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Hey everyone! It's been a while, but I figured I'd finish up this thread with news that I have just sold my XS650. About 6 months ago I bought a 2013 DR650 and I just didn't have the time to give my XS the love it deserved and didn't want to see it sit outside under a cover any longer. I had...

The LED brightness from the voltmeter module is pretty spot on I would say. It's plenty bright to be clearly seen in daylight, and I've never noticed any distraction from it during night riding. If anything, it gives me a wonderful warm feeling seeing it at a solid green all the time :D The...

Yeah it's been a crazy end of the year! Very bummed about losing my bicycle but that's life, I'll find another.. at least it wasn't my XS! Wrist is mostly healed, with some minor pain.. but clutching hasn't been an issue so that's good. Went dirtbiking over Thanksgiving and had no problems...

Been a while once again. Hey everyone! Yamahawarrior - gauge swap was simple. could probably put it on a bicycle if you wanted. Since my last post, I've replaced the alternator (rotor and stator) and cleaned up a few sloppy wires. It's been killing it ever since. I ordered another piece of...

Wish I had the spare cash.. 72 is my favorite year.. beautiful bike, love the original paint.

Osteoderm I like those Rally grips - I'm a fan of dimpled grips.. I'm currently using these (although I don't like the goofy eagle emblem on the bar end): Bikemaster Ringer Grips:

Hey Mark, You will need to most likely create a bracket for the magnetic pickup (sensor) - I used to have Mike's speedo and believe I used the bottom mounting hole on the fork for the brake caliper. The 3 magnetic bolts you received replace 3 of the bolts already in your front brake disc rotor...

Been pretty busy and haven't done much lately except for plenty of riding! :bike: Went for a nice long 75 mile cruise west of Austin and broke down! Nothing mechanical thankfully. Was just climbing up a hill, started sounded a bit rough, shifted down and died half-way up it. Pushed it to the...

Thanks for the info! Let us know if you figure out what your preference is after swapping back in your spare wheel.

5twins, do you run SR500 discs front and back?

I don't know the threads and I can measure the length after work but it's the same as the OEM brake disc bolt, part #90101-08307/08312/08477. Here they are on Mikes: http://www.mikesxs.net/product/30-3064.html In this thread someone thinks they are M8 (no mention of length) - but they...

Dakota_Lew asked for some info about mounting the magnetic pickup for the Vapor so I thought I'd put the info in here as well: Here are some photos of my "Z" shaped tetris-like bracket. It's basically just goes on the bottom front brake caliper mounting hole - goes in nearly an inch so that the...

Wow that was awesome. Where's the 650 version?

Leslie, wicked blue piping on that seat. Did Robert have that done for you or did you have it done after you received it? Looking really great! Also with your start solenoid, make sure to run at least a 6ga wire from it to the starter motor. 4ga is thicker, but I've had no issues with 6ga...

I did a rough paint job before cutting te tail light holes. It's rough around those holes and I also dinged up the back of the cowl.

Thanks cozy, I studied journalism and I'm currently a web developer so I'm a fan of good documentation. I got my new rear master cylinder in the mail from mikes. Got really frustrated trying to bleed it the ole fashion way by pumping with my hand for an hour before I realized it is so full of...

Those look pretty nice Limpy.. I tried looking for an easy solution like that. Looks good on that Kawa on the page.. Make a big difference though between having a flat back surface and a complex curve that I had with Omar's cafe seat.

If you decide just do a dual tail/brake light and have additional lights for turn signals then, yeah, you won't need the SD modules (Although if you get LED turn signals you'll need either a load balancer or LED flasher relay). The only similar thing I've seen is a dual tail/brake light +...

Sadly, I did not find any alternative to achieve this. Yes I agree the $65 price is a bit high but I had a specific vision in mind and that was the only way to do it. On the plus side the lights are only $2 or so. I ordered some extras, grommets and plugs. Others will suggest a few...

They are these M5-HB series 2" LEDs from superbrightleds.com: http://www.superbrightleds.com/moreinfo/truck-trailer-led-lights/m5-hb-series-high-brightness-2in-round-led-marker-lamp/1086/ Very bright and look great at night.. I wish they were a bit brighter for the day time but they are only 2...