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Count me in! Could use the upgrade!

Thanks for the heads-up on Hugh's Hand Built. Looks like great work. And located in the best riding country anywhere! He's on the other side of the state, though. Will check out XS650 Society, too.

Thanks for the advice and the tale. Up until now, I've been blessed with good mechanic support. My model of Taiwan bike had been the main delivery vehicle on the island for nearly 40 years. And in a country with the highest rate of scooter / light motorcycle ownership in the world, every city...

Thanks! I saw the bad fork seal when I bought it, so figured that needed done. Confirmed when I trailered the bike to NC. Under pressure from the straps, the forks sprayed a big amount of fork oil onto the trailer bed. So new fork oil and seals are high on the list. Will look into replacing...

That's it exactly! I was looking for something just like my old Wild Wolf, but able to handle US speeds and distances. (Taiwan roads are generally limited to 45 mph, and even slower on the incredible mountain twisties.) Something dead simple and from that same earlier time, with that same...

Isn't that the truth!? What a good helper you have there! Can't wait until mine is ready to hold a wrench with me.

After misfiring and gasoline smell, I confirmed actually gasoline on engine. After cleaning that up, the bike would not start. Tracked it down to that cracked vacuum line. Life intervened before any further work. Now it's been a few months, and the bike won't start. I have a plan for diagnostics...

Thanks! I acquired a shop manual, a Haynes manual, and a Clymer manual as soon as I picked up the bike. I've also started collecting tools on an as-needed basis as I've started working on the bike. I don't have much mechanical experience. So the XS's ease of repair and availability of parts...

The XS - Bought it from a dealership in Iowa just before relocating to North Carolina. They had done some basic maintenance on the bike, but it was far from a restoration. It was sitting in the back of their storage garage. I was very happy to rescue it. It fired right up, and I rode it home...

And for anyone who's interested, here are a few pics of my gone girl, my Taiwan SYM (SanYang Motors) Wild Wolf. She carried me over some beautiful miles.

New member and first time poster, though a long-time lurker. Learned to ride during university study abroad in Taiwan. Returned to Taiwan and to riding many years later, and toured the island extensively on a little 150cc Sanyang Wild Wolf - a locally-produced version of a 1970s Honda CB125...