Recent content by shnieky

Hi All, I have an 1981 XS 650 that while riding this summer stopped running suddenly midride. At the time, I'd tested it and confirmed that I was getting no spark when grounding the plugs to the engine. I'm finally getting around to trying to fix it. Not sure if these details matter but im...

Agreed!

Thank you! Looking forward to being a part of the community and learning from others! Here's the XS:

Thank you both for the detailed answers - this is great!!

Hi All, Just joined the forum and looking forward to learning lots here! I have a 1980 XS650 I picked up earlier this year and it runs pretty good. It does however have a slow oil leak that's leavings its mark wherever i go and is probably getting places it doesn't need to... It looks like...