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Well I am glad to get such a lot of opinions about this. First of all I NEVER use any kind of silicone sealer anywhere on my bikes. Unfortunately I have personal experience with what it can do if it gets into an oil orifice! I always use Yamabond 4 or equivalent every where except the head and...

OK I am not doubting your word, but I have always heard not to use gasket sealer on head gaskets but I have always used copper gasket sealer (spray on) on head gaskets, especially on the bikes like the xs which seem to be prone to head gasket leaks. What is wrong with using sealer on the head...

Thanks, I appreciate the info. I thought it was something like that but wanted to make sure it wasn't going to hurt anything if I got gasket sealer into the grooves.

Finally got around to tearing down my xs650 (1977) and found something I have never seen in other bikes. In the surface of the cylinder there is a channel machined into it which runs around both cylinders and a matching channel in the surface of the bottom of the head. Does anyone know why its...

Lots of good stuff here. Right now I'm waiting on the rule book to arrive from Bonneville so I can get a idea what I can do to the bike for what class. May just run the Run What U Brung class just for fun.

Hi every one. New to the list but been playing with bikes since the 60's, mostly building cafe racers and restoring bikes. Thinking seriously about building a bike for the salt now. (Yes I know but if it was easy every one would do it, LOL) Comments, helpful suggestions, loud laughter any one...