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Hello gentlemen, Regarding the brush springs inside the starter, does anyone have one of those knocking around in a box somewhere and would like to measure it for me, please? From what i can deduct they are only available in repair kits and i want to try to find a replacement as mine have...

Correct. And these studs do not need to be superstrong anyway. The starter is held in place by the 4pc 8mm mounting bolts and the mid section that holds the field armature is held to each aluminum housing with a pin. Once installed, it can not twist. I bought this XS2 in -98 while living on...

Yes, the threads on the studs shown by Jim look rolled. I have had the starter apart before and as far as i remember it was a bit tight. But since i have a nice tool grinder with rotary collets etc i may as well give it some exercise :) Taking away half of the thread depth would leave more than...

freddy3 and Jim, thank you! Swedish hardware stores don't carry m5 bolts over 90mm and similar non-metric stuff is even more exotic. I'll make studs out of stainless M5 stock, use conical washers and a thin nut, just like in Jim's picture. Will grind away the threads in the center section...

freddy3, yes that is the one! kshansen, thank you this is what i needed to know. But i will try to source them on ebay instead. Making them is plan b.

Thank you xjwmx. I live in Sweden and xs650´s are thin on the ground here otherwise i would have found a donor. The XS2 in question is in Indonesia, tucked away in storage waiting for me to come and give some TLC and take her for a ride :) She has been sitting there since before covid. We walk...

I have a XS2 starter that needs to have its long screws replaced. The screws that hold the starter body together, that is. They are not available to buy so i must make them. The starter is in a remote location so i cannot measure anything from where i am now. A straightforward solution would be...

Perfect! I´ll take off a suitable length, square off the ends and cut out a slot for the rods. Thank you gggGary!

Yes, the flywheel OD please. I have a pc of scrap pipe but am not sure it is big enough to fit the flywheels. Need to make sure before i fire up the torch :-)

Can anyone tell me the OD of the crank halves, please? I am about to make a press jig for the crank shaft out of a piece of scrap pipe. Many thanks

Apologies for my absence. Yes, i was referring to the little brass ball kindly shown above by 5twins. I never got to know what kind of stubborn crud was in there because of the drilling involved. Never even got to know if it was a ball or a cylindrical piece. I chose drilling it out before...

Noted. I'll try that on the other carb if needed. It is the better choice now that the depth of the plug is known. Got to be careful with the casting..

Hello and thank you to the moderators for accepting me into the forum, My two cents for the carb cleaning line of enquiry- Recently one of my bs34's began to pop and stall etc and i thought that's easy, just start the compressor and clear the pilot circuit. Yeah, right... Still popped and...