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Dear Friends of the Board. Is it normal for these old bikes to have a slight hesitation in power / acceleration from 2.500 to 3.000 rpm ? Mine does so, it has more or less the same pull from idle ( 1.200 ) to around 3.000 and then it´s a bit like it "comes on the cam" and accelerates with more...

Dear friends of the Forum. Where would I be able to obtain a speedometer drive unit for my XS 650 1977 model ? I have searched the internet and come up with nothing. Nothing on Mike´s XS ( which I find is getting more and more expensive) My original one is seized and I cannot find a way to...

Dear suspension experts! I know that I should not be thinking about suspension performance on these old bikes, but I must say that the standard shocks on my 1978 XS are not a stellar design.the bike is all over the place when going over small bumps. I am looking for shocks which have...

Dear Sirs. I have been an owner of an XS 650 E (standard) for 2 years now. There is one thing that is puzzling me; When I adjust the cam chain tensioner as said by owners manual and Clymer (pin should me flush with the nut) I have a lot of mecanical noise, assumingly coming from the cam...