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Well I have to ask for the great wisdom of the group again. I rebuilt my xs650 xs650B (actually was a box of messy bits, but that is another story) into a "cafe racer" for want of a better description. The engine shows reasonable compressions at 150/ side, the head and valves were...

Hi there; I thought the forum may be interested in this - I'd like to shout out for TriSpark ignition systems out of Australia. I've two xs650's and fitted MikesXS charge igntion systems to both. One ran, one would not run right , no matter what I did. So, I went and brought an ignition system...

Hello all; On my standard unmolested 1975xs650B I'm having horn issues; that is it does not work. It did, and stopped. I've checked the horn itself; its fine when powered directly. I've check the wiring from the horn up to the nightmare of spaghetti inside the headlight and the wires are good...

Hello there ; I imported an '75XS650 B from the USA nto NZ around a year ago & its in pretty good condition & looks like it had a rebuild some time ago - frame had been powder coated, wiring redone etc. Engine had evidence of work done ( new gaskets observed and clean, new oil in motor) to get...

Well apart from a few bits on the snag list, I've finally finished my project bike. Started with a box of bits brought as spares for my other XS; I saw what was there & thought " I can geta bike out these bits". The theme comes from the original frame having "Made in Japan" on the downtube...

Hello all; after your sage knowledge yet again. I'm about to start wiring up this bike build of mine - I brought a new Standard Loom from Heiden Tuning and I have a regulator/recitifer that came with the bike that was sourced from MikesXS. I've read moist of the posts I could find on wiring...

Hi there all; Could someone kindly post or direct me to where I might find a template for drilling my front disc please? After all, why not? Cheers

Hi All; As my project draws closer to being complete I keep on getting tempted by the shiny pics of new carbies on MikesXs. To date, I've had nothing but great service and great products from these guys - But I note that opinion seems divided on both MikesXs & the carbies here. So given...

HI there all, Can I please have some more of your excelent advice? I’m reassembling my xs650, (’80 Oceania engine Build series) and I‘m clearly not getting something right with the clutch reassembly. I’ve a two piece clutch rod setup, all parts in good condition. I install the clutch...

Hi all; I thought I'd share a few images of my project XS currently underway. Its my first attempt at building a project bike - the bike is being built to a theme which is clear in my head & I'm just workign away at making it real. Clearly the frame has been stripped and powder coated & the...

Hello, Looking for advice again please. 1975xs650B standard non molested, apart from electronic ignition fitted. Compressions good. I recently imported the bike ex US to NZ; the bike had been sitting for at least a year without running, but started pretty much first go but ran rough. Fuel...

Hello all; Can anyone help me please? I’m about to reassemble an ‘80-81 xs650 that I received in parts. What I need to know is whether or not there is two bearing races on the shifting drum. I have the caged needle roller assembly for the small spigot end of the drum, but I have no bearing race...