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Oldnwiser
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Engine Crankcase Breather
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I used a pintle valve the breathes in half of what it allows out, run it into a small plastic jar with a hole in it and down to the chain
Jan 6, 2023
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XS650 Top End Buildup
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I found one that had a Y shaped 2 outlet baffle and it really pulled down the crankcase, you could push the kicker down easily and the...
Jan 6, 2023
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XS650 Top End Buildup
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Btw, I aimed an oil drain hose from the treservior I made to the chain to be a passive chain oiler. It worked pretty well.
Jan 6, 2023
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XS650 Top End Buildup
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I made a PCV of sorts for mine , I had the baffle in , but I put a check valve in and used a small reservoir to store vacuum and pulled...
Jan 6, 2023
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Power
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Naa, I still stop and listen when I hear a 360 or 270!twin. I fell in love with the XS2 42 years ago, and ironically today is my...
Jan 3, 2023
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Power
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I’m sorry, I meant 1 carb per cylinder. The port would be like the 3V engines with a divider running down to the split into two valves...
Jan 3, 2023
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Power
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I just listened to a podcast with Darin Morgan and I am convinced that a two valve intake system with the valves making a straight shot...
Jan 2, 2023
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Power
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I was studying a cylinder head from a 447 that I had as a spare . That was a long time ago. If I had a 533 case and 880 block and even a...
Jan 2, 2023
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Power
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I wish that a U.S. company would reproduce the XS2 with the 533 engine and a modern head configuration. The engine could easily support...
Jan 2, 2023
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Happy New Year
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I have hope that we can get back to having fun and all this foolishness in the world can end peacefully. Hoist a glass 🥃 to good sense...
Jan 1, 2023
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Power
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I like that strategy, even the early Hemi suffered mixture speed changes that affected fuel atomization. The use of squish to keep the...
Jan 1, 2023
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Oldnwiser
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Power
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The valve lift is a big limitation of the original design. If I had .500 to work with I definitely would fill in the SSR and widen it...
Dec 29, 2022
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Oldnwiser
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Electric vs Kick start
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That cheap later arm should have been outlawed. If you kick it all the way down even it is still in kick back territory and the arm...
Dec 27, 2022
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Oldnwiser
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Power
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I don’t want to be contrary, I apologize for being so. I appreciate all good information. I won’t be spreading bad information. That was...
Dec 26, 2022
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Electric vs Kick start
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I almost dislocated a knee half hearted kicking a 1000 Sportster and it kicked my knee right into that F’d up handlebar set they had. I...
Dec 24, 2022
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New XS650....new to everything and a battery question
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You also have a neutral safety switch. There should be a green light when it is in neutral and it should turn off if you place it in...
Dec 24, 2022
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