ShaggyXS
XS650 Enthusiast
That is beautiful! Thanks Bigfeet!
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So I got a free XS650
- Thread starter ShaggyXS
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DIRTY DOG
XS650 Guru
haha lol it would make a great rolling triangle now that's funny and a new one on me,
looks great your hooked now your one of us now hahahahaha!! just make sure on the title I have seen a lot of nice bikes get parted out do to no title's
looks great your hooked now your one of us now hahahahaha!! just make sure on the title I have seen a lot of nice bikes get parted out do to no title's
If you have a bike that deserves a title..... Don't give up! It took me THREE YEARS but I finally got a clear Wisconsin title for an XS "rescued" from a forclosed house. It was an ugly process but the point is; there ARE ways to get a title for deserving bike. I have also resorted to out of state trips with the bike in the van to get a title. What's a couple of years of wrangling to save a classic?
Bigfeet
to many projects
You'll see Hugh's name mentioned around here allot. They have a video of the bike also.
gbobst
Geoffrey
Don't Chop it...for all that is good and right with the Universe. Maintain and love. Not many left that look as good 
ShaggyXS
XS650 Enthusiast
Holy crap it was registered in DC! I'm sure that will make it even more of a pain in the ass to get a title!
crashcourse
XS650 Addict
I'm serious when I say this: I have experience getting titles on no-title bikes. Sell it to me in Utah, and I'll get a title easy (well, easy apart from cross-country shipping). If you can't get a title any other way, hit me up.
Too late...I have first dibs!! 
ShaggyXS
XS650 Enthusiast
I took the carbs off yesterday. Left one is nasty. They are soaking in carb cleaner. Coincidently the left petcock was open and hard to turn. Maybe a carb rebuild coming. I hope I can get them clean enough to get her started without a rebuild as I just want to hear her run. I don't have a key either. I'm gonna pull the lock cylinder and take it to a locksmith I guess to get a key. Also I'm going to clean out the tank this weekend.
Soliddrummer
XS650 Addict
At this stage I'd say a carb rebuild is not an option, rather a necessity. Read the carb guide, then re read the carb guide. Take one carb apart at a time, so you have a reference for reassembly. Clean carbs, clean gas, new plugs/wires, check and gap the points, and she should fire!
ShaggyXS
XS650 Enthusiast
Is there anyone here on the forum who will rebuild our carbs? On some of my other forum groups we have some guys like that. I have never had much luck setting up carbs!
Soliddrummer
XS650 Addict
There are guys who will do it for you, but owning one of these old bikes is hard work. YOU WILL NEED TO MAKE SOME ADJUSTMENTS, and play with some jetting options, no matter how clean someone makes them for you. Your best bet, and I'm telling you this from experience, is DO IT YOURSELF. That way when it doesn't run right, because it won't, you will be familiar enough to handle it instead of dropping e bike back off at the shop.
If your lock has a number stamped on it that is all you need for a replacement key to be made
Not a good idea to completely soak carbs in a solution. rubber seals will be ruined and have to be replaced. Butterfly seals are the worst to replace.
Yes there are carb re builders, and i am sure there are some on here that would do them for you. Alternatively look up Oldskoolcarbs Price is very good for the quality of the product.
Every bike will run differently so a set of carbs built to the year/carb spec may need some miner adjustments after fitting to your bike.
Troll
I am Carbon
shade tree mechanic
Too bad you won't get banned from here like you did at the Australian site. Too bad for the site I mean - I'm not personally bothered
ShaggyXS
XS650 Enthusiast
Are you insinuating that I can't fix my own bike? That my friend couldn't be further from the truth! I am simply asking if there is a member who specializes in these carbs that is good and reasonable. I will rebuild them myself unless someone here has a recommendation of someone who is not only good but doesn't cost too much. I have been working on aircraft and other complicated machines/electronic systems for 35 years! I do most of my work and only outsource things that I don't feel like doing or require special tools I don't have.
ShaggyXS
XS650 Enthusiast
650Skull. I only have the bottom area soaking as my floats were covered in crap. The left float wouldn't move at first. It now moves up and down freely. I'm sure after sitting for over 20 years a rebuild will be required.
There ya go!
I am Carbon
shade tree mechanic
Rick at Oldskoolcarbs is good.
I have a pair of carbs from him They have been good to me.
I have a pair of carbs from him They have been good to me.
