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About a year ago, I replaced the clutch pushrod seal and bushing on my '81 XS to fix an oil leak. When I did that, I also replaced the 2 piece pushrod with the solid 1 piece pushrod. All parts came from Dime City Cycles (which I believe is Mike's XS). I've been riding the bike for a few...

Seeking the advice of the 650XS gurus. I picked up a non-running 1981in rough shape a year ago. Did a lot of work to stop multiple oil leaks, overhaul carbs, adjust cam chain tension, set valve lash, new plugs, timing, fresh oil, new filter and sump, etc and got it running well a few months ago...

Been on the forum for about a year; because of the incredible wealth of knowledge here I haven’t needed to post a question (until now) on my first restoration/modification of a motorcycle. What I’ve got is a 1981 XS650 with stock alternator and Boyer-bransden ignition set up for kick-only and...