Recent content by Drolz

Sure does look allike. Yeah, I admit, the pipes look different, I've always hated the slip ons that were on there. They were on the bike when I got it. Lots of clean up work needed, and get it running again. Then we'll see about digging in for a rebuild. The engine appears to leak from where...

Thanks 5twins, solid advice, makes perfect sense. I don't know anything about anything, but I imagine I can find some carb guidance here at xs650.com to help me thru that. The wiring I can follow, will be tedious and keep me busy. I noticed the gauges lit up, but the headlight did not. Turn...

It was my first bike and has sat covered I'm my mom's garage for the last 20 years. Now it's in my garage and I want to make it my first project bike. A new battery turns the motor, but 20 year old gas in the tank won't fire. I found xs650.com trying to research the petcocks to figure out what...