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Finally got to ride it!
- Thread starter Willholmania
- Start date
Congrats!
Willholmania
XS650 Enthusiast
Thanks. I loved it.
Awesome. Congrats. I think we all remember our first XS650 rides.
Hello Will,
When I rebuilt my '78 and took it for it's first run, the speedo and tacho were both sluggish. The tacho came good after about 50 mile - just like some members here had advised. The speedo hub in the wheel was stripped however and I had to buy a replacement. Easy, cheap fix and it runs perfectly. As I recall, it took a while to "settle" in as well. I replaced a bulb in the tacho and it, again, took a while to register correctly. Must be something to do with the mechanics, or atmospheric pressure or acts of God.
Congrats on your success! Have some fun!
Cheers
When I rebuilt my '78 and took it for it's first run, the speedo and tacho were both sluggish. The tacho came good after about 50 mile - just like some members here had advised. The speedo hub in the wheel was stripped however and I had to buy a replacement. Easy, cheap fix and it runs perfectly. As I recall, it took a while to "settle" in as well. I replaced a bulb in the tacho and it, again, took a while to register correctly. Must be something to do with the mechanics, or atmospheric pressure or acts of God.
Congrats on your success! Have some fun!
Cheers
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Great to hear your on the road. Good to hear your sticking to the 30 limit.
Willholmania
XS650 Enthusiast
Thanks gents.
I’ll open up the Speedo this winter and see what it needs. With all the speed cameras about these days I could do with it working.
The front brake is a little underwhelming too. Might consider a twin disc setup.
I’ll open up the Speedo this winter and see what it needs. With all the speed cameras about these days I could do with it working.
The front brake is a little underwhelming too. Might consider a twin disc setup.
Fantastic news that you're out and about on the bike!
When I first road my XS, I was underwhelmed by the front brake which I described as feeling wooden with not much feel - see here:
http://www.xs650.com/threads/miss-november-xs2-tribute.55057/page-33#post-616627
The solution which has worked for me was to fit new master cylinder with a smaller piston diameter.
This is a subject much discussed on the forum. 5Twins has done a lot of experimenting with different master cylinder set ups. At the same time, I fitted a Hel braided steel brake line - other makes are available as they say - and the brake has gone from adequate but no feel to quite good. There is still room for improvement and my next change will probably be an EBC drilled disc.
When I first road my XS, I was underwhelmed by the front brake which I described as feeling wooden with not much feel - see here:
http://www.xs650.com/threads/miss-november-xs2-tribute.55057/page-33#post-616627
The solution which has worked for me was to fit new master cylinder with a smaller piston diameter.
This is a subject much discussed on the forum. 5Twins has done a lot of experimenting with different master cylinder set ups. At the same time, I fitted a Hel braided steel brake line - other makes are available as they say - and the brake has gone from adequate but no feel to quite good. There is still room for improvement and my next change will probably be an EBC drilled disc.
Willholmania
XS650 Enthusiast
Hi Raymond. Yes - I've read all about the alternative MCs. But I've already refurbed mine so just giving it the extra calliper it was designed to operate seems like a good idea.
