transmission 5th gear

Sorry it’s been a while, I’ve been mad busy with work, so I haven’t had any time to work on the XS... So here’s what’s up: I replaced my shift shaft last fall - if you’d believe it, the SPLINES actually rounded off on the shaft, rather than the shifter wearing out - and to make a long story...

hey guys maybe you can enlighten me, I got a 32 tooth rear sprocket from mikes xs , how will the bigger 5th work with that

I have a stock 78' xs650E that runs around 4000 rpm in 5th gear to do 60 mph but the highways around where I live require me to do around 70-75 mph in order to stay safe. Most of my daily riding is done around the city but on weekend road trips or the occasional commute to work the highway...

Hi, I have a 1979 XS650F that has about 400 miles on it since the Cafe style rebuild. I started with a rough but low mileage bike that had about 7,000 miles on the odometer. I went completely through the motor and transmission. The transmission gear dogs and shift arms all looked good in my...