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Yes indeed they all did sell. Believe it or not a man from Norway bought them (I'm in California) and is having them all shipped over in a few days. It worked out great! He'll be stoked to have them all.

Here you go. sorry about that. All of these could be runners with a little love. One has 20K miles, another 25K miles and the third has 12K miles. They need work of course, but I am 100% confident that it would be a matter of tearing down a bit and cleaning it up and putting it back together...

Here are the three 81 and 83 motors.

I think we've miscommunicated here. Not a single one of the bikes I'm selling are up and running. They all need work so if you're looking for running bikes I can't help there.

I just said that I'll get some pictures of the other bikes. Three of the 4 aside from the 76 are all black specials and they're all 82-83. Not exactly sure of the year of the fifth one, but it is the most rough of the lot. Definitely three of these could be good runners with a little love...

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Just because I know this is the audience that would be most interested. I thought I would share that I have 5 XS650s up for sale on eBay. If anyone has interest or questions please feel free to PM me, Patrick, and I will gladly help answer any questions. I would like to sell these all together...

Finally finished this baby up and got all the kinks worked out. It is running and looking great and it is for sale. This is my fifth XS and I just love working on these bikes. They are so great! PM me if you're interested. Located in Sacramento, CA

I have decided to let my bike go. It is good as new. Everything is new and it could be a show bike or a daily rider. I'd love for it to go to an XS 650 nerd. This is my fifth XS and I love them. http://sacramento.craigslist.org/mcy/5181946772.html

You are and you aren't Brassneck. Yes there are those "cups" there, but they actually come apart and the top and bottom, leaving the exposed sleeves raw (thankfully). I just took them out, put the sleeves in the vice and grabbed the sawzall! Took one and one half inch off the bottom of each...

Everyone does something dumb sometimes. I was just trying to get the carbs dialed in and brought it to a buddy's place for a second set of eyes. I ride it. See? It is idling too high, maybe lean. He rides it, Yeah Pat it is idling high. We hook it up to the vacuum gauges and low and behold, one...

I have come to the conclusion that this bike would be happier (and prettier) with clip ons vs. the clubmans it has now. I realized that the clip ons will not go under the triple tree unless I get rid of that original sleeve that holds the headlight. Then I thought about it and I think I can...

Almost forgot about the chaneg tot he exhaust. I decided it was just a bit too loud so I cut the ends off and threw on a pair of SS mufflers and wrapped the pipes. It is still pretty loud, but not like it was before. Just might help performance a bit too. I am building a 78 CB650 now too that I...

Finally had a chance to make the seat hoop and mount the brake light. I think it turned out pretty well. I got a little ahead of myself and hadn't yet installed new chain and sprockets, but I am doing that now. Just needs some light tuning and she is up! Had to cut the kicker off and just make...

Well the great, great news is that the play in the gears does not appear to matter. It is starting MUCH better than it was before. I would not say it is perfect, but I'bve gone from free spinning, to ineffective grinding, to it'll start but sound awful, to now it starts very well. Not sure I am...

I have made a video to show what I am talking about. this is the third time I have taken this apart and I just want to make sure this is normal and if it is not, then where do I go from here? The gear (#4) is new, the flywheel gear is good to go, the clip has good tension. Everything is put...

I live in Elk Grove and have an XS build I am almost done with. I know that in January there is the Easy Riders show I always go to and if I am not mistaken there are a couple of swap meets in Sac coming up in August. Good to know there are other XSers in Sac area. Hit me up!

Here is another video I made trying to show what I see in there. I am still getting erratic starting. Everything looks pretty good in here. I am not grasping the concept of what it is that might still be causing this issue. I just now put the cir clip back in the vice and gripped it even harder...

Thank you Carbon. I guess I am still a little perplexed. The #4 bendix gear is brand new. The circlip was tightened as per the instructions out there. I guess what I am asking is how can it go wrong? It just goes in one way and does one thing. I certainly agree that this arrants further...

In case anyone is going to ask. I fixed the bendix gear via the most popular instruction located here and indeed it will start. http://www.xs650.com/forum/showthread.php?t=18060 Hmmm....