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Hi, I'm trying to get my hands on one of Omar's cafe seats. I've been trying to reach Robert for weeks and no response - so if anyone has one they are willing to part with I'd love to see it.

Hey everyone, figured I'd make a build thread for my current project since I'm doing more than I had originally expected. I'm building my 79 special into something a bit more cafe style.. I had intended to swap out my seat for Omar's narrow cafe seat, re do all the electrics since mine were...

Hi, I'm selling the seat I have on my xs650 - I have a 1979, but I bought this 1975 seat off my mechanic and recovered it. The seat looks great and is in wonderful condition, comes with the silver trim as well. There is a very small hole in the side of the cover (shown in photo in front of...

Hey everyone, Has anyone ordered the 4" electronic tachometer from Mikes? I bought the pair (speedo+tach) and the tach 'died' after the first try of it. I had installed the tach, wired it up to my coil and started the bike - it was reading great, I shut the bike off and tried it again a bit...

Hey guys, I was putting on a new tach and speedo this weekend and also fixing a few wiring issues at my console/headlamp while I was at it. I'm looking to totally rewire the thing this winter to clean it up as it has a million extra wires and dead ends and who knows what from the PO. I was...

Hey everyone, I've got a pretty noticeable tapping (knocking?) sound coming from my top end. It's a 79 special - mostly stock, pamco, performance airpods. Installed oversized pistons in January and had the valves recut and seated by my mechanic. I've taken it to my mechanic who is very...

Hey everyone, I've come across an electrical issue on my bike, here are the facts: Firstly, my 1979 xs650 special has recently sat through a couple big showers here in Austin in the past 2 weeks unintentionally, so it has gotten wet but for the most part kept dry after learning of these...

Hey everyone I'm new to the forums but have been reading for a while. I've got a 79 Special that I just finished rebuilding the engine for and I'm looking to replace the seat. It currently has the 'stepped' seat - but I'm a fan of the flatter seats from the years just before. I was...