Happy place parts.

In anticipation of an upcoming project I picked up a few things. The SCM gasket set that I had been buying has been listed as OOS so I picked up this one since it’s for an XS2. What I liked was that it came with the red silicon o-rings
https://www.ebay.com/itm/332735113096

The other items I picked up came from Yamahaxs650.com. I think they may be trying to deplete their stock but they do have some good deals. I picked up one of their RH handlebar controls not because I need it right now but I’ve used several of them and they are a decent quality, work well and look good. I used one on the XS2 bobber to replace the compression release switch and I couldn’t be happier. I just like having one on the shelf.

The other nice thing about that gasket set is the head gasket is the same thickness as an original, not thicker like the Athena one. I won't use the Athena head gaskets anymore. It seems they have an age limit, about 10 years and they give up the ghost and start leaking. I've encountered 3 so far that have done this.

I see you got a cam chain. Did you check it to see if they included a master link? The last one I got from them didn't, even though the item description says it does. I contacted them about it and they sent me one no questions asked.

I had read your post about your missing link so that was the first thing I checked. It fell out when I opened the box.