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Awesome... that is what i suspected, and exactly what I needed to hear.

Hey Everyone, I have heard a few people talk about adjusting cam chain tension with the motor running, but with the acorn nut off, It appears to be leaking a bit of oil. Is this normal? I'm assuming it is since there is a rubber gasket on the acorn nut. As a side note, I just had about the...

Well I got the bike back from that moron "Mechanic", and it died on the road 4 days later... Since I was out with no tools, I ended up having to get a tow. Luckily, the wait for a tow truck wasn't entirely unproductive... I got to write a very honest review of my experience while I waited. Thank...

I have to agree... I installed a pamco on my 82' XS about a month ago, and as someone who is pretty new to working on bikes, it would have been awesome to have a write up similar to your 277 one. It wasn't too hard, but there were a lot of subtleties that could have made the whole process way...

Wow. I've never been a fan of that style of bike, but that thing is freaking gorgeous. Subscribed, and very excited to see the finished product. Keep up the good work.

I'm wondering if it would be possible to get that 2.5mm feel by using a 2mm line from the master to the junction box, and a 3mm line from the junction box to the caliper... I have never tried this, but it seems logical that you could fine tune the volume of brake fluid that way.

Yeah... his competence is definitely in question... Luckily, he said he hung onto the stock ones. Searching the forums now to figure out how to center the plates once I get the bike back from him (and take out whatever Frankenstein crap he put in there). Now I just have to convince him that I'll...

This is the last time I take my XS to a Mechanic... At least when I break things it's a learning experience.

So I'm assuming that there wasn't anything wrong with the valves, and it was running lean because of the worn seals... All I know is... the valves he machined had better not be shit... and he better still have the old ones. How the F do these people stay in business.

So I took my XS to a local mechanic because I didn't have time to deal with the Carb issues I was having. After messing with my XS for a few days, the mechanic told me that my butterfly valves weren't closing and needed to be replaced. Just got off the phone with him, and he said that he...

Damn that thing is looking cool... I wish I still lived in LA... I'd offer a hand.

Thanks again Gary... you're always coming to the rescue.

Oh and I'm using the starter... It turns, but takes about 10 seconds to get anything close to a fire, and it's pretty weak for the first 30 seconds after starting... After that it's all good.

Hey Everyone, So I've done some tuning lately, and my bike is running better than ever... the only issue is that it is a total pain to get it started. It's an 82' with the stock TCI. I recently synced the carbs, and changed the plugs (and will be checking the gaps on those later today). I...

If the sale falls through, let me know. I might be interested.

I totally agree... I had to call those bastards yesterday... and got "accidentally" hung up on after waiting on hold for 30 mins.

Lol at '77 Redheaded wife. That's friggin awesome.

I was actually talking about this one... I'll probably hold off on a table lift until I have a legitimate garage. I'll likely go ahead and replace some of the rubber in the fork tubes... I may just be crazy, but I feel like the front end pulls a bit when I brake... Could just be the oil...

Awesome, thanks a lot. The forks that are currently on there are in really good condition, so I doubt any of that stuff is bad. I guess I'll look at what some of that stuff costs and see if it's worth the piece of mind to have some new rubber in there. Thanks again.

Haha, thanks a lot for the information. Sounds like I'll be adding a few things to my order at Mikesxs... It's peanut oil for forks right? ;)