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As some of you know, I have 34 mm Mikuni TM/ RS linked flatslide carbs on my XS.
First, I just used a pair of fairly large oval and tapered K&N filters directly on the carbs. These worked fine, but the side covers could not be used with them. Not ideal at all.
Then I made some "velocity stacks"...
1981 Scrambler XS 650 work in progress. I rescued this poor bike. The PO was riding it daily, when I got it home I found all the engine mount bolts were no more than hand tight. The engine ran great and the owner before the old PO had modified it somewhat and showered it with love and attention.
So I’m in the middle of a bobber build and have gotten to the wiring stage. I have a 1979 xs650 with a stock charging system, stock points, and plan on using the stock left and right handle bar controls as well as my electric start. Here’s the wiring/component deletes I plan on doing:
No front...