You asked about the headpipes. The link I gave you takes me here. Not taking you there?
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A 1979 650F Heading to Texas
- Thread starter Capnkente
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I want to tell you true. I LOVE the look. Buy 2 sets. Use the first set to practice never touching them with your riding boot when you set your kick stand down. Mine are scuffed at the kickstand after 1300 miles. I am not worried so much, this bike is a rider. If these thing p!÷s you off, you should know in advance. I think I am saying that these are not OEM chrome. But I still love them. Cheers
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They look great!
There are other suppliers with similar. MikesXS, YamahaXS650, XS650direct etc
I like the set I have on my '83. The quality seems quite good. The pipe is thick and heavy, and the chrome seems good. And I'm quite surprised (and happy) they haven't blued up like most aftermarket single wall headpipes do. They're starting to get a very slight gold tint up by the head, that's all. That's really saying something with all the carb tinkering I do, lol. I've had no fewer than 3 different carb sets on the bike so far. But I'm pretty familiar with how to re-jet them so none were ever run with stock jets. They all went on re-jetted with bigger jets to start with.
I've got nearly 2000 miles on them. If they were going to turn colors, I figure they would have by now, lol.
I've got nearly 2000 miles on them. If they were going to turn colors, I figure they would have by now, lol.
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I've bought a couple sets of those pipes as spares just because they're way too good of deal to pass up.
Same thing with the matching Commando mufflers that fit them. Great looking combo, even better price. Win, win!
Same thing with the matching Commando mufflers that fit them. Great looking combo, even better price. Win, win!
Whered you come up with those cool extensions?
love that green paint!
Those chrome extensions were hard to come by.
Mikes XS , Dime , etc sells them, but.. they are 30 degree bend which is too much. I shortened them by just over an inch each end and then shaped the bended opening to better resemble about 18 degrees after using my secret gasket material
. Tightened the muffler clamp while tweaking it all in good form. Those mufflers are tight , strong , and not leaking yet.
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The extensions really only benefit those using stock standard head pipes . Stock head pipes are shorter than Mikes XS head pipes so they need a little boost in length and style 
Sharing your secrets?Those chrome extensions were hard to come by.
Mikes XS , Dime , etc sells them, but.. they are 30 degree bend which is too much. I shortened them by just over an inch each end and then shaped the bended opening to better resemble about 18 degrees after using my secret gasket material
Those mufflers are tight , strong , and not leaking yet.
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