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Looking to sell my 1978 XS650 Standard. The bike is in great shape and runs wonderfully. Just put a new Mikes commando exhaust system on this winter, along with a new seat and chain. The tank was professionally repainted by a friend of mine who works in a paint shop, and the chrome is in great...

So I thought I had my carbs dialed in pretty well on my 78 standard, and I have been riding to and from work (only about 5 miles) every day for the last couple months. I had installed Mike's commando exhaust system on the bike this winter, and on top of that I'm running pod filters. This...

I was on a ride this morning and the bike was performing beautifully when all of the sudden the little indicator brake light on the front panel started flashing. I checked and the actual brake light on the rear of the bike is functioning correctly. It is just constantly flashing at a perfect...

I have put off posting something to the forum, but I am stumped and could really use some advice. My 78 xs was running relatively well recently. I had just put a new exhaust on and while it seemed to be running pretty well, it needed a little carb tuning as it was a bit lean with the new...

Got my new exhaust set up and it road tested wonderfully. However, there is some brown forming around the headpipes near the flange that hooks to the head. Can't find any info on this. Anyone know what causes the brown? Is it something I should be worried about? I can post pics if that would...

I'm working on installing the mikes commando system on my 78 standard, and when I pulled out the old exhaust it seemed that there was no gaskets in the head. I looked and cleaned and it really appeared that there weren't any. But when I put in the new gaskets and exhaust, the space between the...

Ordered a seat on ebay and it came today and I noticed the mounting is slightly different than what was on my bike. The seat seems to fit fairly well on the frame, but the latch hook is a little too far forward and not at a 90 degree angle like the old seat. I'm guessing its an older model seat...

So my new exhaust finally arrived. I have put off forking out the dough for it for a couple years, but today the mikesxs commando system (for standards) finally arrived. I am currently running BS38s with a 127.5 main and 25 pilot with stock exhaust and pods. I live in Durango, Colorado which...

I was browsing through mikesxs again, and I couldn't help but think of a hypothetical situation: Suppose you had a frame and that was it, and you were going to get every other part through mikesxs to build a bike from scratch. Keeping things as simple as possible, about how much do you think...

I'm about to place an order for a new exhaust system through mikesxs and he hasn't responded to me in a few days so I thought I'd ask you guys. My frame is a 78 Standard. Mike has three sets of the "commando" street system. One is on sale and it is for "specials" priced at $299. The other two...

I just ordered a new chain because mine has some serious tight spots (i'm guessing from PO letting the bike sit for years). What tools do I need to replace the chain? Can I buy them locally or will I have to order them? This is my first time replacing it, I imagine its pretty straight forward...

So I was leaking oil something fierce out of the push rod seal, and rather than wait to do anything I decided to replace the push rod seal even though I had no replacement bushings. I had 2 sitting around and I broke the first one, and was successful on the second one. My question is: if the...

So I was up late last night degreasing the crap out of the area under the left side clutch cover so I could find the exact spot of the little oil leak I've had for sometime. So I cleaned it up pretty good, also found the main sprocket to be loose so I tightened that, and took her for a short...

It seems the PO of my bike did some interesting stuff on my 1978 XS650. I thought the bike was a special, but it turns out (based on VIN and frame design), that it is indeed a standard. However, the PO apparently tried to make the bike a special in every way possible (seat, sissy bar, black...

Was riding my 78 xs today and bike was running great, had been riding about half an hour when I pulled up to a stoplight and the bike just died. Went to start it and nothing, absolutely no response from the electrical system. Got it to start up twice with the kick start, but it immediately died...

I have a 79 XS650 special frame with a clean title here in Colorado. These are pretty hard to find and can put a quick end to your paperwork nightmares. I bought it a few years ago thinking I would do something with it and never did. If you are interested make me an offer and we'll go from...