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  1. Uglies

    How Do You Make A Foot Clutch With Forward Controls?

    I`m looking for detail plans or step by step instructions on how to build a foot clutch for the xs650 without needing a lathe lol. I have seen pics of a few but they dont go into details so im asking here Thanks.
  2. F

    Teething problems - petcock / fuel valve

    All Bike is done. I haven't done a build thread as most of you would have grown old and died in the time it's take to complete the build. Anyway, it's back and passed the MOT, and I'm now dealing with teething problems. It has an SR500 tank mounted, with an aftermarket ALFA non-vacuum...
  3. M

    Updating Electronics: Reg/Rec, Starter Relay, and Lights Questions.

    Hello All, Hope everything is going well with you all. I have designed a new electronics box for my 1973 TX650. I figured that I will be messing with electronics I might as well update. Here we go...
  4. XSCody

    Rear fender options for visual impact brat kit?

    Hey ya'll. Just getting to the point on my build where I need to figure out a rear fender setup before I go much further. I've installed the visual impact kit with Honda rebel shocks, And I'm wanting a fender mounted to the swing arm. I was tempted to go the flat trailer fender route but I just...
  5. XSCody

    1981 XS650 Bobber/Brat build.

    I've been working on this project on and off for about 6 months now. I'm just finally getting around to making a build thread so its going to be a little picture heavy to start out with. I don't have too much experience with bikes so I've just been using my best judgment on things. Let me know...
  6. G

    Hoping you guys can plz help

    First off i have a 1977 xs650 bobber with points ignition and bs38 carbs and simplified wiring....anyway I posted on here about a charging system issue, long story short I scrapped the OEM charging system and decided to go with mikesxs PMA and capacitor and delete the battery and starter motor...
  7. V

    Heiden Tuning 750cc Bigbore Powedynamo ignition

    Hi you all... Just wanted to post an update on my build. I got a new engine october last year and ive spend the last couple of weeks, un wirering the old harness from my xs650 prepping it for my new engine a Heiden Tuning build. Its a 277 rephased, 750cc Bigbore wiseco pistons and Powerdynamo...
  8. Gcraay

    Maybe some more wiring help.

    I'm posting this even before i finish reading this article, but it reads easy to understand so far. This may even be listed already but I figure with all the help this forum had given me, I would do something to help others. http://www.bikeexif.com/motorcycle-wiring Don't worry, I'll...
  9. MicahBearden

    Starter Delete: Freeze plug won't fit.

    Hi everyone, I am in the process of deleting the electric start on my 82 Heritage Special I have read every thread i could find on this subject before posting this one. I have the correct size freeze plug 1 53/64", i know that mikes xs and tc bros both sell block off kits, but based on...
  10. gggGary

    Mechanical Mike is it in YOUR future?

    Cycle World's Kevin Cameron weighs in on FADECs http://www.cycleworld.com/2016/02/24/old-way-versus-new-way-closer-look-at-electronic-rider-aids-kevin-cameron-insights/?src=SOC&dom=fb mechanical mike and FADEC come from aviation Slightly derisive slang for the auto pilot and Full Authority...
  11. phil1rowe4

    Vintage Bobber Build Thread

    Hi, Ok, I've definitely got the bug now! Just bought a new project bike to start a new build. I'm still deciding on the final theme but at the moment it's looking like a bobber style, with monoshock rear end, spoke wheels, maybe 18" F&R, flat bars, front controls, low tank, low stance. Not...
  12. pckopp

    Most of the XS650s at the One Motorcycle Show in Portland, OR

    I went to The One Motorcycle Show in Portland last weekend. http://the1moto.com I created an album here for the pictures. Enjoy! XS650s at the One Motorcycle Show
  13. gggGary

    Lacing mikes 2.5x18 rims to stock hubs w ss spokes

    Did this today, I kinda made a spoke hole "straightener" out of an old masonry impact bit with a Makita drill, grinder and dremel cut off wheel. It let me aim the hole to the matching hole in the hub and recut the the nipple seat for a more square to the hole connection. By grinding the cutting...
  14. T

    And so it begins....

    Hello everybody! I have recently purchased 1.5 xs650's (79-81) from a co-worker of mine. He bought them a few years back, one was complete and one was wrecked(parts bike) with the intention of creating a cafe' racer. I was lucky enough to catch him in the middle of remodeling his basement...
  15. Viking650

    Clutch spring bolt Mod

    Hello! I know there is threads about this subject, I read about using the old bolts and drilling them out and using a 40mm allen bolt. But i want to make some out of aluminum (as a "getting better on the lathe" exercise). Does anyone have the measurements for these spacers...
  16. topshelf333

    79 XS650 Hardtail build

    Hey guys, Just thought i would post some pictures of my current build progress as it stands. I have been so busy between my day job, and in the powder booth, that i haven't had any time to work on my bike until this last week. Finally got the rear fender mostly mounted up. Spent a fair...
  17. D

    Pamco ignition?

    Does a Pamco ignition just convert the bike to electronic ignition?
  18. CeeAnton

    Mounting two Green Monster coils?

    As part of the build on my '82 Heritage Special, I got Hugh's PMA kit and PamcoPete's complete re-phased kit from MikesXS. That kit came with two of those fugly Green monster coils. I can't get both mounted to the stock mounting point in the tunnel under the tank. I have heard that they get...
  19. starguymike

    First partially custom build, basically like all the others

    I kinda got into this a little ways before thinking about posting it on the forum. I imagine no one is going to be blown away by it anyway. It's nothing that hasn't been done before really. I started out with a what I guess is being called a "bratstyle type bike. It is a 1979 xs650. I am going...
  20. abyssmaltailgate

    How Can I Go Kick-Only and Protect My Bike from Theft?

    I'm currently in the early stages of completely rebuilding my XS650 so I've been doing a lot of research and planning. Lately I've been focusing on how to start and stop the bike as well as protect it from theft. My bike's a '75 XS650B, and I am interested in converting to kick-only with a Pamco...
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