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hey, just wondering if the oil dipstick and chain guard are compatible for every year model? i have a '81 special that needs both of these.... cheers Jai

So I bought a xs and the guy had the title not in his name and last registered in 1992 to a lady in hemet,ca. He told me he bought it from a motorcycle junk yard in LA where he was from. I just double checked the vehicle ID number and on the title it starts with 5VA but on the neck it is stamped...

I just found a guy who is selling a '79 special, or so he says. It has dual front discs and a rear drum, mags. Is that stock? I thought rear mag drums were only '78. he says its been sitting outside for a year... seized. oh boy. also, what year did the electronic ignitions start? -

Ok, went to get insurance cards today, ran the vin, came back a 1983. I bought this bike from a guy in ny, no title, obviously because there were no titles in 72. The bill of sale and registration i got from him both say 72. The vin on the bike, motor and title all match. CT dmv will not let me...

Okay so i got a xs in my shop that my buddy just picked up, this thing is fresh froms the 70's, i think its a 72-73 but the funny thing is this bike has never been altered, yet it has a 19 rear and 21 front, from what i know thats not normal! Can anyone help shed some light on the subject??

Ok so I live in canada, and i'm not sure what engine I have, im pretty sure the frame is a 79 special the code/VIN is 3U6-XXXXXX My engine however is 447-70XXXX which judging from the xs650mcode PDF says that is a XS-D, 76-77 age. anybody a master at this stuff because I just dont...

Hey there, I am new to the forum and looking at getting my first xs. I found a decent looking one on Craigslist but wasn't sure what Heritage Special means. I searched around best I could to try and find some info but didn't have any luck. What are the differences in the Heritage Special versus...

On a New Jersey title, top line, there is a "prefix", then "VIN", then a "Suffix", year, make, model, ect. Does anyone know what the "Suffix" is? and if so, what "Suffix Z" means? Thanks all.

Ok, I had to go to the DMV for the vehicle safety check and the guy told me my VIN was missing a letter. On the title the VIN starts with JYA4M4XXXXXX, but on the bike the J is missing. Now I have to go to some Auto Theft Unit thing on the 17th. Anyone know what the J is and why it is on the...

So I have found another good buy BUT it has no title. I am just wondering what the problems could be with this. I am building this bike for myself so I am checking to see if this will even be a problem

I am wondering if any year and model left engine side cover will fit my 81? Reason being is that I broke my original clutch cover and wanted to purchase a used one. It was stuck on my shift lever and tried everything possible to get it unstuck. It broke a small piece around the shift lever as...

I have fallen in love with this bike. I just got a 80' 650 ans want to base my bike off of this one. In the article about the bike he says "The bike originally came with a 16in wheel that i swapped for a 18in from an older japanese bike. Wheels were wrapped in 450 rear and 400 front Firestone...

I've been looking, and I've been seeing a lot of numbers on different sites. 2FO - 117532 on the engine block, I'm seeing the paint wrong I think. The colour of the tank is a green/blue, but has chrome fenders front & back. I'm pretty sure there's no mistake on the year...... a '78...

Hey guys, The guy that I got my XS650 basket case gave me these Mikuni carbs with it that he was running on the engine. He said that he thinks they are from a Suzuki and he believes they are 40mm. Apparently it was a rack of 4 carbs that was cut down to just the pair to fit on the XS650...

I decided I wanted to build another bike. my first project was a typical hardtail build tc bros and peanut tank. I was planning on building and riding it. but immediatly after finishing i wanted to sell it to build another??? I ended up finding a bike on cl for 400$ the previouse owner...

does anybody know how to look up my vin number for free. ms, wont give a title with bill of sale if bike has not been title here before.i need to find out who titled it last. so i cane get a title:banghead:

Hey guys, I am posting from Australia and im trying to decide if i should purchase a particular bike. I'm just abit confused about the serial numbers. In Australia they need to be matched completely for registration purposes or it can be abit difficult. The seller tells me the numbers are ...

I am going to look at this bike on Friday hopefully to purchase. The owner cannot get me the vin at the moment.

Hello guys I was just checking the frame number on my XS in order to identify which model it was. The frame number is 447-601665. According to the charts there is no model ID starting with 6, only 2 and then 7. Does that mean I have a model C? It's a euro model I think, as I have...

....because I'm looking for proper calipers for them. 34mm tubes, dual disc. Anyone know what year they're from? Thanks!