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Hot Bike! Would enjoy trying zMadness out

It is the Ethanol! Ethanol is not even cost efficient to produce from the corn. For some reason as a young guy I learned to drain the...

Shoot, my strategy of winterizing came into play after work in the cold dry sunshine. I’m in the club of removing the tank, completely...

There is no “lft” or “rt” as they both have the same part # You do reverse one of the outlets to the opposite side of the casting, but...

Good info to hear Yamadude. Having been a long time advocate of original 78/79 vacuum petcocks, I must admit that this summer mine has...

👍yes! I paid good bucks for a taller flatter seat foam core build up & cover. That will allow your legs to reach out better. Those...

An F650 (original series) is a nice cold weather bike , your legs are warmed by the engine / body .. try it 😎 Selling my 98 F650 5 years...

Isn’t draining the carb bowls on the list ?

Polish? that’s work! Just l👀k at Jim 😅 Honestly I am very much a procrastinator at polishing anything. Clean yes but.. Fortunately this...

Mornin’ curious, gave it a try to disassemble the clutch slave cylinder.. after removing the Allen screws and screws, it became clear...

650badger, that sure looks like it ! I as well confirmed fitment under the cover and saw that the hydraulic line would have to be...

Allen heads seem to be marked generic with vibo 2.7

These hydraulic clutch components came to me with the Tracker project, still sorting parts and deciding on assembly options. Do any of...

Winter parking space 🥺 Carbs drained, Battery pulled. And that darn license plate mount / hardware selection will be strengthened...

Reasonable to question such an amazing instruments accuracy ! 🧐 Great news! Last nite after the whiskey was gone, I searched high and...

a Defensive or Offensive knife carried should be large enough to be effective. Such a knife should be occasionally handled so as to...

Never calibrated ! Unlike a modern cell phone the old school gauge needs no “updates” or any maintenance whatsoever

It’s true ! This one very old aluminum tire pressure gauge has amazingly held its exact accuracy over 40 years! Although dented don’t...

🤔 better investment than XS’s ? Old motorcycle projects in my own experience have a better return than Women.. 😂

🤔 better investment that XS’s ? Buy lots of beer! Drink the beer and turn in the cans for the deposit, about the same return on investment

I do believe the points are at the end of life. These mufflers are cool but the carburetion prob needs improved tuning yet to be found...

11k miles today on this 78E virgin unopened XS650 (46 year old) engine. Original clutch. Even the points are still the original tho due...

50 deg late afternoon Eastern WA . Have a rare midweek opportunity to run about 25 miles is all but all good 👍 This cooler air is...

Well here we sit late afternoon. Almost 50 deg f’ . Came home early enough to squeeze in a ride opportunity but my neighbors big rowdy...

Staying above freezing 🤞 Still getting some long days but hoping for that “last ride” after work? Head light required 😎

Not “King Kenny” but still yellow. Catches your eye. Yamahas were Yellow in those best days ! In 1981 I bought my first road bike , a...

Sounds like a Mikes XS black Standard with decals similar to a 77 model, saw one once, No longer available I think