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Hi folks, already posted this in the XCS400 forum but though you might be able to help me as well, as these parts are pretty similar in the xs650. I own an XS400 L Maxim 1984. I've been living with a manageable oil leak for the past 6000 miles, until I decided to investigate it. The leak is...

Hello, I lost the key to my bike and installed a new one, everything was working fine including lights, ignition, and horn. I recently redid the carbs and put on aftermarket intakes, after installing the tank back on and plumbing everything, nothing comes on at all. When turning key, nothing...

Some background on the bike, it’s all stock and I recently rebuilt the carbs and synced using a digisync. Bike seems to make a “puffing” noise and die while pulling to a stop sign at near full stop. Bike will be impossible to start for awhile until I let it sit for after that. I did not set the...

Is this the right coil order? Orange 1 , yellow 2, gray 3 ? I have no spark on any plug . Have some confusing wires here. Totally lost. Even have the diagram

I imagine I'm starting to drive you all nuts with my constant questions but I want to be sure I'm getting the correct tires for this bike. it's the 1982 Yamaha XS650 Heritage Special with the spoked inner tube tires. What are the sizes and does anyone have a link to something they suggest? I...

I just acquired a Yamaha chop. It was mostly assembled. After disassembling I noticed the “custom” hard tail was out of plumb almost an inch. I lopped off the rear section and purchased a tc bros hard tail. The cover bracket on the backbone where the top section of the hard tail Mates to the...

Before I contact Hugh’s hand built again, I figured I’d ask you guys and Facebook first. I am at my wits end though, spending days and days trying figure this out so I truly need some help. 1980 xs650 special bs34’s Prior to swap: Everything bone stock. Fired up and idled alright, but boggy...

Hello All, Just recently purchased a 1983 XS650 that had been converted to a hardtail bobber here is South Jersey. No idea how many miles are on the bike. So far as I can tell it has an XS PMA Charge System and a Pamco Ignition installed with the mechanical auto-advancer. Looks like the frame...

So im gonna be making s bracket to hold my rear res since it's been fitted with a rear disk instead of drum , but I'm wanting to try my best to hide or cover the res cause tbh it's God damn ugly where it is atm , any ideas of placement ir things you've done

I’m thinking of driving 4 hours to buy this xs650 1978 from a guy who has it in his yard see image its to be just a rolling frame with a seized engine. My concern is will I be able to buy all the miss parts to convert it to a cafe racer any info would be most helpful I’m leaving this weekend...

I bought a XS-1 (I think) from a a guy off of Craigslist. I've wanted to get into riding and working on bikes for a while, but never had the money. Saw this for $550, and I jumped on the opportunity. That being said, I really don't know anything about getting started. I can say that the bike has...

Good Afternoon Everyone, I am having a very peculiar issue with my 74 TX650. The completely rebuilt front brakes are locking up. To ensure my brakes would work well and I wouldn't have any issues, I bought a new master cylinder, a caliper rebuild kit, new pistons and new pads. I cleaned the...

Hello, Last night I went for a ride and on my way home the cam chain tensioner fell out (didn’t realize until this morning when I found a pool of oil under the bike and the tensioner siting under the carb. I believe it happened in the last 30 min of my ride since I didn’t see any oil or...

Hey guys I have a 81 xs650 kickstart. Have PMA, original points. But now replaced the regulator, capacitor, switched to mikexs ignition gen 2 and new dual output coil. I can't get this bike to start. Got it from craigslist dude lied and said it needed one thing. I can't find a wiring diagram to...

Hello people of the XS nation, I need some assistance, I have been looking for a simplified wiring harness for what I believe is a 1980 xs650sg. The P.O. tore the stock harness to pieces and painted most of it. Trying to make heads or tails of the thing. Here the motor please let me know what...

My wife's grandfather passed away recently and I have been told I am going to inherit his 650 special. They don't know much about it until lawyers give the release of the title and such. Would anyone help me identify what model/year it is? Here is an album of some photos I took...

Hope every one is healthy out there. So I was quite sure that I had these holes marked on center, where they needed to be drilled... As you can see my measuring or drilling skills are lacking and my four holes are off by about 1/4 in. These are/were pilot holes just to get an idea of gas tank...

I have a 78 650 special with mikes commando exhaust, uni foam filters, and VM 34s. When riding it will take a good bit of throttle to get up to about 3000 rpm and then after that it takes off. Would one of those torque inserts be what i need? It also has trouble getting past 5000 rpm any ideas?

I had to rebuild my motor because the cam chain tensioner delaminated. Before that though it was running pretty good. Tear the motor apart. Honed cylinders, replaced gaskets, and of course cam chain tensioner. Reset valve clearance and checked timing and cam chain tension. Everything there is...

Hi all, I purchased my XS650 without any bolts for the Alternator/Left Crankcase Cover and haven't been able to find them on the threads. Does anybody know the size/dimensions of the 6 bolts or if there is a kit online where I could buy them? Thanks! Matthew