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I thought I would contribute some more info and experience with one of Wiseguys 2 into 1 intakes. Anyways I finally got off my ass and started the task of tuning the carb which is a Mikuni 36 VM. We originally started with a the needle and needle jet that came in the carb as well as a 190...

ready, set, GO! A Yamaha what? I was told its an 850? 198_? but thats about all I got and thats the only pic too what do you guys think?

started up the 78, noticed that the tail light wasnt on, and it should have been, gave it a few revs and it lights up when It gets above a certain RPM but not when it idles. Shut it off and what do I see, a nice puddle below the battery box and theres a pretty constant drip... what the hell...

Back in August When it decided to puke oil After some changes What it looks like now ish, but its a little more buttoned up I hate that blue fuel line...and I scratched the paint :banghead::doh::mad::cussing::thumbdown: Whats next?

So after searching and doing some more searching and finding some threads here and there I thought putting it all in the same spot would hopefully help others looking for similar info. Before I forget here are some links to other threads: http://www.xs650.com/forum/showthread.php?t=5481...

searched a bit but didnt find exactly what I was looking for, whats the best way to free up a clutch that is stuck? the right way that is...not starting it and popping it in gear... or if anyone knows where a previous thread is at I would appreciate it. trying to get this done as we speak so...

anyone else think thats a good idea, one section for wanted items and another for items that are for sale? I was trying to look for parts and all i can see is WANTED

no more new toy I lied....no toy no more

ok due to multiple reasons and a Jeep (no not the one I was looking for), its time to get back to the bikes. last thing I did was take out the old races from the neck because i plan to replace the stockers. pics would be great but where did you get yours? or just post a link to the...

Since there seems to be a shit ton of Michigan (and the surrounding area) members maybe we should just have a thread for everyone. That being said, post an update on your ride, the beer your drinking, local deals, how much you hate the snow, a quick hello if your new and whatever else you want...

Where do you hide your wires? Post some pictures of how and where you hide all your wires and crap! Im in need of a few ideas so lets see some pictures

Got tired of searching so I figured I would just go ahead and ask... I know it can be done, yamaha_chop has one on his build but what has to be done in order to fit a sport bike front end to a xs650 frame? Does the year matter? What bike it comes off of? modifications that need to be done...

anyone in Michigan or close by planning on going? http://www.kalamazooswap.com/

What the fuck just happened?:wtf: I got on the bike started right up no biggie. Pulled the clutch in and put it in first. started going down the road (2 blocks) and boom I got no clutch and its puking oil out of the clutch cover? the clutch is dead pull it in and i got nothing, no resistance...

Was thinking about running on on my bike instead of offsetting the front sprocket has anyone has experience with them? issues? worth it? pain in the ass? :shrug:

tadaaaaa......butt naked frame!!! I guess I should start a build thread instead of a ton of update ones. Prob not the coolest or creative bike ever but these are the first. So yea gonna be trying to build 2 bikes a 78 and an 81. Mine is the 81 and a buddy owns the 78. The pic above is of...

Well I am trying to track down my old jeep was wondering if anyone knew of a good way to go about doing it? :shrug: Im pretty sure I have the VIN# around here some where but not exactly sure where to start. any ideas?

After recently taking apart the 78 to paint and modify just a wee bit it seems that some of my "vibration" concerns/issues are starting to make sense. :mad::doh: The bike has mag wheels, disc up front and drum out back. On the side of the front wheel that does not have the disc on it, what the...

Alrighty my head hurts from searchin the crap outta this on the interweb :banghead: I just bought a 18x5.5 60 spoke wheel, I know I have to run an off set primary sprocket and all that jazz but... where the hell do i find a 30/32 tooth rear sprocket to fit the frickin 5 bolt pattern? Do I...

cause these guys do it in 4 mins http://sports.yahoo.com/nascar/blog/from_the_marbles/post/Army-crew-tears-apart-rebuilds-Jeep-in-four-min?urn=nascar-269203 OK guys get to it who can do an xs650 in under 4