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I'm hoping someone can point me in the right direction! I need a good line drawing of an engine. Santa brought me an airbrush for Christmas and after painting a few flaming skulls lol ..I had the notion of painting an XS engine on a T shirt. I need a nice line drawing to work with. What I am...

Hey guys! What is everyone using to protect all the hours of buffing and polishing that goes into shining her up? I spent an entire day buffing my side cases and lower legs about three weeks ago and already they look like hell again. Crusty white deposits reminiscent of mould growing.:mad: I...

I'm needing another of these parts...one of you hardtailers got one laying around??

I need the steering stem for a front end swap I'm planning. Perhaps a trade? I have lots of odds and ends here....

Does anyone know off hand how much a complete engine weighs?

A recent post about TCI repair inspired me to dig out an old one and pry the lid off and have a look! I was shocked! I have a background in electronics I studied it in school and worked several years in the medical instrument field building heart monitors, defibrillators, and that sort of thing...

I have become curious about octane...and ethanol content...I only have one local gas station...a Petro Can... @ 1.40 a litre...for low octane... I tried #1 gas and my bike hates it...There has appeared on the pumps lately, a notice that the fuel can contain as much as 10% ethanol..? I am...

I was given an '77 RD400 and had the notion the front end would fit my XS. It is slightly shorter and uses an 18" front wheel and has air assisted dampening. I found that the steering head is 1" shorter on the 400 than the 650 but is the same diameter. Is it possible to remove the shaft from...

Hey! I need a vocabulary update!! I'm so old I remember when the Dead Sea was only sick! I no longer know what the current definition of what constitutes a custom, chopper, bobber, cafe, tracker, brat, rat ,....bike! If I am building a flat black, XS, lowered, shortened, lightened, cleaned...

I always kick start my bike...I get 4 yrs out of a cheap battery that way.. What is the smallest battery can I use? Are there any mods I can do to enable using a tiny battery?. I have an 80 but want to convert back to points ignition. A frame modification I am planning depends on battery size...

Until now XS's were just my daily ride! While building old school Harley's You all have inspired me to do a number on an XS.for a change...:bike: I have an '80 and a 76 frame to work on to keep me riding while I'm building... I want to lower both my front and rear end by 1-2" and still have...

Check this out!!! I worked on this bike yesterday...it was all good! It even sampled my clutch cable!!!:wtf:

I have an '80 with 38mm carbs from a '76. I have owned an XS since 1977. I have never had anything like this happen. The bike has been sitting for about a year. I start it regularly and have fuel stabilizer. I decided to put it back on the road. I did plugs oil battery etc. It started up, as it...