Kevin Werner

I have not removed "needle jets" but your needle should indicate which series of carbs you have. Look at the needle with a magnifying...

Look at your lap top or phone screen. Find the mail envelope in the upper right corner next to your sign on name. Click "start a new...

I had "running like a 2 stroke" on my undeveloped/unsorted '71 750 bbk. The mains were 3 steps too rich and the pilots were 2 steps too...

Do not be disheartened. There are lots of XS650 projects you could fund and enjoy. My winter project last year was a fun, inexpensive...

Just make it look new, set it in a barn for a year and sell it as "complte, hasn't run in 10 years" :) :) :)

Cycle World tested a Ducati 750Ss or 900ss in the 70s that had a fly in thegel coat on the tank IIRC.

Or an alloy pipe/tube roughly the diameter of the bore. Lay a 2x4 across the top of the tube and rap away, after soak, heat, soak, heat...

Do you water down the floor before painting?

Locked up likely means stuck rings. Pour your mix into the spark plug holes and let it sit with the drain plug open and a pan...

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