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Hey guys/gals, Doing a little investigation today on my newly running engine. I am experiencing a little popping only on the right side. I put the timing light on my new PMA and have that sorted and I adjusted the idle. So a little background before the question. Overhauled top end, new...

Hey guys, Fixed up my clutch cables today, but now that I am hooking up everything, I am noticing a bunch of slack and no real pull back. Basically I engage the clutch lever and then it stays there and doesn't spring back. I replaced the rod to the single one that got rid of the 2 parts plus a...

Took a while to get to this point, but got my tank mounted up today and it's all finished up. Started this process with bondo over the emblem mounts and general fix of dents. Followed by several coats of etching primer and hi-build primer. Many hours of sanding, followed by a paint booth...

I bought one of those 7" replacement headlights that has high, low, and running lights. Did some testing and it seems like the brown/black controls the running light. The white / blue control the hi/low and green to ground. But how am I supposed to wire this up as there was no diagram...

Hello All, Can someone help me identify which carb I actually have. I bought some new carb holders and just now getting around to this part of my build and they don't seem to match stock. I have a 1977 XS650, but these carbs must be something different. Thanks, Brent

Selling stock parts I no longer need off of my 1977 XS650. No reasonable offer will be refused. All proceeds will be reinvested into my cafe racer build, which is getting close. Rear suspension Front forks Top Triple Tree Speedometer / Tach Rear loop Rear Fender and Light Battery Tray...

I installed a new cam chain today and got the rivet set exactly on top. All was lined up, cam had notch pointing straight up and TDC according to my stock rotor. I used the kick starter to cycle the Pistons and when I was back at TDC and point of my rivet, it appears to have jumped a few...

Finally installed my jugs and prepping the head for installation. Once I install the head gasket and yamabond, are the two bolts near the spark plugs enough to bond the sealant, or do I need to be prepared to finish everything? Just wondering if I need to have everything torqued down before...

Rebuilding my XS650D and ran into a couple of issues, extra parts. During disassembly, I bagged and tagged everything so I wouldn't have this problem, but perhaps my haynes manual and what is actual is off a little. The first issue I ran into was an extra washer/spacer when mounting my...

For my engine rebuild, I am planning to just rebuild the top end. I left the bottom alone, but would like to replace all of the oil seals since this motor was leaking oil all over when I picked it up. Are there any problems that might arise if I am not planning on cracking open the crankcase...

For those of you that have restored your tank, what product did you use and what would you not use again? Shined a light inside my tank and it doesn't look too far gone. What would you treat mine with?

I recently stripped my tank and found a ton of grey stuff covering up where the tank emblems went. I cleaned it up with the wire wheel. Can anyone tell me what product might have bee used?

I live in the Northern Virginia area and was wondering if anyone knows a good painter that would be willing to paint my tank and fender. Just got my frame back from powder coating and moving onto the next step.

I currently have sunrims with shinko (front)110/90-19 and 130/90-18(rear) tires. I would like to mount new Avon tires, but all that is available is 100/90-19 and 120/90-18. Is this gonna work? My guess is that they will be just a bit skinnier, but should be fine. I noticed the current tires...

Hey, My 1977 XS650 came with a rats nest of wires and rigged with a pep boys style switch and button and no key. When I picked it up, it started using the push button, as well as kick start. However, now that I am in the process of rebuilding it, I noticed that I was missing the condenser...

Just added a little personal touch to my custom bike build. To bad this will be covered up by the seat! For more pictures and to follow the progress of my build, check out my blog on Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/xs650caferacerbuild Brent

About ready to send my frame off for blasting and powder coat. Before doing so, I had a couple of questions for those that have been there and done that. I was planning to have the frame media blasted and then pick up to fine tune any areas with bondo. I wanted to fix some areas on the inside...

Decided to fabricate some footpeg brackets for my cafe racer. I wanted to reuse the existing brackets, but for some reason, both sides are a little different. I bought an additional pair and ended up using the left sides for my brackets and right sides for spare parts. I started by cutting...

I fabricated a couple of brackets to use for my steering stop. Now, when trying to weld, I must not be getting a good ground, but the wire just comes out. I am pretty new to welding and managed to get my brackets all done. My guess is that I just need to sand down my frame a little to get...

Looking for left side front footpeg if you have one.