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Absolutely! By reading and following this thread I've learned so much about my own bike. The factory manual and this thread is about all a guy needs:D.

Hi, welcome to the forum. There's a few on here from our neck of the woods,(I'm in St. Albert). I can't share any words of wisdom on your swingers design but I'm very interested to see it come together for you.:cheers:

I'm certainly no carburetor guru but I had a similar experience with an old Kawasaki . The carbs were completely gummed up so I took them apart to clean. The pilot jets were clogged so I took wire or something similar to push the gunk out. In the process I managed to make those jets ever so...

It looks like you’ve got a great start on things. All those parts look so good after a good cleaning. The beginning of a nice restoration project. I look forward to it, well done.

It sure looks great mailman! You’re going to feel awesome riding it down the road.

I’m no carb guru for sure but I’ve found it can be a few tries of adjust, re-assemble,test,repeat. I’m ok with one at a time. You’ll get er done!

Nice one. I look forward to any new tips.

Nice bikes Mike. I really like the old shovel heads too but I'm sure you'll find the xs more comfortable and much better handling for your everyday type riding. Enjoy!

Hey raneske, looks like the beginning of a fun build project. I'll be happy to see were you take it.Much better than letting it sit in boxes!

Well if that's your practice run I'm sure you'll end up with two fabulous looking emblems! Nice simple repair technique.

Hi Ron, I can’t really help except to say that a picture of the tank will help the people here identify what you have and what you need to fix it. Cheers, Bill.

I’ve had success in the past by simply placing a zip tie on the brake lever and leaving the system open overnight. This allows air in the system to rise to the top and evacuate through the mc.

I can't give it an honest value myself. That's why I'm lurking around here reading as much as I can and learning. Fair or not, I suspect it will go for closer to $5k. The seller didn't do himself any favours taking pics while parked on gravel, unless he's trying to hide something lol.

Found this xs2 for auction on eBay. I think the final price on this bike will provide valuable current market value info that may help with my resto decisions. Also figured others may be interested in looking...

I thought this would be a quick little read to get some info on plugs. Over an hour later I've finished 2M's links. Think I'll just grab whatever cheap as plug I can find, side gap, index, done. Thanks again guys!

Hi JE, I'm certainly no carb guru but I'm sure there's no way for your gas tank is causing your leak. It's a simple gravity feed system. I think you need to look in the float bowls.

Just finished catching myself up to date on this excellent resto thread! Your bike is going to look great! I really like how you approach and solve problems. Keep it coming Jim. I've already utilized your scotchbrite cylinder hone to smarten up my drill press spindle.;)

Well, I finally got through all this to the current posting. A real treasure full of information for an xs2 owner. Thank you Mailman, like everyone, I can't wait for your total success with this project.

I'm always jealous when Americans post the price of a bike they found. Just for my own curiosity I've compared prices throughout Canada and the U.S. and it's pretty consistent that prices in Alberta are higher than everywhere else. I don't know why but it's true. If a bike is worth $500 anywhere...

Oh c'mon now. Every Alberta biker can dodge a pothole, lol.