the battery breather. I would be grateful if someone would post a picture of the plate in situ...
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    Sidecar Racing Photos

    Thought some of you might like to see some XS racing sidecars in action at the Mike Pero Southern Classic 2020. We took 2 and friends took another plus there was one already from down south there. In our pit area we had two brother sister teams, one father daughter team, and my mate on the RD...
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    Does Ignitech make a programmable CDI/TCI box for our platform?

    Buzzword I started this thread to answer your question and avoid clutter on the Gonzo Box ignition thread. Ignitech ignitions are an off the shelf fully programmable ignition box. I think of it like the Arduino of ignitions. They are good and can be configured for use on 2 and 4 strokes and...
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    Two new XS Outfits Underway

    A short post to tell you about the new grand plan. The big news is that there are plans for 2 new XS based sidecars both with 13-inch wheels, one an 880cc the other a 750. We have started cleaning and repairing the callipers, cleaning the wheels etc. The 880 will be for my mate the 750 for his...
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    Perhaps this is a new way to Rephase a camshaft

    Allan Millyard shows how he builds 6 cylinder camshafts. A small light bulb lit up. This method could be used to rephase a cam. I find this man highly likable he is so mater of fact about the things he does. Not so sure about the TIG earth clamp on the tail stock though.
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    Making a Z1 6 Cylinder Crankshaft

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    Pain Free Stand Spring Installation

    This man is amazing, if I can find it I will post a link on how he builds Z1 6 cylinder cranks.
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    Good Mikuni VM Tuning and Set Up Info

    I was looking for some info on VM carbs and found this site. It is the best generic write up I have seen and the photos are great. Read this in conjunction with the carb guide on here and you are set. http://www.vintagebikebuilder.com/mikuni-tuning-and-jetting-guide.html
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    Bead to Vapour Blast Conversion.

    I think this should be in the Garage but if the MODs think it should be in the Lounge that’s all good. I was never really that happy with the job I did setting up my bead blaster, after a few months it started to leak beads even though the joints had been sealed after assembly. Now with a bit...
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    Another One Almost Ready for the Track

    A friend has been building this flat out to be ready for MPSC in Timaru. Today we finished the wiring and fired it up, that makes 4 running XS powered outfits in town. It still needs the body work to be finished but it should be certified and running at a classic meeting we have at the end of...
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    Euro Crank Spec Question

    Gentlemen, I will be rebuilding a Euro 533 crank shortly. In the past I have used the info below from the XS 650 club of Australia to rebuild 447 cranks. As the cranks fit will swap between cases I think the specs should be the same, but thinking is not knowing! Are the clearance specs the...
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