Recent content by dguthrie

Definitely pick me to win the frame jig!

You have deleted the stock air cleaner and mufflers, both of which have increased air flow. I bet it gets hot as hell after running a while. You're lean. Re-jet those carbs with larger jets from Mike's XS. They're really cheap. You don't need a re-phase. After re-doing the jets, the carbs...

I've been complimented on my rear end. Thought I'd post a pic.

Yes, in South Carolina. The DMV folks were really great. We traced the vin back to North Carolina sprinkled some chicken blood, and shouted hallelujah at midnight on Friday the 13th. Next day I had a title. 81 Special. Fun fact: The term "first cousins" originated in SC. We use to...

Will do. There are a few up under a thread called "Sledge Hammer Therapy." It gets a lot of attention. I was up at my buddy's shop one day (Madness Motorcycles), and some dude was just sitting there staring at it. Said he'd been there two hours trying to figure out all I'd done to it. The...

Howdy 2M: Here's my 81. Love these machines. Beauty in simplicity. I know nothing of the minute differences from one model to the next. I just jumped on the little 1970 when I had the chance because I like them. Maybe you could point out the differences for me. Thanks, Doug

Hey Gary: The pics may not show it too well, but the motor mount tabs on the stand can swivel around a good bit. Anything that isn't a a good match up can be remedied with a little flat bar and a drill. The engine on the stand is supposed to be a 1970. The bike I currently ride is an...

Thanks for the response 2M. Just so's ya know, it's a 1970 gen 1. At least that's what the guy who sold it to me told me. I never bothered to look up the ID number. It's got good compression and the seller also told me it was a runner when removed. If the carbs are any good, it should run...

I just posted pics of one I made to the tech board. Let me know if you can't find it.

Thought I'd share what I made with other xs guys to make the work a little easier. I've been trying to collect the xs 650 motors and parts because I'd like to build some custom bikes. I needed and easy way to mount one for bench work and to be able to run it on a stand. This is what I came up...

I made myself an engine stand designed for my xs 650 engines. I try to keep my eyes open for extra motors and parts because I'm interested in building some custom bikes based on the xs 650 power plant. The stand mounts up so you can split the case, remove the jugs, or basically work on...