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Purchased a '78 xs650 with a bad bottom end. was given a '82 donor motor with a bad top end. I mated the good '78 top end with the '82 bottom end and did a back yard rebuild. After running the half assed rebuild for a couple weeks I decided to bite the bullet and take it in to get rebuilt...

I've got a 1978 xs bobber, simplified wiring with a newer regulator/rectifier and boyer ignition. No "nylon" screws in the stator that i keep hearing about to "unground" the stator (I still don't understand the reasoning behind this) Anyways, got the bike all together took it for a ride and...

Hey everyone, got some great advice here last time so I'm hoping for some more this time! I did a rebuild on my 1978 xs650 bobber, stripped the motor right apart, put it back together and I have a ticking coming from my top end. I'm running pod filters, boyer ignition, simplified wiring. It...

I have a 1978 xs650 that I have turned into a bobber. The motor ran before the deconstruction and had a Boyer ignition installed along with all the original condensors, regulators, etc.. I have now added the modern regulator/rectifier, and I'm trying to set the timing on it but I'm not sure...