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I sold my XS and will be taking leave of you fine fellas. Thanks for the help you've lent me these last couple of years. I've enjoyed the friendship and the sparring. Who knows? I may be back someday with another basket puppy. Take care and good luck to you all. Kent

The Rocket Dog is for sale! You can see it here:http://s648.photobucket.com/albums/uu201/Kent_In_KC/Rocket%20Dog/ The pics with the blacked out engine and flamed tank are the most recent. It starts and runs easy, no weird noises. Good clutch, rebuilt carbs, Sparkx electronic ignition...

Travis, you can move this if its posted in the wrong place. Do not do business with www.PowerPartsPlus.com. They post inaccurate and misleading ads, do not respond to emails and get sh*tty on the phone when you ask for a refund, ping you for a 20% restocking fee and don't refund shipping. All...

I may have mentioned this before, but here is a great site for anyone learning to weld or old pros looking to steal a few tricks. http://www.weldingtipsandtricks.com

I posted this in the DIY forum. Its about setting up the machine. http://forums.delphiforums.com/DIYCruisers/messages?msg=978.4

I just won an ebay auction for this unit http://cgi.ebay.com/NEW-3in1-50A-PLASMA-CUTTER-200-AMP-TIG-STICK-ARC-WELDER-/390253243931?pt=BI_Welders&hash=item5adce7ee1b#ht_4518wt_932 I paid $384 plus $30 shipping. They are selling every day for $400 or less.

In another thread, Jesse James got brought up. I guess our boy Jesse is a distant relative of the original bank bad boy. He sure resembles him, I'll say that. I really am a descendant of Kit Carson (a great great grandfather I think, I don't know why he was go great-great, maybe he had a...

Strange way of looking at things. http://justshittin.wordpress.com/

On Ebay: http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/Newly-Finished-Nicely-Raked-XS650-Soft-Tail-Bobber-/330481083189?pt=US_motorcycles&hash=item4cf2352335#ht_500wt_975

She's on Ebay. Why doesn't the add show up in our Ebay/Craigslist folder? Because its in Bobbers instead of Yamaha?

I really did look for this before I posted. I read somewhere that there is a kit that lets you change the front sprocket shaft seal without a lot of pain. Can't find it. Is that the answer I need or is it not hard to pop the old one out and press in a new one?

My bud Skizo over on the DIY Cruisers forum posted this. He bought a new '71 and made a sweet chopper out of it! Check out his description of the cutting and gussets. http://forums.delphiforums.com/DIYCruisers/messages?msg=905.5 I think this may be the first ever XS650 chop!

Here's the scenario: 1. I see a pretty good deal on a bike. I might want to buy it, fix it up or use it for a total new build. My objective is to sell it for a profit. 2. I need a way to quickly estimate how much I would have to spend to get the bike like I want it. I'm thinking a...

As most of you have figured out by now, most of my posts have a certain 'lack of gravity'. Well, here we go again. Some people have suggested that my bike needs theme music that would mysteriously play whenever I rode up. I know that's what most of you guys do. Many have proposed 'Rocket...

[Deep breath] [Positive thoughts] Here we go... We, the people, desire to buy quality parts for our motorsikkles without a lotta hassle. Since our bikes are a little fringe, we find ourselves limited in the sources for said parts. Be it resolved, therefore, ahem, that we although we find...

Go here for a PDF with pics: http://forums.delphiforums.com/DIYCruisers/messages?msg=905.1 This is how she looks:

Here's the original thread. Make me an offer on anything. http://www.xs650.com/forum/showthread.php?t=3216

THis is primarily directed at guys in the KC area but it could work anywhere. I was reading this: http://money.cnn.com/2010/09/14/technology/techshop/index.htm?source=cnn_bin&hpt=Sbin and thinking it would be cool if a bunch of guys threw some money and equipment into a pot, rented a...

Recently I disassembled and removed my clutch basket to replace the infamous defective starter gear. When it came time to remove the six Phillips-head cap screws holding the pressure plate and discs together, I noticed that they were very tight. It took a lot of beef to get them loose. When...

Isn't it cool when you get a chance to see how something is/was done, the OSW? It amazes me sometimes the ingenuity, artistry and courage of the early builders. We wouldn't have choppers, bobbers, rail dragsters, hot rods, rat trucks or drop top '49 Mercs without those prototypical designers...