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Thanks for the help, cleaning the carbs today and I will try and find this stuff tomorrow!

Update: inspected the bowls of the carbs and there was nothing but rusty gas. Then I checked the fuel tank and it was rusty too. Today I’m going to clean everything up and get a gas tank lining/ sealant and see if that helps at all. Also you were right, one of the pilots was real dirty.

Hello all, a couple of months ago I got the bike running but whenever I turned off the choke it died. I began to take off the carburetor but noticed that there was no clamp on both of the fuel lines. I bought clamps and the problem was fixed, it idled with the choke off. For the past 2 and a...

I have a heavy rubber mallet but it’s not doing the trick. I’m taking it in the shop next Thursday so they can fix everything else that I can’t but I’d like to have the new tires on before then.

Yes, it must be stuck pretty good. Try some PB Blaster - or equivalent - both sides and lots of it soaked-in before more force Let it soak, still nothing. I don’t know what this metal bracket that sits on the thread is for, should I try and take it off, if yes how do I?

Yes, the center stand was up but when I was hitting it with a hammer it was down and there was no weight on it. But I have all the components off, I just need to fight it out?

Hello, I am new to the forum and very new to messing around with motorcycles. I believe I took off all of the necessary components in order to hammer out the axle so I can get a new tire but it won’t budge. Is there anything I’m missing or anything I can do to make it easier? The front one came...

I know this picture doesn’t do much but the stud to tighten down the shifter itself is stripped so now I have another issue on my hands. When the shifter is tightened down all the way the shift shaft bracket rotated but now that the stud is stripped it obviously won’t stat in one place. This...

I will take some pictures soon. Even though I tightened the bracket that connects to the shift shaft. The bracket rotates around the splines. The splines are either toast or the bracket that bolts on to it is.

Hello all, I’m new to this forum and have 1981 xs650. When I got the bike the shifter wasn’t on the bike, nor was the rear brake linkage. He gave me the parts but said something about welding a bracket to the frame in order for them to work. I finally got them bolted down without needing...