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    Giveaway from MikesXS: XSCharge Permanent Magnet Alternator Kit (ends 11:59pm EST on March 1, 2017)

    Sallys charging system is getting weak..she could really use this.. Thanks for the chance MikesXS!!
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    Giveaway: Chop Source Frame Jig Kit! (ends 11pm CST on March 8th, 2015)

    Would love to have this in my life. Thanks for the chance!!!
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    Plugs fouling and fuel puddles in manifolds. help!!

    So I think ya nailed it Grinder, . I'm getting Spark, but inconsistent and just plain odd. I think the PMA took out the gel cell battery, and when the rectifier sensed the loss of voltage, it sent some extra voltage through, smoking my pamco. These PMAs put out some serious voltage! Almost 13...
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    Plugs fouling and fuel puddles in manifolds. help!!

    I also failed to mention that the carburetors seemed very cold...
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    Plugs fouling and fuel puddles in manifolds. help!!

    Long time lurker, first time poster, I've built quite a few of these things and never encountered the issue i'm about to describe. I have scoured this site and the internet to find a similar issue with no luck. So 83 XS650, Mikuni VM34's, Pamco, Hughs PMA. Other than that stock. Bike...
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    Newbie Build 81 XS Special Brat Style

    forgot I had this pic with a taped up EMT mock. shows the bars and clamps and kinda what I'm shootin for. gonna run 1 inch for the down tubes and run the shock mounts off the back behind the seat. shooting for a 10 3/4" - 11" eye to eye shock, but if the angle is too steep I might have to run a...
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    Newbie Build 81 XS Special Brat Style

    sorry guys, i had to work over the weekend.. yeah matt your right, Idaho doesnt require a title whatsoever. just a bill of sale and a vin. as far as the fender goes, I plan on mounting the rear fender on the swingarm so I can tuck it tight to the tire. I plan on having a set of mounts at the...
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    Newbie Build 81 XS Special Brat Style

    Score!!!
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    Newbie Build 81 XS Special Brat Style

    Heres the frame after a weekend of grinding. gotta re-locate the shock mounts this weekend to accomodate my stance. I work on the road so i only have the weekends to work on her, but I plan on having a lot done this weekend.
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    Newbie Build 81 XS Special Brat Style

    yeah it was a super steal. no title but i ran the vin and its clean. Idaho does not require a title, just a bill of sale so shes good. Matt I'd be stoked to bounce ideas with ya, you got lots of fun ahead of ya! Clean bike for the money!!. But yeah, I peep a lot of sites looking for goodies and...
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    Poll: To hardtail an xs650 or not to?

    bro, build a bratstyle bike. hardtail looks but with suspension. i just started a thread on my brat project. i'll post pics every weekend.
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    Newbie Build 81 XS Special Brat Style

    thanks! and hell yeah it was a steal, i was even more stoked when she fired right off!
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    Newbie Build 81 XS Special Brat Style

    Howdy, Im a newbie to this site. What a wealth of information, thanks!! This is my 81 XS650 Special build. I bought it as a complete running bike for $300.00. Now its scattered in pieces on my garage floor and the rest is in the trash.. The pics show the stance im shooting for. Hardtail look...
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