case

Hello all, I have a 1975 XS-B that I am rebuilding, but unfortunately the case was unusable. Gary Hoos from Hoos racing (http://www.hoosracing.com) sent me a XS-J case for the cost of shipping. An absolute saint, I must say. Anyway, I decided to try and remove the black case paint from the...

Hello all, I have the guts from a 1975 447 motor but the case has unfortunately been tended to at some point by a chimpanzee. All four of the locating pins for the crank bearings on the upper case have been smashed in because the bearings weren't lined up properly when the halves were...

Just a pet project I'm working on. Trying to track down when the reinforcing gussets existed (behind the left rear cylinder stud). This chart shows what I've been able to determine so far. XS1/XS1B engine case revisions by serial number 1970 XS1 S650- 000101 - Rev-0 case, no reinforcing...

So I have the bike torn down and rewired and all but ready to ride and I go to find that one of the mounting points for the stator to be bolted down has been destroyed. Looks to me that the PO broke a bolt off. Then broke an easy out. Then decided to drill it. The hole is mangled. No chance...

Dear XS650 enthousiasts, I've recently wet blasted all engine parts with great result. However, I've recently moved and stored all the parts away since I don't have time right now to continue my project. I sometimes go check on my "baby" and make a discovery that scared me! I've found what...

Just as the title suggests; I am looking to know the compatibility of my 1979 engine internals on different model year cases. I'm in the market for new cases. Jon

Hello. I have an 81 xs650. Just finished putting Mikes xs taller 5th gear in. After putting the case back together I spun the sprocket and went through the gears with the motor out of the bike and on the bench. All seemed to work well. Side note, I put new clutch plates etc. in as well...