Recent content by skooch

Hey guys. My pleasure. But this effort of mine is really just a case of "it's the least I could do" for the forum. Like so many others readers, I've frequently (and thanklessly) used the information found here and without it, these cool classics wouldn't be maitainable in a practical and...

RE: Jerm: I would love to see it. I know how handy this XS1 parts list has been. Thanks in advance! That parts book is very cool! I want that! :) Skooch

1970 XS-1 Original Owners Manual scanned to JPG's. Pages 42-Final Page (Specifications)

1970 XS-1 Original Owners Manual scanned to JPG's. Pages 18-41 0f 60

1970 XS-1 Original Owners Manual scanned to JPG's. Pages 0-17 0f 60 There was probably an easier way to do this to get around the 1MB file limit of PDF uploads, but I just converted the whole thing to individual pics. Skooch

I found the original 5x8 OM in the garage today. Haven't seen it in over 40 years. It's still a cool read and pretty entertaining. I'm thinking I'll scan the whole 55 pages and post it if if anyones interested. I'm happy to say the bike's running great thanks to a lot of help I found here.

Thanks TwoMany! I went through that thread and decided to just press them in, give em' a few taps and reassemble. Like one guy said, that's the way it's been done for years. Nothing fancy. So, turned on the petcocks, waited a few minutes, choked it, and 2 kicks later she was running good as...

First off, thanks to all for the great advice. I've got the carbs cleaned up and ready to go back in. Pretty happy. So glad I didn't order the kits. You guys were right on. I started reinstalling them, and noticed that the equalizer tube "L" fittings (see red arrow in pic) are "less than...

Well, based on what you guys are saying, I'm going to take the advice and give it a go with a reassembly after a good cleaning. None of the parts are bad enough to justify replacement especially if there's a good chance what I buy will be wrong. Besides, with the help of this forum regarding...

I thought about doing exactly that, except for one very small rip in the choke assembly gasket, and the bowl gasket is also a little dried out and rough in a few spots. Both would probably be ok, but given the way things go, I'd probably get some fuel weeping I guess I was thinking "while I'm...

I have a 1970 Yamaha XS-650 XS1 with 16K miles that my father bought brand new when I was 7 years old. We rode different bikes for years, but we always kept the XS. It's still a beautiful machine. Dad passed away 2 years ago, and I've been taking it out only to start it and warm it up and then...