Sorry if I've posted this in the wrong section, but I could not find an introductions area. Yesterday I picked up a 1972 XS. To be honest, up until a couple of weeks ago... I knew zero about XS650s (in fact, I'm not even sure what the correct model title is for the 72. Is it XS2, XS650 or are both correct?)
The guy that I bought it from only owned it for about a year. He stated that it ran fine when he parked it last year, but could not get it started this summer. When I got it home, for giggles, I tried to start it. Immediately it felt like it wanted to start. After about 20 or so kicks, it fired up. Excited, I ran off and picked up some Seafoam gas treatment and fresh gas...when I tried starting it again, it never would turn over and I ended up flooding the carbs (gas wound up in the airbox). There also appears to be a small gas leak coming from one of the fuel lines; hopefully, I'll be able to take a better look this evening when I have more time. On a scale of 1 to 10, I'd say my motorcycle wrenching abilities are a 3 (maybe 4 on a good day). My plan is to rebuild the carbs, replace the fuel lines, filters and go from there. Expect to see many question from me in the near future.
Here's a picture of the bike and my nephew right after we loaded it up. He was pretty proud to have gotten it loaded and tied down.
Cheers,
Kendall
The guy that I bought it from only owned it for about a year. He stated that it ran fine when he parked it last year, but could not get it started this summer. When I got it home, for giggles, I tried to start it. Immediately it felt like it wanted to start. After about 20 or so kicks, it fired up. Excited, I ran off and picked up some Seafoam gas treatment and fresh gas...when I tried starting it again, it never would turn over and I ended up flooding the carbs (gas wound up in the airbox). There also appears to be a small gas leak coming from one of the fuel lines; hopefully, I'll be able to take a better look this evening when I have more time. On a scale of 1 to 10, I'd say my motorcycle wrenching abilities are a 3 (maybe 4 on a good day). My plan is to rebuild the carbs, replace the fuel lines, filters and go from there. Expect to see many question from me in the near future.
Here's a picture of the bike and my nephew right after we loaded it up. He was pretty proud to have gotten it loaded and tied down.
Cheers,
Kendall
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