spring

Just picked up an 1980 xs as a parts bike for a chopper build. Engine runs fine but I needed to remove it to prep the frame for a hard tail. When I was draining the engine oil there was this small spring magnetized to the drain plug. I haven’t done a whole lot of engine work on these bikes and...

Hi all, I recently created an account, but I have visited to the forum to learn and have specific questions answered for several years. I bought my XS650 several years ago and it ran pretty rough when I bought it. I cleaned out the carbs and it ran better for awhile but eventually died on me and...

Not sure how to find these springs, I need the inside spring close to the right carb, and the spring on the outside left carb. I have parts I could trade if possible. The left spring is number 56 in the Haynes manual, the spring by the right carb isn't numbered in the manual. Maybe one of...

hey guys, Just a pre-requisite, I’m a rookie motorcycle mechanic, just done simple fixes and changed oil before this. I replaced my tach cable and in the process my tach drive slid out (again, rookie) so I had to pull off my right cover to fish for the washer at the bottom. Pulled the cover...

I've got a 77 standart that I bought in pieces a few months ago. Now it's all comming together and I only need to put a few pieces on it. Not many problems so far but I've got a spring that I can't seem to find a place for. Please check the picture and tell me where it fits. I'll intruduce...