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Hi all.... was wondering if anyone had any ideas whats happening here . When i was recently setting my valve lash I had read in the forum that taking out the plugs would help move the rota round when finding tdc. As the compression seemed high when the plugs were in I decided to give it a go...

Hi everybody, Now that my new brass floats have arrived, Im about to tackle a job Im not looking forward to ! My left side carb body on my BS38s has suffered some cruelty by the PO ! Either he has dropped it at some point or smacked it with a hammer but one of the posts holding the floats had...

Hi everyone, Been reading a few posts about carbs (and looking at the pics of 'oldskoolcarbs' WOW :eek:) Have today ordered some new brass floats from Hiedan tuning (mine couldnt hold any more solder!) but I also need some new o rings for the needle jets (did the 5twins wiggle test and they...

Hi everyone ! Well thought I had finished after almost a year so thought I would see how she runs on the road. Engine sound so sweet and off I went :bike:. Came back after 5 miles to finally see why the PO had only got 4000 miles on her ! Oil !!!! :eek: and lots of it coming I think from the...

Hi everybody ! Need your expertise regarding my flasher unit. Have all but finished restoring my 75 XS650B (all standard) and the only thing left is my turn signals. Had the classic symptoms of one side working and the other not. All bulbs have been replaced and all other electrics are working...

Hi, after taking my bike to a local mechanic to do the timing (something which was beyond him wish Id never taken it now he just robbed me of my hard earned) I have today taken of the points cover to follow my manual and do it myself. Can anyone tell me if it is normal to have about a 2mm...

Hi all, So close to finishing now and getting her registered the only thing left now is the brakes (and the popping right cylinder!). Having a nightmare trying to get the old pistons out but determined to succeed. as I want to put twin discs on my 75 stock XS I had bought another calliper from...

Hi all, Apologies if this has been asked a thousand times but have searched the site long and hard and cant find any diagrams for the twin throttle cable set up for non-linked BS38 carbs on my 75. I have tried but think I have mixed up the left and right cable. Going back in the shed after this...

Hi all ! Almost finished my complete restoration of my 75 XS650B On reassembling the handlebars I noticed that the PO had cross threaded the handlebar clamps so today I re threaded them with a coarse m10 1.5 thread and found corresponding nuts to fit. Tonight I was hoping that I could put the...

Hi all, At last she has seen the first bit of blue sky in almost a year. She is nearly finished and I want to say a massive thank you to all of you who have given me so much crucial and useful information and advice...you guys are the best !! Just got a few things to do on her (exhausts...

Hi all, Thought I had found a bargain grab rail to fit on my nearly restored XS650 B (75) but the distance between fixing centres (Mudgaurd to top of rear shock) is 10 inches which without actually trying to fit it looks too long ! Have I bought the wrong thing ? Thanks guys

Hi all ! I am restoring an 75 XS650 B and bought some rear footpegs from ebay believing they were for my model. I had them powder coated and the pegs cleaned up really good. I have now discovered they are from a later model (probably 77):doh:. Does anyone know if I can still use them on my...

Hi all...Have been busy tearing down the bike bagging and tagging. Got the powder coating done and it looks great. Before that took the engine out after draining the oil which I noticed had a strong smell of fuel :( Im sure this cant be a good thing but not sure what it means :shrug: Has any...

Hi all, Apologies if this has been answered elsewhere but I couldnt find the answers I needed also more apologies if this is a long question. I have almost completely stripped catalogued and boxed my stock 75 XS650 B and am ready to get parts powdered polished and chromed. First question -...

Can anyone identify this kickstand please ? Im restoring a 75 XS650 B and this kickstand doesnt seem to belong :shrug:. It doesnt seem to have a place to rest when flipped up unless I am missing something on the frame for it to connect with. Thanks in advance.

Hi all, Took the headpipes off today as part of my teardown and came across this inside the left outlet. To me it looks like a crushed/trapped brass exhaust gasket but as I have never come across one before am unsure what to do with it ! Should I leave it as it is or prise it out and replace...

Hi everyone. Santa came early for me as yesterday after sorting out my carbs (thanks 5twins, gggGary ,xsLeo for all your help) I put my big boots on and pushed the kick start and she came alive !!! What a rush. Ok she is running hot on the left side but I havent done any fine tuning at all just...

Hi all ! Does anyone have a definitive diagram of the tubes connecting a pair of separate BS38s as the PO created an interesting layout ! Thanks

Hi all I have a pair of early non linked BS38s on my rebuild 75 XS650 B with two throttle cables. Am I in for a nightmare trying to get them working and should I persevere with them ?

Hi all, having lifted the seat on my newly acquired 75 roadster, I can see no fuse box (amongst other missing bits, battery box hangers rubbers etc.) I have sourced a replacement but am unsure what to connect it to :confused:. There is an electrical socket halfway down the frame with 4 wires...