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Hey all, been out of circulation for a while…story in itself, but when riding my sons green XS1 (vin 256) it has a weird whirring noise mainly from the left hand side. It runs great although-running out of puff at about 60 mph …… Id read somewhere a long time ago that this engine is prone to...

Hey all, Im finishing ye ole XS2, and dont want to go with new, rather Im looking for reasonable patina'd tank badges and side cover emblems preferably patina'd not new but not trashed. If you have something you'd be happy to part with let me know please..... Al in Canader, eh......

hey all, I recently found a very decent true barn find 1972 XS2 with only 10,204 miles on the clock. It had the usual rattle-can black paint on everything, body filler in the nut-dents in the tank, a rotten seat and frozen brakes but ultimately it will look nice beside our XS1 in mint green and...

here she be...... took longer than expected and more money that expected [of course] but it runs like a dream and its now off to New Zealand to be my daily runner when Im in-country. Best part of the entire exercise was [1] I did the paint myself, and [2] acquired a set of new pistons and rings...

Need a left side airbox lid please. Mines bent all to hell and a ton of trouble to straighten...... Al

Hey all, wondering why my high beam don't work....turns out the plastic thingy that the tiny bulb fits into is corroded all to hell and useless.....ggrrr…. So I need two [2] of the little harnesses that normally have a yeller and black wire to fit into the high beam circuit. In the alternate can...

Anyone out there have a couple of the chrome plastic flashes off the sidecovers that they can part with??? Al

hey all, anyone have a pair of sidecovers they can part with? bare covers are OK but if I can get the chrome accent pieces and badgers then that would be a bonus. Colour is unimportant, but straight would be good please...... Al

Hay all, I know original XS1 mirrors are rare as rare can be, but I know there is a pattern copy made in Thailand that is at least built almost the same as the original. I bought a set a couple of years ago for my R5, and now cant find the supplier....... Anyone have any knowledge of the...

Hey all - well after much adoo, substantial heat and some inappropriate verbal assistance, I had to cut the swingarm axel out of my bike. The axel and tube were rust welded together and it was obvious that I would have NEVER been able to extract it in one piece. Seems the previous owner thought...

Hey all, Im rebuilding my XS1-B and the instruments arent great, which will drag down the overall integrity of the completed bike. Can anyone advise on rebuilding the instruments please? Ive done numerous Honda units, including original sandcast plastic units, but I have no clue where to start...

Found out today my front top end oil feed tube be split, so if anyone has one used, decent, please PM me. the-oz-slider

After all my recent travails with carbs, Im missing the complete choke link assembly for my early BS38's. This is a metal chromed strap and a few nuts and bolts. If anyone has for sale one Id appreciate a PM please, post to Edmonton AB Canader, eh T6M 2Y9 the-oz-slider

hey all, Im looking for a set of sidecovers in original gold....must be original paint, decent but not perfect condition as Im keeping my bike stock, not repainted and these have to match faded but excellent paint on the tank, headlight and fork ears. the-oz-slider

hey ya'all, I have just finished getting my Xs1-B on the road and I continue to be haunted by carb issues ....... I have used my XS1 as a reference point, but am now starting to question whether the carbs on it are correct. First question is, how are the carbs measured for size? Ive always...

Any one got a spare front brake return spring they can part with....???? PM me please Al in Canader, eh......

OK, |I know this has probably been done to death before but I cant find any links to the subject, so humour me please....... I have a XS1-B that didnt have carvbs when I acquired it and I had a spare set from my last XS1 rebuild, but when i ordered a carb kit for the XS1 carbs [or so I thought]...

So I have a XS1-B in faded gold, and it needs new wrings....... I found one set at the local Yamaha dealer/parts emporium original part #256-116-10.. Does anyone know if there are replacements sets available or do I keep hunting for another set of NOS rings? Al

WANTED I need the front brake return spring off a XS1-B, plus gold sidecovers L & R any condition and Im still trying to find a chainguard please...... Also an original seat would be nice, cover condition doesnt matter, seat base needs to be reasonable..... the bike is untouched and gold paint...

Well I bought up a pile of parts and started to get the bike back together after pulling the top end off to fix a stuck valve guide, and while making up my next order of parts I decided to convert the bike to 520 size chain final drive...herein lies the problem matey........ The current gearing...