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That was before I started to work on them

OK, everyone, I have just found the culprit the vacuum tube that goes to the petcock was disconnected at the tank so I didn't notice it, just took it for a spin, and made a couple of adjustments to the hot idle and bang, she runs beautifully. Thank you all for your help and kudos to those who...

It's doing it when it warm

I've been working on the Yamaha carbs, I got a rebuild kit from Mike's XS, went one size up on the main and pilot, and cleaned the carb in an ultrasonic cleaner. I got it all put together and put them on the bike with rough settings, it started the first kick and could rev it straight away and...

So, do I need a .5mm drill for the hole?

Hi, I stripped my carbs down and all looks fine except this hole seems to be blocked, how do I clean it out, I have soaked it in the Berryman Chem-Dip, I have the brushes and cleaning wire, and compressed air and it's still blocked

Hi all, I want to install K&N filters on my 1981 XS650 with standard carbs. Does anyone give me a ballpark for the carburation, Jets, and needles ...........

For a new Tach on Mikes XS the reference a ratio, does anyone know what ratio the standard ones are?

Yeah, I really wanted to keep this bike original, MikesXS has some retro ones

So I got the rev counter apart and it literally fell apart, the plastic housing broke, and the needle broke, so I need to get a new clock or clock cluster. Any ideas

I cant afford a new one, I need to fix this one

Hi all, The screws fell out of the face of the rev counter so I pulled it apart and found that it's a sealed unit, is there any way of opening it up?

So, I'm back :p I turned the screws out 4 turns and it starts better when cold but has a dead spot at low revs and intermittent backfire, I'm getting a 90-degree screwdriver so will start tuning.

Well, thank you all for your help, I found the auto-cancelling unit and unplugged it, the turn signals work great now.

On the bottom is the letters C, L, B

OK, so there are 3 connectors on the flasher I take that one is 12v power, ground and switch, how do I know witch is witch?

Mine is a 1981 XS650 Special

I don't have LED bulbs they are all standard. I found out after I made this post that this model might have a self-cancelling unit?

Yes, I can flash it manually, look at the video

Hi again, I am totally baffled, my original flasher unit didn't work so I purchased one from MikesXS and it didn't work, I then purchased an original one from eBay and it did the same and the original (video), I then got a cheap one from Amazon and didn't work. I don't know what to try next.