Hey everyone - brand new XS650 owner here! For the last four or five years I've been riding a 1980 XS650 Maxim, but for a couple reasons I decided it was time to part ways with that bike so on Saturday I sold it and last night came home with a 1980 XS650SG! Seems to have been well taken care of, the bike is in great shape, previous owner recently cleaned the carbs, put in new clutch plates, oil change and a couple other things. We chatted for a good while and I feel like I can trust him but... still going to do a oil change right away.
Only taken the bike for a half hour ride so far to get it from his place to mine and I'm undecided how I'll feel about it. The handlebars on this thing are so godawful that it's hard to get a feel for it. Felt so unsure of myself holding them that it was hard to really trust the bike, but I knew they were bad going into it so I already ordered new bars and grips. Hopefully they get here by the weekend, but I'm sure I'll adjust to the current ones in the meantime.
I'm sure I'll have questions right away but off the hop, would you guys recommend the MikesXS oil cooler and upgraded sump filter? I know the cooling aspect of the oil is debated a bit and leaning towards being useless, but is it worth it to use the Honda filters?
*quick edit:* Oh, and does anybody have a source on the lower right side cover? Not seeing anything on any of the parts sites or eBay but would love to be able to use that little tool box.