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To begin with I understand that there are a lot of threads concerning brakes, however i'm posting because i've been attempting to fix this issue for about a month with little to no progress and have reached despiration. Both the front (dual disc) and rear (disc) brakes on my 81 xs650 special II...

So i'm honestly not sure if this noise is new or maybe I just haven't noticed it before. Cam chain tensioner/valves done correctly about 500 miles ago nothing on the bike has changed. It isn't a distinct metal knocking nor a carb chirp but its something in between the two. I can only hear it...

My dad, best friend and I went on a two day ride from Rochester NY to Vermont and New Hampshire. We also went to Mt Washington via the auto highway to the summit at 6288 ft. Bike had a few hickups, one was caused by bad gas and the other was an electrical short but she powered on for 1000.5...

So my dad and I went for a 2 day ride to Vermont and at 400 miles away from home my bike died. Here is what happened -backfired extremely loud then completely shut down. Didn't start but barely fired twice, followed by nothing the next 2 dozen attempts. Would not start with starter fluid in the...

Hello everyone. So I go to do the dry fit before I put the gasket on my crankcase cover and the thing won't go on the engine. The left side of the cover (kick start side) goes on but the right side with the tach gear just won't. I figure it has something to do with lining up the gears but it...

So I was replacing my tach drive gasket and O-ring and everything went smooth. The last bolt I put on was #5 on the diagram below. Anyway the bolt shaft snapped off from the head so I bought a new one was went to back it out with a drill (something I've had to do dozens of times). Long story...

Long story short I screwed up removing a broken tach drive bolt and now the thread is messed up and the bolt shaft is still in the crankcase cover so I need another. Everything I've looked at on eBay is crap let me know what you have

Hey everyone I was wondering if anyone has had any experience with the black/gold mikes xs shocks part #06-3721. I love the looks and the color is perfect with my black/gold 82 special I've heard the shocks from mikes are reeeaally stiff but part of the reason I need new shocks is that I will...

So I have this rattle noise in the front of my engine. It increases as I rev the bike, it doesn't disappear when i'm up to speed its just that I can't hear it. Its very noticeable at idle. I searched the threads and from what I found the cam chain guide is worn. I took it a trusted shop (because...

Hey guys so after a ride I looked down and what do I see, a nice healthy line of oil leaking from my engine. Seems to be a cylinder base gasket? I have a decent amount of experience with these bikes but haven't gone that deep into an engine. Any opinions on other things I should be looking at...

So I'm considering putting a pair of rearsets on my bike but I'm curious as to how comfortable they are. I tend to ride long distances so I'm trying to keep my cafe build as practical as possible while still maintaining the cafe/classic look, any opinions?

I have some parts for sale off a 1975 yamaha xs650B, 450$ for all obo. If you want a specific part let me know The parts I have are... -Front and rear fenders with turn signals & brake light -Front and rear tires/wheels with the rear drum brake and the front caliper/rotor. The tires are almost...

I purchased the basic pamco high output ignition set, part # 14-0911. I've been off at college and haven't had the chance to install it and just hooked everything up to see what it's going to be like however i'm having issue (not the best at electrical work) I followed the instructions for...

So I bought the basic high-output ignition setup from mikes Part #14-0911. All the hardware is installed I just need to wire everything. I have a 1975 xs650 which originally had 2 ignition coils that I replaced with 1. So now i'm left with some wires from the old coils and the old rotor/trigger...

Hey ya'll so I just bought myself a new dual high-output ignition coil along with the basic trigger assembly from mikesxs. The wiring from the trigger to the coil is easy but i'm having difficulty with the coil to the kill switch. I took my 2 stock coils off and I feel like there are a lot of...

Hey guys so i just got a 1974 xs650 with 12xxx miles on our. When i got it i did an oil change, spark plugs, air filters and just some normal maintenance. After everything it was running pretty good (carbs still need to be cleaned) for about 10 hours and then it decided not to accelerate. The...

Hey everybody i'm new to the xs world. Ive been working on cars and quads my whole life but just recently got into road bikes and i'm loving it! I have a 1974 xs650 se. The Bike needs a few things one being a new tank. I want to buy the 64-7700 tank from mikesxs except I hear that although...