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Hi guys, My name is Rich. Does anyone know if a mid tunnel Wassel style gas tank from TC Bros will fit on my 1977 XS650. Will I need to do some fab work in order to make it fit without having to mess with the top motor mount. Any advice is greatly appreciated. Thanks Rich

Born and raised in North Jersey. I grew up in Paterson West Paterson and Totowa. Now I live in Parsippany/ Lake Hiawatha

Born and raised in North Jersey. Parsippany/ Lake Hiawatha

Ok so it worked. Did about 5 miles and no issues so far. Bike is shifting better because I tightened the chain the brakes are working fine and I realize now that you’re not from Jersey lol sorry about that. Again I want to thank you for your help with the brake issue. It’s great to be able to...

Hey man. So I got everything back together and what I did was rotate the bracket on the drum about 180 degrees. I buttoned everything up and checked the brake (not riding) on my driveway to see if I got any kick back and I didn’t. I’m going to take it for a spin around my neighborhood and make...

Thanks man. I’ll try that before I start modifying anything. Rich

Ok so the previous owner welded the tab in the wrong spot. I am going to have to either buy a longer piece of threaded rod so I can get the stay at 90 degrees and then I might need a longer length for the brake arm to reach the pedal. The plus side of this is I’m a machinist so I have the...

Thank you gggGary. I’m going out now to reposition the brake stay. I absolutely appreciate your help. This forum is great. So far I’m 2 for 2 here. I will keep you posted on how it works after I adjust it. Rich

That’s crazy man! Luckily you’re ok and no serious damage was done. I will be trying to get my brake back to normal today. Unfortunately it’s like extremely hot and humid in Jersey today so I’m really not looking forward to it at all. Rich

Here’s some pictures of my bike

I’m sounds good nj39. I posted a few pictures a while back on my other thread about my exhaust smoking. If you jump over to that thread you’ll see them. I will try and post some pics to this thread but I’m not sure if you’ll be able to see the rear brake set up. Rich

Thanks gggGary I will check that. I didn’t remove the wheel or axle so that shouldn’t be a problem. Thank you for replying I appreciate it.

Hi Everyone I recently tightened my chain on my 1977 XS650 Bobber and readjusted the rear drum brake but now when I press on the brake arm it’s pushing back on me and I’m not using a lot of pressure on it. Has anyone have this happen? Thanks Rich

Hey guys So I added fresh fuel and that seemed to cure the smoke issue I was having. I want to thank you all for your advice and will keep you all posted on how it’s riding. I wanted to take it out when I added the new gas but as I was adjusting my throttle cable the brass adjuster on top of...

Thank you all for the quick responses & thank you for the welcome. I have not been able to check the compression because I don’t have a compression gauge which I will get some time this week. My mechanical skills are mostly on cars and very little on motorcycles. I am a machinist so Hi NJ1639...

Hi Lou Thanks for the reply. I did not drain the older gas before I added new gas. However I did empty my tank this weekend and pulled the carbs to see if there was any varnish but they were as clean as can be which didn’t surprise me because thePO said he just put them on in November. My one...

Hi everyone, I’m new here and would like to ask a question and hopefully someone will answer. I recently bought a1977 XS650 and when I bought it the bike didn’t smoke a lot at all. I had it my basement for about two and a half months and didn’t start it at all. When I got it out the other day...