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Free rimmage?? Yessssh please!!!! :bike:

thanks, i think it looks alot better than wires just draped or taped up! The cans and the whole exhausts were hand made by the previous owner, he is a welder/fabricator, i just happened to be down with him getting an alloy wheel welded for my car when i mentioned i was looking for an XS and...

none of the parts in that pic are your guides, the guide is the part in the head in which the valve slides! Check and make sure it didnt get cracked etc, the bend on the valve is not too bad so id say it should be ok!

thanks, ive only got the bike a few weeks but this site has been a massive help already! :thumbsup:

Alright guys, new guy here from Ireland. Got this 81 XS650 a couple of weeks back, im only 23 and its my first bike so im looking forward to doing alot with it! I got it as a non runner, im a car mechanic by trade so i know my way around engines and with that knowledge and from reading on...

ok thanks for the help, i will tackle the carbs tomoro too! From looking at pictures it looks like i have the Mikuni VM 34 carbs which are not mentioned in the link leo? Im sure id i search i will find info on them too! Would the fact that i have these carbs be causing problems?

Thanks for the reply! Im a qualified car mechanic, i know its not bikes but it gives me good knowledge of engines in general. The engine definately has a set of points on it, they are just not being used by the looks of it! I have good spark when kicking over and i have fuel delivery...

Hey, name is Colm and im a new guy from Ireland! I just picked up my new 81 xs yesterday. It had been sitting for a few years so i went about getting it running first! I got a brand new battery and a new set of plugs, i will change the oil tomoro! Now heres my problem, i cannot get...