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Thanks 5twins and 650 Skull. Helpful information. Especially about how to kick it. I am going to learn how to do that, so your...

Thank you for all of the suggestions. I am going to keep at it, including checking the timing and practicing my kick. If I can get it...

So the bike now has a new battery, new plugs, new non-resistor caps to go with the resistor plugs and several of the original features...

I recently installed NGK BPR7ES plugs and Torch LZFH Replacement caps (non-resistor) on my 1983 XS650. I don't have the bike on the...

I have used the Torch LZFH replacement cap and so far it works just fine. No issue attaching the wire and it fits snuggly over the...

Had a very successful day today. Started to put the bike back together with a new battery, put the original tail light and license...

Thanks for the info gunk. Will file it away for future use.

Thanks, but not sure coming from the UK is any easier. I have read conflicting information about Torch spark plugs. Some say great...

Thanks MrBultaco. I found that as well. However, they come form the US and I am in Canada. I costs twice as much just for shipping as...

I have NGK BPR7ES plugs which means they are resistor plugs, which means I need to use a non resistor spark plug cap based on things I...

Excellent Jim. Thank you! I will work on that after I return from my granddaughter's birthday at the end of the week. I really...

I have not found a discussion about this issue, but I apologise if I missed it. I replaced the two front turn signals due to damage to...

Thanks for the heads up Wagner73 on the unit NLA. I was looking yesterday and did not find one. I guess I now know why. Even though...

Thanks Wagner73. Bad terminology on my part. And the '83 has a self cancelling unit, which means I can't just put any other unit in...

Update ... got it in. I attached the case back to the handle bar area. The pulled the gasket down low and fit it into the case. The...

Had a slow couple of days taking things off the bike to figure out what was working and what was not. Received several parts, including...

Great. Thanks for the info. Will be ordering tires for the 1983 XS650 that I recently acquired.

Hey retiredgentleman. Are you still using Dunlop D404's?

Hey Hogtyed. Your post about the Dunlop D404's was from 2019. You liked the Dunlop's then. How about now? How long did they last for...

Yes, I do have a NAPA store in town. However, have already ordered an AGM battery said to be designed for XS650's elsewhere. My TX650...

Here are a couple of pictures of the project. Had a bad day today. I cleaned the bike as part of step one of the project. I then took...

Great! Thanks for the info.

Another hopefully quick question. An early step in this project is to get the engine running again, even before putting parts back on...

Thanks all! Appreciate your help. The previous owner also alerted me today to a book written by a German engineer that has been...

Greetings all. You have probably had plenty of these kind of posts, but here is another. I currently have a 2023 BMW F750GS and a 1964...