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Selling my 83 Heritage Special. Offered here before Craigslist. $1700 OBO. Many upgrades, roller bearings in fork, brass headbolt washers, one piece clutch pushrod, fuse box, Brembo disc. ECW purplezinger@gmail.com

I've owned a number of XS650's over the years, including a new XS2, none were as good as this 83! I tried to post pictures to this entry but nothing seems to work. Please visit purplezinger's photo album (it's public) to see the latest pictures. Color is black, asking $1900. Located in central...

Ducati and Ben Spies have jointly announced his retirement from racing. Former AMA Superbike Champion was injured during the 2012 Malayasian Moto GP.

CRT bikes have been the ugly stepchild since they were introduced. Now it seems they are going away. It also appears a more logical approach is being taken toward ECU's. http://motomatters.com/news/2013/08/28/the_2014_motogp_rules_a_minor_modificati.html

I just saw this on the local Craiglist. http://lexington.craigslist.org/mcy/3920703952.html

I have some parts with light (surface) rust and some parts with serious rust. Looking for information on the correct way to use molasses. Sulfured/unsulfured? Molasses from the breakfast aisle or molasses from the farm feed store? Or does it make a difference? What is the correct ratio of...

DORNA has just announced the "Circuit of the Americas" in Austin will be added to the 2013 Moto GP schedule. That means we get 3 Moto GP Races next year!

In the small town where I live, on the south side, there is a Harley Fatboy. The house has a driveway that crosses the front, instead of beside the house. Sitting in the drive is a Harley Fatboy. It just sits there, it is never moved. Spring, summer, fall or winter, year after year it sits...

Does anyone remember the Suzuki Tempter? It was a parallel 650 twin like our XS, sold in 82 and 83. I had completely forgotten about it until yesterday when a friend said he had owned one back then. I remembered the name but I've never seen one. Anyone have any first hand info?

Casey Stoner wins at Lugana Seca, Nicky finishes 6th, Rossi crashes out

So earlier this week my neighbor walks over and says, "Did you know there's a motorcycle on the next street over" Well, there are a few bikes in our neighborhood so that's not all that unusual. He says "This one has the word Triumph on the back of the seat". Now I'm interested. My neighbor mows...

I was doing some general PM (preventive maintenance) on my XS when I noticed the battery ground cable (where the cable bolts to the frame) looked slightly chaulky. Normally you see this at battery connections. I removed the bolt to clean the connection when to my surprise, the area on the frame...

Here is my Heritage Special after a year of restoration, subtle changes and mods. The seat is a Heritage seat with extensive mods to get the classic look.

It seems like Mike's has been out of brass head washers forever and their web page says they won't be restocked until May. My question is this has anyone used stainless steel washers as a substitute for the brass and what were the pros and cons?

Marco Simoncelli dies in horrific crash at Sepang race. Race cancelled after 1.5 laps. Godspeed Marco you will be missed.

The Indy MotoGP is on Speed Channel live at 2:00 PM EDT. 3 riders in the top 10 from USA.

Kentucky native and former world champion Nicky Hayden finished 8th in the German GP held today at the Sachsenring Circuit.

I found this paint remover at Lowe's: Jasco, Premium Paint & Epoxy Remover. This is kick-ass stripper. It melted/crinkled the clear coat within 15 minutes and it did not stain or attack the aluminum. I didn't have to polish the surface afterwards. The guy at Lowe's said it was good, he...

For sale: This is a pair of Hein Gericke "Hi Dry" riding pants. The waist size is approx 36, the length is 32 to 33. These are "hi end" pants are for foul weather riding. They are rain and wind proof. They are insulated for colder weather and include a liner for even colder weather...

I took the Heritage Special for a 30 mile run on I75 yesterday. First time this bike has had a serious outing and it was singing it's song. It did exceptionally well. 75 to 80 mph at 5000 to 5300 rpm. No glitches, no hiccups, just haul ass and go. I don't think it wanted go back home.