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Hi all...been a while for me. Life definitely got in the way and my bike has been sitting with little riding/work for almost 7 years! My son is now 15.5 and we started wrenching just the other day. Basically... the bike sounds like shit as expected. Hard to start, needs full choke to run, pops...

Hi all, Got the girl running and moving with a chain, front brakes are working again, almost there. I noticed when pushing the bike in neutral, there was a 'drag' coming from the rear wheel. I got down and saw that the brake shoe plate is dragging on the front of the bike (right side if...

So...these plugs have very little time on them...no riding, just start/idle for no more than 5 minutes at a time. The bike starts well with full choke...after about 20 seconds, go to half choke...after about 20 seconds...no choke...couple throttle pulls, then she'll sit there on idle fine...

So, after two years of rebuilding the engine, doing a full tear down, cuts, coatings, fights with the wife, etc.....I hit a huge milestone. I rewired the bike completely and tied my last ground to the Pamco. Unfortunately, all my wiring testing took the Ballistic battery I had down to 12...

Anyone know of a mount like this that fits 35mm forks? My google searches are coming up fruitless. thanks!

Morning....while I'm sitting delayed at the airport I figured I'd think about the bike. I have had my engine out of the frame for a few months now sitting on the workbench. It continues to seep oil out of a few places. Mostly it looks to be coming from the oil pan bolts. I'm using a silver...

Hi all, I wanted to try a visual approach that bridges XSLeo's 'What happens when you turn your key on' and the wiring diagrams that I see all over the site. I also want to use this to build my wiring diagram. One of my challenges is not understanding wiring fully, how things flow, etc. I...

Hi all, I hope that this isn't bad form, but I wanted to post a message out here and keep it updated with progress through out the month. 1. Movember is a project that promotes men's health, specifically funding research and such to support prostate and testicular cancer. 2. One of my...

I've been on this site now for 2 years come this Christmas. I've come a long way working on my bike, but I've never put all of my work into a single build thread to document any of it...so this is it. Background: I was a 36 year old father of two when I decided that I was tired of sitting at...

Hi all, anyone miss me!!?? Can someone please tell me what the heck mounts to these 2 tabs on the frame? It's been about 7 months since I removed everything...damnit!

I've searched all over the site and have seen the various opinions on tires. From all of that it really looks like the one that's tried and true for price, durability, performance are the Shinko 712's. Some time in the next few years (sarcasm), I want to have my xs back together as a cafe style...

Trying to lace a wheel....no clue how. Using fong brothers how to at http://www.xs650chopper.com/2009/12/how-to-lace-a-wheel-from-scratch/. I can't see a longer head, or shorter head, but rather a different angle. In the pic , I'm using the one on the left as the inner...or the first part...

Hi, been out of the mix on working on my bike....just got the back wheel polished, and the drum brake hub polished. Now I need to buy some spokes and some wheel bearings to get the wheels finished. Looking for help on which set of All Ballz I need here. I don't know the year of the wheels, but...

I think I might run these.....19 front, 18 rear. http://www.conti-online.com/generator/www/de/en/continental/motorcycle/themes/motorcycletires/classic/conticlassicattack/conticlassicattack_en.html

Now that I got a 19" wheel, I need the hub and components that go with it. I have a 19" mag, disc front that I could trade, otherwise, I guess I just need a hub....hoping my mag components can swap in/out. Anyone have one, oh just lying around?

I got a private message from a guy who has them both!!!! Hello good day to you .. I am dumitrescu Adrian from sweden.i happen to stumble on your profile here on the web...i want to let you know i have it for urgent sales.please direct mailbox will be appreciated for more details and...

I am looking for a good condition spoke front and rear 18". I am looking to keep the drum brake for the rear. Any help is MUCH appreciated...in the parts gathering before a build.

Sorry if this is somewhere's on the site. So, the 1981 SH model, has the multi-part brake line to the front brake. What I'm wondering is...was the break up of the line done for aesthetics to keep the line from getting all wild? If I was to remove item #12, the joint, and just run...

Hi all, First, the title of this thread is in reference to my PO installing the camshaft backwards. So I had my bike almost completely disassembled. There were only 2 pieces left to remove (and they were a bitch). The two pieces were located in the frame where the steering stem goes through...

2 questions regarding what the heck these things are: 1. I now have just a frame, front forks and tire and have done a good job keeping things labelled, but I missed this. What in the heck is it, I don't remember what was attached to. [photo(4).jpg] 2. I can't find these next two pieces in...