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Well folks during the lockdown over here in Dear Old Blighty I have been using that time to rebuild a trio of my XS's the first of which is a 650 Special ( my first big bike after passing my test some 30 odd years ago). A TX 650 And my XS 1 . I have a couple of questions regarding this bike 1...

Hi folks fairly new here (although have been a registered user for a while). Name is STEVE and have a few XS's which brings me to my question, I have recently picked up what I believe to be an XS 1 the Frame number is S650-001062,am I correct with the XS 1 however there is no engine number on it...

In the middle of cleaning all the mating surfaces on this engine before assembly . Do the members here think I should leave the fins as they are or should I go with polishing the edges. This engine will be used in my upcoming build , I like the idea of F117 STEALTH for styling. Cheers...

Well folks I will be re assembling this engine http://www.xs650.com/forum/showthread.php?t=20723 pics to follow, safe to say it looks a heck of a lot different . My question is to do with frame building. I am intending to construct a frame from scratch and am going for a diamond frame...

Hi have noticed a few people are using 2 rectifiers on their machines, is there any particular reason for this. The reason for asking is I have been running a 36MT60 3 phase rectifier for a number of years without any problems. The photo shows the setup I use. There are two of the 36MT60's on...

Hi new to the site. I currently own an XS 650 SE (3L1) Model and further two engines all in various stages of rebuild. My recent purchase was a 4N9 Engine which was in a rather sorry state, now sitting in a couple of trays .Will update as work progresses.