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I should have started this thread a year ago. But I knew it was going to be a slow build. Over a year ago I decided to build another bike. I looked around at what I had and found a titled XS2 frame. That's a good start. Since this is going to be a sorta resto-mod not everything is going to be...

I am for now the proud owner of a 81 Special. 2 years in the making. Story on the purchase. 2 years ago went on a local November 10th ride. Ran into a old friend I had not seen in many years. Got to talking to him and mentioned I was messing with 650 Yamaha's. Turns out he has 2 Specials he...

Anyone know the number for this bulb?

I'm curious what restored means. To me it means the bike looks like it did on the show room floor and also runs like it did when new. I see people say they restored their bike but when you really look at it it's different than when new. Aftermarket parts. I understand consumables like tires...

There may be a bad batch of Gonzo boxes on Amazon. No good dead goes unpunished. A good friend of mine asked me if I would work on a friend of his 83 XS650 Special. Starter problem not engaging. I said ok just needs spring tightened up. When I talked to the guy and agreed to work on it at the...

Yesterday the weather was very nice for the middle of December. I've been needing to order tires for the Survivor. So I got the RE out and rode to the independent bike shop that I get tires from. Wasn't sure he would be open as he had rotor-cuff surgery a few months ago and is closed on days he...

Went for a ride today. Stopped to see a buddy and he had his XS650 hardtail out in front of his garage. It looked different. He had mounted a small fairing on it. Asked what's going on with the fairing. He explained tomorrow was November 10th ride day and the weather is turning cold. (He's right...

Made a trip to Chicagoland today. Picked up a XS2. It looked very nice in the couple of pics in his add. Well i made a deal with him. The bike didn't really disappoint me. Some things were not as good as I hoped, some were better. The good: Title numbers match the frame and motor. The chrome is...

I'm a bit puzzled. As many of you know I have a 72 XS2. This is the start of the 2nd season on this engine since rebuilding the motor. Last year was 3000+ miles. This year I've already put all most 3000 on it. It has been running fine. Before leaving on a 1700 mile trip to the Ozarks a couple of...

Date circled. Went last year had a great time! Toddle HO!

Used XS2 Speedo Price $100.00 shipping included to the lower 48. Outside of US pm me and I'll see what I can do. Not for a show bike. If you need more pics PM me. The good. It works with a drill, face plate not bad, no cracks. Odometer and trip meter work. Trip meter resets. Comes with light...

Unmolested 75 frame, no title. Will even throw in a very rare, highly sought after 2 into 1 with cocktail shaker muffler. No shipping you pick up.

As I posted in another thread I picked up a buffer. Played with it today. I've read multiple threads on polishing and I have a few questions. 1: I went with wet sanding to start. 600 then 800 then 1000 then 1500 and finally 2000. After wet sanding how do you need to clean the part. I used my...

Recently I picked up a XS2 for parts. I do not need the frame. The Good: The frame looks to be straight and is not broken. The Bad: No title. The Ugly: The seat tabs have been cut off. Every thing else is there. The Catch: I will not ship it. You want it come get it. If it may take a while...

I have several aftermarket speedo cables for a XS2 for sale. The good news is they are gray and look like decent quality also the price is right. The bad news is the are about 8 inches longer than a stock cable. If you have extended forks on your XS2 or plan on extending your forks these are...

On the Toddling thread I mentioned I was trying out a couple of seat helpers. Here's my thoughts on them. The first is a Maddog seat cover. $20 Here it is on my BMr. https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B006JMK7N8/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_asin_title_o06_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1 The other helper is a Sheep skin...

Could be interesting. Don't think its available in my area.

As you may have read in another post Gary on his XS1 and myself on my XS2 are going to a VJMC rally in Atlantic Iowa. We are meeting at Poopys in Savanna IL for Bloody Marys and then TT race to Atlantic. :rock: Oh wait that would have been the plan 40 years ago. We'll probably have a bottle of...

Last winter when putting my original engine back in my XS2 I had a small problem. My shift shaft chain guard was toast. Pretty typical. I remembered Signal had posted a pic on a guard he had made. Did some searching and found it. Did some research on a material to use and settled on Delrin...

Chiefs and the over. What do you guys think?