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Just looking for a new ignition switch... Mikes sells them for around $50, just wanted to see if any of you guys had one laying around! Thanks! Taylor

Hey Guys, I'm getting ready to convert and old DT250 front wheel over to with my 17mm axles on my XS and I'm wondering if you all have any tips on drilling out the shoe side of the brake. I've already found the bearings to swap out for it. Thanks for the help! Taylor

I'm looking for a 16 x 4.00 or 16 x 5.00 rim that is preferably laced to a drum brake that can be used for the front wheel of an XS. I'm going for this look... Thanks! Taylor

Hey guys, Do any of you have any experience with solid rear wheels? I really like the looks of this one but i have no idea what it is from.... Any clues? Thanks everyone, Chef

Hey guys, have any of you swapped early year BS38 carburetors for a set from a later model? Are there any benefits in doing that? I image that further on in their manufacturing that they tweaked them a little and I have a set from a 1975 that I could put on my XS1B if i spent the time to...

Hey I've got an entire 1975 XS650 that i'm parting out, I got it with no title and a locked up motor but I only needed a few thinks like the wheel hubs. I also have the front and rear wheels of a 1980 XS650 and the BS34 Carburetors from it with a few other miscellaneous parts. PM me with any...

Going to the Fringe Festival in Edinburgh Scotland for any of you European fella's who might be around there.... Check us out! http://www.facebook.com/pages/Trelese/106323619421261?ref=ts&v=wall

Hey guys I'm in the process of chopping my 1980 frame and i need to get my wheels figured out before i weld it all together. I love the stance of the FONG bros cream xs with the 21inch front and back rims mounted to the stock hubs. Does anyone know of any good rims that wont run me out the...

Hey guys i replaced the equalizer tube on my XS1B on the bottom on the intake with just a regular hose( no interal spring) and i'm noticing that it's sucking the hose together and causing it to kink because of the vacuum. Could I just shove a spring from the hardware store into that hose or is...

Someone told me about a person in australia that used porshe valve adjusters on his xs and he no longer has to adjust his valves...? I found this link but that's all that i'm seeing...http://www.sr500forum.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=9&t=1346 You guys know anything further on this?

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Hey guys I'm looking for either of these for my 1980 xs650. thanks!

Well I just bought two more xs650s! One is a 1975 and the other is a 1980 both are almost complete but without titles and neither run currently but for $200 i could not pass them up.

Hey guys I just got my new sealed lead acid battery and tried in on and it wont power my bike at all. I trickle charged it and it was at about 13 volts and still wont power anything... Its a PM12-7B ( 12N5.5-3B 12v 7ah) Any ideas? Thanks! Taylor

would anybody care to donate an advance unit( XS1B) to my motorcycle cause. the nut found its way through the locktite and the advance unit is destroyed. No other damage done thankfully! ( ie. blown up piston, destroyed cam, etc). It happened moments after i pulled out of the garage and it...

So i've been messing with the timing on my 71 w/pamco ignition and i've got the pamco backed up as far as it can go and my timing mark is just slightly to the left from the correct marks on the alternator and there no more room on the pamco for me to retard it. I've adjusted my camchain but...

I just picked up a three prong LED flasher relay from the auto parts store because i just replaced all my turn signals with LEDs but i'm not quite sure how to hook this up because the original type is just two wires and is grounded to the frame and is huge! The new one looks just like this...

Hey guys i'm in need of a new battery and I wanted to know if Part #61-2026 http://www.mikesxs.net/products-32.html#products from mikesxs will fit my needs although it says XS2-TX650. Clymer says the original for my bike is the 12n12-4a-1 so I think it should work right? Thanks! Chef

Ok so today i was going riding with a buddy and about two miles after we left the house my bike just died! So i rolled it around the next turn and spent about 3 hours trying to figure out what the deal was. My right cylinder was super lean and my left one the diaphragm in the carb wasn't...

Hey guys so I've put about 35 miles on my newly rebuilt engine and i keep noticing a little bit of oil on the left cylinder spark plug when i go to check them. As far as my exhaust looks, theres only a little bit of dark smoke that comes out right when i first start it up and then it looks fine...