Salty Dog
XS650 Enthusiast
Just bought a 1980 XS 650 special 2, bike runs really good but there is a lot of ticking coming from the top end. Its my first 650 so I don't know if thats normal. Any advice would be greatly appreciated.
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lettle
lsettle
Set your valves, check your timing, and set your cam chain.
Lawrence
Lawrence
Salty Dog
XS650 Enthusiast
Thanks man. I will check it all out.
You might want to do those things in the proper order.
Set cam chain tension.
Set valves.
Check timing.
Leo
Set cam chain tension.
Set valves.
Check timing.
Leo
Do all that, and yes you can hear the valves on an XS650, it's part of the charm. There can be some other clicking noises that aren't so benign though.
Salty Dog
XS650 Enthusiast
Thats what I was wondering. I figured it was part of the bike.
bdholsin
XS Enthusiast
I was having a similar issue. Seems that my exhaust valve clearance was a little high. Brought it back to 0.006 and it's good.
.003 intake,.006 exhaust works good. Loose enough for good lubrication, yet not so loose as to be noisy.
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