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I'm looking to put either a tc bros or monstercraftsman headlight bracket on my 83 xs. I went to look at the triple tree and noticed that the holes don't match up and seems to have the front brake cable anchored on there. Has any found a way around this or know of another similar bracket I could...

Haven't been on here much had lots goin on Here are a few pictures of what I have been doing Got invited to Artistry in Iron In Las Vegas and this is the bike I built in 29 Days Start to Finish to take! "Pimp Chicken" 20141002_154914 by pandemoniumc2, on Flickr 20141002_155008 by...

looking to be maybe doing some slotted holes on my pma cover sometime soon i've seen it done but just wondering from the experts out there, how sensitive are the pma kits to the dust and shit that could make it through the newly drilled cover

I want to replace my tappet valve covers with the black ones pictured below ... however on my stock 72 motor the front left cover has an arm and internal lever ... I have no idea what purpose it serves. Is it nessecary? optional? important? help.

I just bought a set of carb flanges/boots for my 80's bs34's they have a little brass tube off the side? What's that for? Colr my stupid, but these subtle differences drive me crazy. :confused:

Hello everybody. Lasse from Denmark here. I have enjoyed alot of all the buildthreads in here and now I will try to make one myself. And at the same time hoping to get some input and help. This is the first time Im doing a build, so it will probably take a while :) The bike is a Standard...

Looking for some brass tappet covers, anybody know where i can get some?.

In the November edition of CVMG's magazine "members stuff for sale" section. Ad sez it can be raced "as is" or restored back to a cafe racer. Photo shows really nice looking bike with bumstop, rear sets & clip-ons. Got no lights or signals of course and I'd suppose no charging system neither...

Hey fella xs650 lovers, does any have a battery less wiring diagram with a horn and indicators?:bike:

Here's a post I got from another list:- Perusing through All of Craigslist instead of other stuff I should be doing: This one looks pretty nice for the price: http://grandrapids.craigslist.org/mcy/4683886234.html Another shiny one: http://annarbor.craigslist.org/mcy/4722593423.html Here is...

Since i'm riding in the Express Lane on the Highway To Hell I figured I might as well build a Hardtailed Chopper with alot of Skulls in paint, DNA Springer, Apehangers n 60 spoke front n rear wheels and a Modified WCC Villan Tank and my very own handmade tooled leather seat, at least this is...

Hi all, here's a board-tracker inspired XS650 custom by the shop I use in Belgium, WI called Retrospeed:

I have my bike back together and it's running. During the rebuild I bought (not really knowing what I was doing) a resistor plug cap and wire. I installed it on the left cylinder and now that cylinder runs rough and has eaten up two plugs. When I say eaten up, I don't really know what has...

Mikes used to sell grips like this in gray and black, I put them on "madness" but have put very few miles on that machine so far. :doh: So when I bought the connie a couple of weeks ago the stock grips were god awful for my old wrists. With a forward lean at low speed upper body weight is on...

Almost done, essentially took it from a junker to this. One thing I should have been more thorough in finding out before I spent the time and money is the legality of a hard tail in New Jersey. Of course everyone I talked to a few months ago said it would be no problem at all, now I'm not so...

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Hey all, I am planning to do some upgraded brakes on my bike. Probably something like calipers from an early R1 as those had a 298mm rotor like the XS, and whatever rotor that will fit the bolt pattern. Making up the spacer for the rotor offset won't be a big deal, but I just noticed today...

I've been waffling about doing this for a while. Putting the bikini fairing on meant moving the stock signals, and while it worked, I didn't care much for the results. I ordered a set of bullet-style LED turn signals that are much smaller than the stockers and tuck in closer to the bike. I...

Greetings all. A couple years ago my father in law showed me a dirty old bike under a tarp in his garage. I honestly paid it little attention at first. The sissy bar and broken glass windjammer didn't inspire me much so I filed in my mind as "neat" and carried on. Some time passed at do to...