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Hi there chaps. I am 41 & was always to young to own an XS650. I have owned every thing from a Kwak AR125, every RD there was to a VTR & believe me I have bought some nails. But always in the back of my mind was the XS's lurking. I now own one & love it to bits.But I have one niggling problem... I have had it two wks & I have done 300 mile on it to get it home. I have just dropped the oil, run some engine flush through it & taken out the Cam tensioner to clean before I put in fresh oil. I noticed...wait for it..... the end of the tensioner has chain wear. So I popped my finger in her to feel the naked cam chain. No Cam blade, forgive me for being thick but there defo should be a slide in there. No little black bits in the old oil either. I know there should be a glide in there, can anyone confirm this??? Its a 79 XS650se & in very good standard condition. I want to keep this bike, so any help or advice would be appreciated.