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Got the yamahaxs650.com 750 kit installed in the '75 model (bagger), but the cam chain tensioner presented a problem: Well....this ain't gonna work:umm: (Also nice shot of the new engine stand adapter from Chop Source....works great!) This is with the chain properly adjusted - with ~1mm...

So as it often happens when getting ready for a trip, the new-to-me XS650B has been full of surprises. Thought I had it all sorted and did a 30mi shakedown run - no worries other than it sounds like a con rod little end is a bit "loose". I go to start it to load on the trailer for Ozarks and...

I've spent a wonderful couple days driving through the US "Heartland" (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Heartland_(United_States) while chasing a particularly handsome vintage motorcycle. I just love this part of the country; the people are real, the lifestyle is real. Folks even drive more...

So (a few yrs ago) I drank the kool-aid on my tracker build and went with 19" rims (OEM mags) f & r - and also Dunlop K180 dirt tires. They do look cool.... However, it's not the best handling set-up on the pavement. Despite tapered bearings, Minton mods, shimmed swingarm, etc. it still wants...

From our sister site CB750.com https://www.cb750.com/threads/frame-geometry.8085/#post-39413

Boarded a train today for a ride from Huntington,WV to Hinton,WV via America's newest National Park: New River Gorge. All Aboard! Huntington is one of CSX's largest repair shops (countless locomotives parked here) It was intended as a "fall foliage tour", but as you can see, the cool weather...

I'm looking for a good front fender (with stays) for an XS2. OEM part number for the fender itself was 306-21511-00-00. Another option is a good set of fender stays to rechrome as needed: front stay 1 (has road rash) p/n needed is 306-21513-00

Yes,I'm a wimp and my days of long-distance traveling via bike are long over. Anything over 200mi, I want a cage, cup holder and cruise control. Brought some tools - just in case - but, if it's a big job there are spares (whole bikes lol). That thing in the front of the floor is a remote...

So a couple posts in "justa joke" got me on this subject. I think we all recognize that there has been a huge drug problem for a long time. Nixon declared "public enemy #1" in 1971, the DEA created in '73. How's that going now? So, we can go to the ME and declare war on Islamic Terrorists that...

I'm beginning the search for the next "lusted after" on my list: a survivor, non-US XS2 in the orange/black color scheme called 'Pearl Yellow Gold", or was originally that color. Bike will be "restored" to original, rideable condition and not modified. Priced fairly given current condition...

I'm always a bit skeptical of charitable organizations and I haven't first-hand vetted this one, but it's Mission is dear to my heart and it involves wrenching on bikes. I became aware of this organization through Michael Coffey of Voodoo Vintage. I thought it might be of interest to members...

So I'm riding my bobber, headed home as the 5 O'clock traffic is starting, following some cars out my twistyish 2-lane and put my left signal on. There's one car behind a little close, so in addition to the signal I stuck my left arm out horizontal to add attention. Mu&$^^#f*@!er passes me on...

Note: Yamaha has long specified that contact breaker points be set with a timing light and that is how the later service manuals describe setting points’ timing and verifying advance function. When timing lights are not available – alternative methods are sometimes employed to determine initial...

Despite my bike’s radical intake/exhaust, I’m getting pretty close on jetting and the resulting drivability. The bike idles nicely for full stoplights and takes throttle well from low rpms through the range. I have a miss near WOT above 5K (guess). The plugs are “sooted” a bit still, but I can...

I never consider my builds "done", but I finally got this one to the "road-test phase" after 22 weeks {not counting motor rebuild previously completed). The aim was a style in tribute to the teens & 20's boardtrackers.