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Genuinely not sure about this. The air on the left carb of my 75 xs650 is being pulled to the engine through the air inlet from the diaphragm for the slide instead of through the main body with the choke engaged. That side is firing about half as often as the right. Went through the carbs to get...
True story there. Learned my lesson the hard way. Luckily I was only a mile away from home and managed to keep it in first and ride home albeit with a lot of clenched butt cheek moments.
Will be getting better cables.
This is a 75 xs605b I'm discussing.
371-83973-01-00
Is the part number for the full left switch which I do not need. Original switches or even knock offs are a good amount of money.
My switch works fine. Everything is good except that the actual switch part of the hi/low beam toggle for the...
Bringing this back to the front because I bought a Mikes clutch cable. Lubed it, and it still snapped while I was riding after less than 100 miles. Ridiculous! Don't get the Mikes cable or at the very least get two and carry the second with you.
So I've been in the game with my xs rehab project and have engaged various online parts stores with differing degrees of success. I just want to get a feel from the community about everyone else's experiences so I know what to check out for what going forward. I'll offer my experiences and I...
So this is obviously an old thread, I'm bringing it to the top because I have the same issue on my 75 and can't find the parts anywhere. Any advice on where to look?
So to be brief, I bought a non running 75' with 8k miles. When I bought it I knew it was going to be a project because the bike was stuck in gear and the clutch was non functioning.
I have disassembled a lot of the bike, including the clutch assembly but I have not removed the engine or opened...