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So, all week I've been getting ideas together of where to take my bike next. I have an idea but I keep gravitating back to a Café type style... but a café salt flat cross... Its hard to describe. I've attached a shitty drawing of whats in my head. The scale may be off just a bit...Please let...

Hi all! As posted in a precious thread regarding reusing the stock footpegs/hangers for building mild rearsets, I have some pictures from an XS that I saw on Phillip Island racetrack 4 years ago. Unfortunately, my worksite (on a ship at the moment) internet connection is too slow for any...

I need the sizes for engine mounting bolts. I've been looking through threads and have found some info, but I'm still having a hard time with specifics. If anyone has a diagram even with part numbers that would be great. Thanks!

Been reading on here for the past few weeks now and I've found a real head scratcher for even the veterans. My title says I have a 1977 XS650. The Vin # is 447-709xxx. However, the bike is a special which wasn't produced until 1978. Supposedly. From what I have found it has not been altered in...

Spockwerks calling, nice to see you. New to the list, been riding my '83 XS650 "Namazu the Earthquake Fish" for 30 years. Time for a change. Just ordered a Monstercraftsman Brat Kit and am thinking 750cc kits. Turning things inside out kinda like graffiti style and that means paint. Seeing...

Hi all, I attempted to remove my engine today to start my street tracker build,all the bolts came out easy apart from the one at the front of the engine where the mount plates are,its the one that goes through the engine this thing is stuck solid,does anyone know if the engine will come out...

I am lightening my load and getting excited with the cutting torch... I am thinking about removing my passenger foot peg hoops/brackets and relocating the passenger peg to (somewhere). And ideas, or pictures of relocated pegs? I was thinking about mounting it off of the rear bolt of the...

I've Googled and searched til I'm blue in the face and I still can't find all the information I need. Can someone give me the stock specs of a '75 XS650B? Here's what I know: Neck rake (steering head): 27 degrees Offset: 1.938" Fork Length: 29.5" Wheelbase: 56.5" What I need...

Hi i recently found this product and was wondering if anybody has used this and how it worked? Thanks Matt

Just finished clamps for 650 tracker, doin a sr500 also. Learned a lot about neck lengths and fork similaraty between the two. Saw post guy building clamps with tach incorporated, not a forum guy, spend all day programing parts for Cnc machines, don't think I copied but that's what I made, 3d...

I am installing custom rearsets on my bike. The front mounts to the upper footpeg bracket stud (bolt? - I don't see how it would come out from the inside). The issue is that the unthreaded portion of the stud is about 1/2" longer than the thickness of the rearset bracket. It looks like I could...

anybody lined one of omars fiberglass tanks to handle ethanol fuel? if so what did you use and any problems..thanks

I just got a nice tank and side covers from a '75 XS. The price was nice, so wasn't too concerned with the missing gas cap, figured mikes would have one or just swap over from my current one. But now it seems like no one carries a gas cap for 75-76. Mikes specifies only for 77 and up...

How do you remove the trip meter knob from the speedometer ? I can't see any type Of screw head in there

I just bought a 1974 xs650 with a notarized bill of sale only in Georgia. Does anyone have experience with registering a non-titled bike in Tennessee or anywhere. I'm looking at Certification of Ownership form and taking it to county clerk to get it registered. Any help?

i need a 530 chain and just want to know how many link i need for a ardcore hardtail 4 inch stretch? thanks you:thumbsup:

Ok, im looking for my first xs650. There is a local guy that has a massive amount of jap bikes and mopeds in various states of disrepair. He has what he called a "1982?" Xs650 in an xs400 frame. The post says none of the bikes run. I have no idea yet how complete, or not the bike is. I hope to...

So here's the deal, I have a 74 frame with a voodoo vintage hardtail on it. We did the hardtail ourselves, not the first time we have done one and we measured a million times to make sure it was on straight. So now the motor is in and we are trying to get the rear wheel lined up on the axle so...

Hello all- New member here but previous owner of 2 XS-650's back in the 1980's. I'm looking to find another one for nostalgia and just to enjoy one of Yamaha's best. I have found a unmolested 1979 Special with low miles and a great runner. Have a question about the side panel emblems. This...

what are the stock axle adjuster castings made of? wanting to build a hardtail off of the stock swing arm on my 78 xs. was just wondering about welding them. thank you.