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My daily rider is a Honda 599 (a.k.a. Hornet). My neighbors are always commenting on how quiet it is when I ride by them while they are jogging. Its a sewing machine under 4 grand and a SCREAMER over 8.

I've already got set in boxes waiting for a bike to put them on. Otherwise I'd snatch up a pair. You can throttle play those babys like Satchmo's horn. And da be PRETTY as Lady Day.

a picture gives a 1000 woodies. Those cans on that bike are Fred and Ginger.

Did you get yous from Mike's? I think I got Emgo, I love the sound and have put them on three of my XS's. The deal gggHary tagged is the way to go IMHO

yes, and they are ugly. peashooters look and sound great on these bikes

IMHO if you dont like the characteristics of this engine buy one that you do.

550 for a titled runner is a STEAL. Good luck matching that opportunity. If I was doing another one I think I'd make it BDR worthy.

those torque curve differences are almost certainly cam change induced not rephase artifact

Pea Shooter mufflers on this bike are musical instruments

this comment addresses a slightly different question which is basically whether it is wiser to perfect the original design or make significant alterations to it, blueprinting would be beneficial whether you rephased or not. While no one can argue with "its your build" it is not a bad idea to...

lets cut the bs. rephasing reduces vibration that is its ONLY advantage. the net résistance is EXACTLY the same as stock and there is ZERO increase in torque. If you want a little more torque with the same cc go with the original design rod /piston, if you want a lot more, Wiseco sells cc's...

2222 true

the RE looks good but wont scratch the xs itch for me. Plus FI is too modern for me.

I'm back in Austin Texas after a decade in the Great NorthWet (Olympia WA). I saw an ad selling an xs650 project and it caused a return of my XS650 fever. After looking at modern bikes, searching for the "if I only had one motorcycle" replacement for my DR350 and FJ1200 with a critical eye to...

The concept of a " new XS650" strikes me as rather like a "new XKE" Ikons of another era are not reborn. And while the Brit-bike lines certainly influenced the design of what would become Yamaha"s first four stroke, the 650 Twin Yamaha, I need not remind you, was a GERMAN motorcycle. So...

I'd say T & A weather's more like it.

second, third, whatever - ME TOO on this great bike.

BO is about as socialist as Goldman Saches (his greatest contributor) he gave the insurance industry a license to steal and put the Banksters back in charge. He is Wall Street's boy So please do not insult Socialists by putting that label on him.

could be. He describes it as "a replica of the AMA National race winning cylinder head from the '70s by Harry Lilli"

I think MMM's head is an OW copy. I didn't know the vintage boys were re-phasing (I'd guess it is the road-racers and not the flat-trackers). I'll look into that. You know there's no more power to be had by spinning a motor past its "breathing space"