Recent content by TwoManyXS1Bs

Roy, follow the links in this thread: https://www.xs650.com/threads/tx650-carb-brass-overflow-tubes-leaking.50532

And, lastly, what could possibly go wrong...?

Photography lesson #17, Double check subject's placement in background...

Home improvement:

Auto funnies:

Snagged this Google Maps Streetview pic of our local service station. Showed it to the mechanics and shop owner. None of them noticed the oddity. Until I pointed it out. The owner has since contacted Google and had the picture replaced. I just go there for gas and State Inspections...

Looks quite handy. Yeah, some nasty correlation 'tween weight and aging. Varieties of solutions: https://www.xs650.com/threads/the-centerstand-challenge-lift-assist-handle.46892/ https://www.xs650.com/threads/omg-5twins-centerstand-mods.48756/

Here ya go: https://www.xs650.com/threads/gauge-repair-refurbish-yamaha-xs-tx-70-83-gauge-repair-honda-70-71-750-4-ko.52013/ Oh, oh. Keep a clear head when diving into instruments...

Welcome to the forum, Allan. A momentarily stuck valve comes to mind. A protruding valve, over time, its stem can develop a bit of corrosion, inhibiting valve seating. Several cycles of movement can rub off the offending surfaces, freeing it. You could ignore it, now that it appears to be...

Maybe some ideas in these: https://www.xs650.com/threads/shops-and-garages.85/ https://www.xs650.com/threads/looking-for-shop-garage-storage-ideas-and-pix-of-course.59361/ https://www.xs650.com/threads/real-estate-update.59759/

For reference, here's some old threads that go into various tranny issues: https://www.xs650.com/threads/help-reqd-differences-in-5th-gear-cogs-between-models.31570/ https://www.xs650.com/threads/later-transmission-work-in-a-72-256-xs650-engine.40233/...

Well, my brain just *bonked* into neutral. This thing needs a caption...

Same story here with some auto LEDs I bought several years ago. Discontinued, poor quality imports. Recently replaced with SuperBrightLEDs. Much better, I think I'll stick with SuperBrightLEDs offerings...

Guyz, this is Hans Joachim Pahl's collection. Great stuff in here...

Thanx, Wingedwheel. Oops, something I forgot to mention. Another advantage to having LEDs, is that they're not as sensitive to poor connections. My incandescent neutral light would occasionally get dimmer, requiring that the neutral switch be pulled and doing the "plunger rotate" refresh, as...