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A couple years ago, my father dropped off this Vento motorcycle at my house, and at the time I had already another project going. Fast forward 2 years, my other projects are completed. This weekend my wife is getting her motorcycle license, so I figured I would pull out that strange bike that I...

Hello folks, So after riding simple Enduro style bikes, I've always been accustomed to pulling the clutch in to kick start it when I would stall. However, as you may obviously know, I cannot do this with the XS650. I understand the safety of it, but at the same time it's a bit annoying to have...

So some of you may know that I have started a build project, but I thought it would be wise to consolidate and keep the build as its own thread with pictures and progress reports. For those of you who don't know, I purchased this bike from a friend for $200 because he gave up riding after...

Hello, so I have replaced my destroyed air box with unifilter foam pods, and read on the package that I should increase my jet size on my BS38 carbs. Anyone have an idea of what size I should go to?

Hello all, Just thought I'd drop this tidbit introducing myself. "New" owner of a '79 XS650 special, got it from a friend for a steal of $200. It runs and goes, but just needs a little TLC. After reading through the posts of this site, I have found 2 camps regarding the XS650; Purists and...