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    Keep it stock or not.....

    Here is a tried and true recipe. tc bro hard tail highmount sportster tank, spray bombed spokes and rims 12 " apes........Straight pipes and pod filters..... 1/2 helmet..... obligatory tribal tat,SleevelessT,,, crew cut reflective sunglasess so you can admire in your mirror...... lots of...
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    My first xs650 project

    Cool......:thumbsup:,,,,,,,,, good luck //////:bike:
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    need some help with an engine

    .The first thing any new owner does is pull the airboxes off and install pods 2nd thing that goes is the muffler system why who knows i guess to be hot roddin or choppin .... bad move cuz you got bs 34 carbs they come non adjustable and set very lean from the factory.....and you have...
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    wondering where my problem lies (carb or engine)

    Aah come on 5 twins you need to cut up that 78..... big jimmy had the pom poms out and the young lads about had me choppin my xs1b up the other day they said i could get more tail with a hardtail:D\:doh::bike: and yeah i was kidding about the links sort of Ok back to Collins...
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    wondering where my problem lies (carb or engine)

    Collin you need these xs johns needles http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/XSJOHNS-XS650-HI-PERFORMANCE-BS34-CARB-JET-NEEDLES_W0QQitemZ290407636128QQcmdZViewItemQQptZMotorcycles_Parts_Accessories?hash=item439da4dca0
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    Detroit AutoRama

    Here is a Scrawnys chop and bob test and tune night :yikes::bike: http://www.youtube.com/scrawnys#p/u/44/19K8J-5dRmo
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    wondering where my problem lies (carb or engine)

    Heck these guys come well recomended for tuning issues a couple threads over.... they have a fancy websight and some carb tuning videos on utube and everything ......awsome bike tc tail and all..,.... sportster tank and evertything...... bitchen :thumbsup::bike...
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    My first xs650 project

    dead guy....... on a positive or more helpfull note... Your Top motor mounts really need to be tied back into the frame as these motors vibrate alot......... just a tip from an ole geezer.
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    My first xs650 project

    I like the tc bro hardtail universal kit because a guy can controll the streach and lower frame rail geometry ... Their... weld on... stays flat to long then swoops up to the axle plate at a steep angle in my opinion
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    My first xs650 project

    Big Jimmy the reason most guys dont hate on the "Cafe builds" is because they are usually a little more eloquintly thought out build wise, and are usually a little bit better use of the resource. They also havent been cut up to the point of no return. and well quite frankly still revert to the...
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    My first xs650 project

    Sorry I struck a raw nerve mate ......nursin a blown achilles tendon perhaps its the meds:banghead: . Chop on young lads...:thumbsup:
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    My first xs650 project

    Welding on that overused tc hardtail and a frisco mounted sportster tank really isnt all that custom :wink2: and a poser on a chopped yamaha really aint no biker for that matter :laugh::laugh: That bike was worth 2000 around here now its worth 600 maybe 1100 or so done most just die off in a...
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    My '75/'78 combo bike project

    Man I am soooo liking all you guys doing restos and partials.....:thumbsup: Absolutely brilliant score on those mufflers :bike:
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    Wanted - looking for 70-73 xs1 xs1b xs2 Centerstand

    Sundie Im Wrong the cap hinge is in front flips forward towards the triple trees no key hole maybe its the right tank you have... I just got the bike last weekend and I stopped by my shop and checked its opposite of the 3 specials I have which all hinge at the back or seat side ...Do you know...
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    Wanted - need xs1b seat mint for restoration

    Need a early seat for a xs1b resto project
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    XS2 two years in the making

    Beautifull restoration... Thanks for sharing Im starting down the resto path on a XS1b hope mine turns out half as nice.....Were you able to crack Yamaha's paint codes for your paint?
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    Wanted - looking for 70-73 xs1 xs1b xs2 Centerstand

    Thanks Sundie but the cap hinges at the back and has no key assy.
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    Wanted - looking for 70-73 xs1 xs1b xs2 Centerstand

    Kreme is a brand of tank liner... a method of derusting a tank.. its kind of rubbery there are other better methods of tank restoration in my opinion one is using electrolysis the other is a liner made by casewell plating ...the other one is made by a paint company called POR and is a hard...
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    early xs650 production numbers

    Im restoring one right now.... saw one go for 6800.00 in Seattle lately ...choppin a 70 or 71 :yikes: is really a pretty poor move:doh: unless its in shambles... but wait... chop away I need some parts:thumbsup::bike:
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    Wanted - looking for 70-73 xs1 xs1b xs2 Centerstand

    Doing a mild restore on an 71 xs1b need centerstand and hardware ... clean seat wanted ... could use a Tank as Previous owner botched a Kreme job:doh: ...front fender assymbly rear fender hoop..... behind seat hoop ...ect side covers with trim not peeling Just the usuall stuff...
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