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That's a dealer setup manual.
Neat, I have a bunch of those for Honda's but I've never seen one for an XS650.
Sometimes there's info there that isn't in the shop manual or the parts list.
I have a pile about a third that size. I keep the motorcycle stuff separate from the rest, as best I can.
So far I can remember where I put stuff - if I can remember I have it in the first place!
While looking for something the other day I found a bunch of Honda parts I bought about ten years...
Pulled the battery out of the XS650 and the other bikes and brought them in the house since the workshop isn't heated and it's supposed to be well below freezing for the next few days.
As we're having good weather for the last day of the year I thought I'd give my recently repaired speedometer a sixty mile test.
I made a short stop for a photo. This place seems made just for posing old vehicles for portraits.
I repaired the Hi/Lo switch. I can't believe this whole part is plastic! How cheap.
Thin plastic with a screw through it, no wonder it breaks.
The Honda controls are much more of a pain to service but at least the knobs are mounted to metal parts.
Bob, thank you, that's a very generous offer but I've already put the gauge back together and crimped the ring so I'm just going to live with it for the time being.
That was pretty much my thought as well, really the only way.
When I saw the needle wrap around I should have stopped and...
Recently I had an incident with the speedometer. While on a ride I noticed the needle starting to bounce a bit.
Moments later it shot up to 80-100-140 and beyond! The needle wrapped all the way around and hit the stop.
Then after a few moments the needle fell off and proceeded to vibrate all...