OKAY, Long time no see, so hello everyone. Yes I still have the XS. No, I haven’t touched it this winter. (It’s been cold, and I’m sad about it) HOWEVER. I’ve been saving my money and I’m now ready for the basics to go into it. That being said, I’m looking to 1: change the oil, 2: rebuild both carbs, 3 replace the torn up clutch cable, and 5: seal this gas tank once and for all!
I am set on at least one thing: CASWELL tank sealer. Gonna go with “dragons blood red” for the color, simply for contrast to the blue on the tank and so I can see even coating inside.
Now, before I get questioned... I scribbled out part #’s because I didn’t think very hard about how to chart it all out, and realized each site had a different #...
I’m TOTALLY LOST on where I can find good sump filters and smaller oil cleaner element... been comparing prices, and finding very limited results. I’ve been told MikesXS is a last resort kind of deal... saw some posts about the quality of their oil filter gaskets being poorly cut. I’ve found gaskets for that on other sites, but I’m not trying to spend more than necessary. I’m looking for recommendations SPECIFICALLY for just the oil filters and gaskets, as well as if anyone knows of any other place I can find a full carb rebuild kit anywhere other than MikesXS... pretty much everyone has clutch cables so that’s all depending upon what handlebars I choose to replace the “buckhorns” I DID look at the tech section a bunch today trying to gain insight, but something tells me that like wine, advice gets better with time, and someone may have found a decent resource that wasn’t posted in tech recently, thanks a ton in advance for all the help guys. Hope everyone is doing well.
I am set on at least one thing: CASWELL tank sealer. Gonna go with “dragons blood red” for the color, simply for contrast to the blue on the tank and so I can see even coating inside.
Now, before I get questioned... I scribbled out part #’s because I didn’t think very hard about how to chart it all out, and realized each site had a different #...
I’m TOTALLY LOST on where I can find good sump filters and smaller oil cleaner element... been comparing prices, and finding very limited results. I’ve been told MikesXS is a last resort kind of deal... saw some posts about the quality of their oil filter gaskets being poorly cut. I’ve found gaskets for that on other sites, but I’m not trying to spend more than necessary. I’m looking for recommendations SPECIFICALLY for just the oil filters and gaskets, as well as if anyone knows of any other place I can find a full carb rebuild kit anywhere other than MikesXS... pretty much everyone has clutch cables so that’s all depending upon what handlebars I choose to replace the “buckhorns” I DID look at the tech section a bunch today trying to gain insight, but something tells me that like wine, advice gets better with time, and someone may have found a decent resource that wasn’t posted in tech recently, thanks a ton in advance for all the help guys. Hope everyone is doing well.