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I have '77 forks that need seals/rebuild badly. I did the Minton mods on my '81 and am very pleased with them. I planned to do the same on the '77 forks but got sidetracked and ordered new progressive rate springs. Do I still do the Minton mod on the damper tube and add 1 inch of preload?

My sister's oldest granddaughter, Grace, was on the road to being a shining example of a daughter in a one parent home being a shining success. Her mom (my niece) did not always exhibit the most discerning eye when chosing boyfriends but Grace entered her senior year of highschool with very...

Commiserations are not expected, this is a question of where we are. This is not morbid... I have 3 funerals this week. Uncle Bob, a lifelong teacher and wood craftsman last Saturday. 90 years old. Mostly kids, nephews and nieces. Where were his teacher friends ? Where wer his students...

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Wisconsin has a North/South Trans-Wisconsin Adventure Trail. It is informal, but a documented route of gravel, dirt, back country roads. It is documented here. It exists roughly half way between my home in Sheboygan and my son Ben's home in Mankato. The route looks fun. The Red Bike is not an...

Arkansas spring Rally and Tennessee fall Rally are fabulous riding and company. @Ben1 and I want to do some closer to home 2 or 3 day rides. I am 1 1/2 hours from the upper peninsula. Ben1 coming from Mankato is 4 or so hours to a point I could meet him somewhere in the UP maybe further west...

I am looking for a decent tank for a repaint so finish is not important. Solid, not too much rust preferrably with cap and petcocks. The hardware lack is not a deal breaker.

Does a Standard tank fit on a Special?

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As the Smokies Rally approaches I was dreading my full face Bell for hours on end.. It pushes in on my cheeks near the lower front though the rest of the fit is good. I examined it a little and got the exacto knives out to perform a little surgery on the offending area. I then realized the piece...

New M/C, new SS line, fresh piston and seal. The brake worked great for nearly 700 miles this summer then started dragging yesterday. Dragging badly. I borrowed a crescent wrench and bled some fluid off to get home but I wonder what is going on.

I have seen several posts questioning mounting a Standard style seat on a Special and recently in this thread. https://www.xs650.com/threads/frame-differences.64644/ I thought that the question comes up often enough that I could put together a brief synopsis thread on the Red Bike. That thread...

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Free, free, free... Not the bike... the pipes. 81 Special pipes with sporty muffs welded on. Wrapped in muff tape for the usual reason. The chrome on the muffs is 7 of 10. The sound is pretty good. I will not ship but I can transport them 60 miles. I can wait until you or your father in law (or...

Does anybody have a method for disassembly of the turn signal stalk from the housing?

The bolts listed below are the rear drum brake stay bolts. One on the drum and one at the front of the swing are. I have one but I don't know which. How do I tell by looking at the part number? BOLT 90109-08374-00 by Yamaha BOLT 90109-08338-00

Throttle shaft got run over by a Jeep. Don't ask.

I have done most of the Minton mod on my 81 forks but a question in my mind comes up. In the mod oil volume is increased to decrease the air volume in the forks. Thus as the forks compress the trapped air becomes a progressive spring. However, later XS650s have a preload adjuster that does...

As I plan my "Red Bike" I don't see the need for a big extra gauge. If I run hard on my 750 tracker I am still shifting at 5200 or 5500 rpm. So a dial tach is superfluous except setting idle, timing and maybe checking rpm at Road speed. I am seeking user reviews from anyone who has experience...

I am about to remove my chain for cleaning and I wonder if I have to worry about the direction it was running. I know the masterlink needs to be oriented. Does the chain itself have any directional wear that need to be matched?