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    where did you ride on your xs today?

    Yes @Skull, there is a leak there - but once I get into my barn, everything will be fully sorted. Thanks Bob - that means a lot coming from you. Pete
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    where did you ride on your xs today?

    I got home yesterday after a pretty brutal day of meetings and blah, blah blah...and it was 14C outside and - HOLY SH!T - the sky was....sunny! So, I wheeled Betty ('78E - Miss November 2023 calendar girl) out of the garage, turned on the petcocks and waited the obligatory 15-20 seconds for the...
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    The Big Sue resto-mod thread

    Yes - that is what I have noticed too Marty. My '76 and '78 have switches and the '81 does not.
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    Interesting motorcycles, not XS650

    French Citroen 2CV car engine? It sure is a handsome lookin' machine....if you like that sort of thing.
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    The Big Sue resto-mod thread

    Correct - and while that never happened to me back with my first '79 GS850G, it sure could have. Fortunately, I never ride twisties at night in the rain anymore - so I should be OK. It does, however, point that Suzuki didn't do a good job on this. I know that Yamahas have the light on-off...
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    The Big Sue resto-mod thread

    Well, it is just a small step, but an interesting one that includes a slick modification I made 43 years ago and a bit of snazzy new 2024 technology. The Problem The early Suzuki 4-strokers had just one significant flaw (IMO and that of most of the bike magazines of the day), the charging...
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    Interesting motorcycles, not XS650

    Oh yes @Mailman, those are big ones alrighty!
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    Interesting motorcycles, not XS650

    ...when too much, is simply not enough.
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    Interesting motorcycles, not XS650

    I think I see how that works. The little gears are driven by a vertical shaft that is inside the tube (looks like a pushrod tube) on the rear-side of the cylinder. The gears in-turn rotate that roundy-looking "button cam" component and that actuates the valves. I guess that avoided having a...
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    The Big Sue resto-mod thread

    The problem is not sealing under the heads of the petcock mounting screws - it is sealing the actual screw threads and that is why the proper washers must fit the screw threads very tightly. In fact, if you simply push the washers down over the threads, you will ruin the sealing action. I...
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    The Big Sue resto-mod thread

    Howdy all: just a small thing but I was on the GS Resources forum this morning and we were talking about leaking petcocks. I mentioned Hylomar Blue sealant which has given me great results over the years - and someone else pointed out that OEM Suzuki fibre petcock sealing washers have a nifty...
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    Hey, Engineer Pete

    Well....there ya go DE - you understand how the world works now! hehehehheee.. Pete
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    Just inherited a 1975 xs650

    Oh yes @Paleomechanic - our CVMG Section (Essex-Kent) has about 60 active members and we meet for coffee each Wednesday and have our monthly meetings at a sports pub on the first Thursday of each month plus there are group rides, treasure hunts and camping expeditions (all of which I will take...
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    The Big Sue resto-mod thread

    Not belabour the point, but I would guess that is done in the other order: harden then grind. I would certainly not be doing this on a belt sander - I'd use a surface grinder as it is one of the few machine tools that can reliably cut hardened material accurately. Because surface grinders have...
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    Mecum auction Phoenix Az cars and bikes and tractors Oh My!

    Hmmmmm.....1954 Triumph, 34 HP, 4 speed.......1970-80s...somethingorother, SOHC 53 HP, 5 speed w. electric start.....could be very sexy....
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