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http://www.xs650.com/forum/showthread.php?t=42047 Here's the link to the original thread. Here's the status so far... not much done but tank, seat, and side covers off Air box out carbs off and started cleaning battery removed

Well it's been a long road. It all began back in the summer of 2013. Bought this bike from a guy and with little adjustments made just ride the piss out of the bike all summer until is finally just died a few weeks after Sturgis. I think the points burnt out, but a few gaskets finally let go...

This has worked for me and a few others. This route uses the stock long special cable. Per toomanyxs1b's exhaustive cable testing; bends in the cable are your ENEMY. Note the caps, this is a big deal. One sharp bend can fuggle your clutch action. The Yamaha worm gear was never an elegant...

Hi Guys. You may know I scored a few bikes for 3k. One is a really nice '71 xs650, another 1980 xs650, and a bent frame abandoned hardtailed 650 frame, with rebuildable motor, and a little 1972 Honda xl250. A friend of mine has 2 cbr-f's (90 something) sitting in his driveway, rotting away. He...

Hi all, I've had my bike for about three years and have been a long time lurker on this forum. I recently realised I have very few pictures that track her development during that time. Seems like a build thread would be a good way of going about it. I've also been prompted by a recent house...

So, I'm at a point in my build that is turning out to be more difficult than I thought. I am looking to choose my gas tank. I'm doing a lot of custom work so frame modifications for mounting are likely to be done. I already cut out the old tank mounts near the neck. However there are such...

i have a 1982 yamaha xs650, heavily modded, kickstart only. it came with a tiny battery the size of a deck of cards. you turn the bike on to start it, and this battery has just enough juice power it up to start. in theory. in reality i think it's not quite enough. i've always had difficulty...

Hello everyone First of all a big thank you to everyone who contributes your help is invaluable. My bike started life as a XS650SG and was bought unseen five years ago through EBAY. It looked good in the pictures and the description of a rebuilt engine - how could I go wrong? I hired a...

Hello. think it's time to finally post what i'm trying to create. :) I'm Jerome, and I'm living in Belgium. Been into motorcycles since the day I could ride one. Got my bike licence before my car licence. I've been driving racers and allroaders since. I always, one day, wanted to built a...

Hey guys, Ive been lurking here long enough without a post. This is my project that I've had kicking around for a few years. I bought it when I was 16, it was a hard-tail rat-bike that was sitting in someones garage for years. I got it running and rode it for the remainder of that year. Over...

I used LED brake/tail lights and a trailer converter, plus an LED flasher unit, to make these integrated lights.

2016 Chop Off Build

Hi all. Seems as though every time i even think about registering by bike in Australia is just brings on headache after headache. Everyone i ask always says something different. Should i register my bike then get a modification permit before i cut the end off and weld a hardtail on it...

So I just get done setting up my DJ equipment and Photobooth for a Wedding I was doing this last Saturday night and I only have about one and a half hours until I start my show. I just jumped in my SUV and start driving from the Banquet hall toward home when on my way home to clean up and put...

So I got a set of 2-1 right side pipes from one of the members here on the forum. They are a bit beat up but they are repainted and are going to be covered anyway. My issue is, and the seller doesn't remember, they are missing something. When I mount them they fit on, but slide all the...

Nice work. Its no longer on CL. He wanted $3,400. I do like the quality of his work and sense of humor.

Planning on running a shell #1 cam in my bike, with the lift they are advertised at (I believe .405) Could you use standard valve stem seals or did you have to use the ones from Mikesxs that are supposed to be X amount shorter than stock?

Many guys think that the close ratio transmission in the XS is a huge problem. Im planning on taking my build on longer highway trips and dont want the rpms through the roof so I decided to re-sprocket. Many guys try the Mikes overdrive 5th. But I was looking for other options, a transmission...

I bought a 1979 XS650 special from a local fellow, bike has some goodies in it (PMA kit, new clutch etc). He installed the XS performance pod filters, and gutted the factory mufflers (end caps are on there, but I removed them today... seems to have run a tad better) Anyway, I know I will need...

Hi All I'm pretty new to the forum but have already read and seen a lot of helpful threads to get me going with the new build. I bought my first XS650 about 6 month ago as a project to work on over the winter. A 1980 stock XS650, I actually bought 3 of these at the same time as when I got...