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My xs650 chop in need of a nice looking tach delete.

Hi! I now have 16" drum brake mags on my bike. I recently bought a used spoked hub, also for drum brake. It came without the spacers between the bearings. Can I just swap the internals from the mag over to the spoke wheel? Thanks for your help.

Hugh has been very helpful! But last time I thought it was due to wires not isolating and now it's the weekend and I'm really hoping to get this on the road ASAP so I thought I would check to see if anyone had any idea of what's going on. Triplechecked the stator mounts and rotor, everything...

So it's been a while and I haven't had the best of luck. Fried one stator, thought it was due to a leak to ground in the wires. But when I got the new one still the same problem. It gets hot. Running hughs PMA, capacitor and at the moment only ignition (points) no lights. Small test ride...

Okay, so went at it again and it still overheats. At first it seemed fine, let it run a bit and no smoke so I thought I was ok. Took a little longer ride and this is what I found. Burn marks on the inside of the rotor and on the stator. Note that it's not mounted in this pic, that's why...

Hi! Just installed my HHB PMA. Took the bike for a little spin. Had the stator cover off and when I came back from my short ride there was a small amount of smoke coming from the alternator. How hot does these run? Anything I should keep my eyes on or was it just burning off some "new...

Back in 2012 me and three friends rode through europe. Around 2500 miles, 11 days and 10 countries. (50 or so gas stations) I have rigid xs650, which I finished building a couple of weeks before departure so some problems could have easily avoided with some proper shake-down runs instead of a...

Yes! Count me in.

I made my own using the "low buck" version of the modded worm gear. Just weld on an extension nut with the same groove as the worm gear and put a spanner on it. Rode this thing to the mountains of norway and back to south of sweden. Around 2500km in a week. Not a problem yet. And it's totally...

Hi! I need a new generator cover /alternator cover. I live in sweden so if anyone is willing to part with one on the cheap and ship it I would be very grateful. Accidently sanded through trying to get rid of the letters. haha.

I've had the bike for about a year, did some riding this summer but not looked into the engine until now. The hammer seems more likely since the nut was tight and everything in place, only thing missing was the pin, and I couldn't find it anywhere inside. Guess this means I've been riding it...

So, I just started my top end rebuild. And when I removed my auto advance unit plate, it was torn. And the pin was missing. Guess i have to get a new one. Any idea what happened? Here's a pic of the plate

Hi Looking for front and rear wheel with spokes, preferably drum brake but disc front will do. Also interested in just the front hub so that I can lace it to a 21. The shipment to sweden will probably kill the deal, but perhaps someone in europe? Worth a shot. need spokes on this thing:

check this thread out over at xs400.com http://www.xs400.com/forum/showthread.php?t=5934 good stuff

thanks guys! the bars are from zombie performance, couldn't be happier with how they turned out. real comfy too, not touchie at all. lace turned out nice first try, stretched it tight and waited for it to dry before peeling it off. women and bikes sure do look fine in lace. :)

Hey guys. This winter I started a build, I also started a thread but didn't keep it up. I've been on and off on this forum though, and since the build is finished I thought I would share my bike with you. Also, if anyone is located in south of france or north of spain and wants to go for...

check your diaphragms. I also got jbm and didn't glue, since they say it's ok. one of them had fallen off. You can check this without taking the carbs off.

You probably don't need to change the controls, if its the same bar i'm running on my 400. it's an easy swap and looks great! i'm an old dirtbike rider and had those clamps laying around, just bolted them in.

Ah, that would explain it. Thanks for your help! Another thing off my mind. :)

Heck, I just realised, when checking the vin numbers that it's a 78-79 XS-SF (EUR) 78-79 3L1 but its registered as a 81. And why the oil-sight glass? Wasn't that part of the newer bikes? Sorry for the confusion.