I hope that does it. Those plugs are not too far off judging by the brown tint in the soot. I will be replacing exhausts soon so this info is helpful to me. Thank goodness we have 5twins to guide us all.
Bright red? Lol.. could it be a little more discreet?If the nut moves, the paint cracks.
Can hardly get to it with a 1/4" drive 14mm socket, swivel, extension and bar..Unfortunately, you can't even see it with the left cover in place.
It comes in hot pink if you prefer. Maybe that would suit you better.Bright red? Lol.. could it be a little more discreet?
I put these XS's together to both work and look good
neutral just a slight nudge down from second.
Good stuff! Neutral is rather easy to find either up or down on the 79 too.. and the 79 before that.started on less than a half kick,
Could be the boots. I'd rather ride with Chuckie sneakers or retiree soft shoes for the feel - but for safety sake I lace up the old soft toe Carolinas.Good stuff! Neutral is rather easy to find either up or down on the 79 too.. and the 79 before that.
I think some guys have more trouble finding neutral because of their boots sometimes?
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BS38'S just like that phrase)
Are fully and carefully assembled and secure.
Started looking all around under and geez! Things are coming loose again. So that Rear engine mount was 2/3 loose, exhaust totally loose.
Tightened things everywhere
Really think this tuning and tightening of the rear engine mount will be Very Noticeable ! View attachment 191114
Here's my to go sparkplug / feeler set.
awesome bike!!
if your looking for the "piece de resistance"
find old skool carbs on FB
He posted my carbs to show the world how
good he is! I am in awe!!
F**k Fecesbook. Rick has his own shop thread on here since 2011 so use contact through here
http://www.xs650.com/threads/carburetor-rebuilding-oldskoolcarbs.5882/
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http://www.xs650.com/threads/carburetor-rebuilding-oldskoolcarbs.5882/page-13