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I top up the tanks (with regular E10) after almost every ride. Starting in September I add the recommended amount of Stabl after every ride. All are on Battery Tenders. All 10 of them get used regularly so I never know when the last ride of the season will be for any of them. I don't do an...

That would be my ex-wife....'nuff said. My current sweetheart knows how much it means to me - both riding them and wrenching on them - and is very supportive.

Sorry, I just lowered the odds for everyone else...

If a tank doesn't have pin holes or other structural damage, then I see no reason to seal it. Do the nuts and bolts shake with water, then use 50:50 water and phosphoric acid (concrete etcher) - shake, let sit for 15-30 min, repeat and keep changing what side is down when sitting - which...

If your baffle plate was knocked out, there is a way to replace it. See the last post in this thread: http://www.xs650.com/threads/how-do-i-replace-the-baffles.48758/

I found some 1.25" expansion plugs that worked great. After grinding away some of the weld at the end of the pipe and some of the rough edges on the holes punched in the baffle, they slid right in. There were enough remnants of the original plate/weld to keep the plugs flat and keep them from...

Leo - thanks for the info. I'm pretty sure the mufflers are stock - the rest of the bike was pretty unmolested and looks original. Pic attached. I think you're right about the plate being knocked out. I gave it a double colonoscopy and it looks like they were about 9" in from the end of the...

I got a '75 XS650 last summer and have gone through it and other than a clutch problem which I'll put in another thread, it runs well. Problem is the PO removed the baffles from the mufflers and it's too loud. They are in good shape otherwise, and I'd like to keep them but I'd like to return...