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hi folks, the wife has now decided she doesnt want her xs2 project to be standard now wants a chop. ive got everything ready eg hardtail, springer front end,handlebars, harley 21" front wheel,and 16 drop centre rear rim the problem ive got is spokes,what spokes should i use on a 36 hole...

hi guys i just got hold of a rough xs2,so did the usual and took all the bolt on crap of it,the bike had bad compression so engine strip,well here,s were it gets weird,markings on the base of left cylinder reads 001 the right pot has 003. left piston has on the crown 949 and the right piston has...

just put a brand new wiring loom on the tx but for some reason im having problems. first with key switched off my brake lights work and my clock lights stay on, unless you put the kill switch to off,six bloody times ive tried wiring it up and everytime the same problems:zzz: cheers all

hi has anyone got any photos of a 73 tx650 tank without the badges on,ive just took my tank to bare steel and need to see were the mounting screws go for the badges,as the tank had loads of filler and what looks like some form of resin on it,any help appreciated as im hoping toget it powder...

well the tx decided to give me another headache, now it wont even run,it coughs through the carbs etc but not fire,ive even put the carbs on the wifes xs2 chop and it fired up first kick,so carbs are fine. i did a compression test and was getting 124 right pot and a measly 90 in left. now...

well now im down to the brakes on my 73 tx650 renovation,what ive found is the front brake pistons are locked solid,ive tried soaking them in penetrating fluid etc and tried using my compressor to no joy. hell ive even took it to local car garage and they cant shift them,is there another way or...

my 73 tx 650 isnt playing,when i first got it it had stood since about 1993 or even longer,it turned over off he button with fresh battery,so engine nice and free,i managed to get it to fire and get a little blurt of noise out of it,i then got the carbs cleaned and added new filters but now if...

hi folks,ive just bought myself a replacement steering lock for my 73 tx650 restoration,question is how do you remove the old lock,i have removed the cover and pin,but what do i need to do now,the bloody things not budging is there a clip stashed somewhere on it that should be removed.cheers...

hi can anyone tell me the true length of the spacer that sits on the spring on a 73 tx650 forks,the ones in my forks seem a little short as theres no resistance when putting the cap nuts back on. i have bought new replacement tubes as the bike had 4" overs on it when i bought it, i did search...

hi guys been a while :) the xs2 is playing up again,it fried the original mechanical regulator,so i bought an after market solid state one,after fitting the thing i started the bike and put multi metre on and its showing 16 volts.well fluctuates between 16 and 16.5 volts at the battery :eek...

hi folks been a while since i posted hope alls well with folks:) i have a problem my wifes xs2 was running sweet three days ago but yesterday she went for a ride and was 15miles from home and it stalled but wouldnt fire up again,i got the bike home only to discover the right plug had come...

hi just rewired my xs2 bobber,problem i have is that in manual it says thers a switch that the green wire and black wire from alternator pass through before they go to regulator and rectifier,i dont have such a switch.can this switch be left out cheers chazz

hi folks,im havin problems with my bs38 carbs,the bike idles for a while then the engine starts to race,ive set the tick over on both carbs and air screws but as i said the engine races any ideas what could be causing this cheers chazz