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Can someone lend some advise on my problem. I have a xs2 which as set for a year or more. Engine work. Now she fires up and sounds great but when I pull in the clutch and tap into 1st, its like the clutch is not engaged at all. Bike lurches and dies. I have adjusted the clutch cable and side nut...

I have been going through the forum and am looking for specific opinions on good tried and true tires for a original 1972 XS2. It has the original Dunlop Gold Seals still on it. Good tread as the bike only has 6,000 miles on it. Side wall cracks however. I want to replace them. What works...

Have fiddled with resetting the floats on my BS38 carbs. On a XS2. With the carbs off, I know I measure from the inside surface of the carb body. As this is a slim area to get anything in, can I measure from top of the rim around the float bowl if I take that difference into consideration. So my...

Hello everyone. I have a very hard to start xs2. I have done the basics, fuel, spark ect. My question is this. Can you have enough spark to have your electric starter turn the engine over but not enough spark for ignition? I mean, I using my kick starter, I have taken off a plug boot to be sure...

Can someone jump on and tell me how big of a deal is it to repair or replace the enricher/choke assembly on my XS2? Second question which should have been first is, would a faulty choke/enricher assembly make the bike hard to start or run rich or lean? Answers to both would be greatly...

Cannot believe that I am going to admit this, but here goes. Can someone let me know what position the Choke/Enricher lever is in when it is "ON". I have a 72 XS2 with original BS38 carbs. Is the Choke engaged when I pull the lever up or when it is down? Cannot remember. Yes I have tried...

I would like to switch from my K&N filters to the Uni Pod units. Can someone tell me what I will need to be doing with the carb changes when I do this. When I went to the K&N a few years ago I changed the Main but cannot remember to what over stock and I lowered the clip on the needle to the 4th...

I have a 72 XS2. It is all stock with a couple of small exceptions. I changed out the paper filters and put in 2 K&N elements. Bought them from K&N. I added on billet air intake extensions so it would move the filters back about 3/4 of an inch and the side covers would fit on normally. An...

Hope someone can help me out. I seem to be brain dead on this. I have restored a 1972 xs2. Was running great until I was sucking up rust. I pulled tank and cleaned and coated. Came out perfect. I pulled the carbs and soaked them, replaced on of the diaphragms that had a hole, new fuel lines...

I have an XS2. My question is this regarding side covers. Other than the obvious appearance of side covers and the covering of the filters do the side covers themselves perform any function? Are they designed to draw air in to the carb in any fashion. Reason I ask is, if using K&N pods with carb...

Can anyone pass on, if available, a diagram as to how the throttle cables are routed for a 1072 xs2? I had to replace my cables and wanted to know how they route to avoid any pinch points. Thanks.

Can anyone steer me in the right direction for new rubber on my 1972 XS2. I am putting this rebuild on the road but the bike has the original Dunlop Gold Seals that came with the bike in 1972. Tires have side wall cracks but other than that look new. 4,000 miles on them. Of course I am going to...

Stone Hands here and a new member. Love the site. I have restored a 72 xs2 and would like to replace out the stock exhaust system. I have seen the posts on the Bub 2 into 2 system. When I called them they said the system would fit my model year as they ship it. I like the look of the system but...