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Hey guys, I want to ask if any of you more experienced engine people have some ideas of what might be wrong with my engine, and why does it tick so god damn loud. Here's the story. I decided to rebuild my engine, after finding out that my engine had low compression in the left cylinder...

I am installing the front wheel on my 79 Special, after receiving and installing my HHB fork brace. What I noticed is that the axle nut seem to turn passed the pin hole in the axle bolt. I was wondering maybe I have lost a washer or something, can anybody please confirm? (Click on the picture...

Hello guys. I'm in the process of making the final adjustments on my XS650 before spring time and today I came across this problem - the clutch on my 79 Special is not engaging facts: - Cable is fine and is moving freely on its own - Worm gear is adjusted - little steel ball inside worm gear...

Hi. First, let me explain what is going on. I'm in the middle of turning my 1979 XS650 Special in to a cafeish custom bike, and that includes building an electrical system from scratch around the Motogadget M-Unit. Took these pictures today: (the polystyrene seat is there temporarily, trying...

Hi, my name is Kustas, and I'm a XS650 noob. I am reassembling a '79 XS, which my brother took apart. The problem: After changing the diaphragms and float bowl gaskets and reassembling the carburetor (Mikuni BS34), I noticed that the original fuel line T was leaking fuel on one side where...

Hey guys, I'm trying to understand what kind of a model am I exactly dealing with here. I believe it's a modified (by someone) 'Special' model, but I'm not sure. Can anybody confirm? Here's what it says on the tag: XS 650 SE 3L1-040350 79/6501 So as I understand, it's an 1979 model, but...