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Hey Gary, could that be a Hooker Header? Back in the mid 70's, Hooker made a 2 into 1 for the 650.

Selling my 83 Heritage Special. Offered here before Craigslist. $1700 OBO. Many upgrades, roller bearings in fork, brass headbolt washers, one piece clutch pushrod, fuse box, Brembo disc. ECW purplezinger@gmail.com

In the middle of a deep winter snow/ice storm. Temps to 2 deg F tonight

The video says it all. Never, ever, give help to some one who's cutting a bike, XS or whatever!

GG, thanks for posting the links

I've had this one 3 years, the second owner (a friend) had it nearly 20 years. *He's a very meticulous guy, kept good service records and receipts but really didn't know 650's very well. *Since I've had it, I've flushed and refilled the forks, installed a brembo brake disc and replaced ball...

I've owned a number of XS650's over the years, including a new XS2, none were as good as this 83! I tried to post pictures to this entry but nothing seems to work. Please visit purplezinger's photo album (it's public) to see the latest pictures. Color is black, asking $1900. Located in central...

If you have wire wheels, check the spokes. I have seen loose spokes cause the same problem.

Never, never, torque dry threads! I use Never-Seez anti-seize compound. I've used this brand for many years. I sure there are other good brands.

Ducati and Ben Spies have jointly announced his retirement from racing. Former AMA Superbike Champion was injured during the 2012 Malayasian Moto GP.

Couldn't said it better myself. Dead on true. Well done.

Couldn't said it better myself. Dead on true. Well done.

Celebrities having a bodyguard, elitist? Really, how is that an issue? Having a bodyguard is light years removed from a fanatic ranting about purchasing AK47's.

I happen to like Piers Morgan, he gave that gun nut hell the other night when no one else would. On the other hand, Simon Cowell who gives a f**k.

Robbie is still with us, sadly Levon Helm (The Band, the Midnight Ramble and more) died last year.

It depends on your travel plans. Old US 25 south of Cincinnati is interesting until you get near Georgetown. If you are in that area at shift change you will be run over by traffic to and from the Toyota plant. Old 25 between Georgetown and Lexington should be avoided! Again, daily traffic, to...

I understand that you want to ride and not work on the bike. However, if you install a Pamco before solving the charging problems you may have issues you haven't imagined yet. Do this: adjust the cam chain first, then adjust the valves (engine cold). Now check and adjust points and timing...

CRT bikes have been the ugly stepchild since they were introduced. Now it seems they are going away. It also appears a more logical approach is being taken toward ECU's. http://motomatters.com/news/2013/08/28/the_2014_motogp_rules_a_minor_modificati.html

NO you don't. The ONLY way you can get 62000 uf with two 31000 uf capacitors is to connect them in PARALLEL!

Early Yamaha coils were famous for being weak. The hot trick, back in the day, was to replace each of them with a Kmart brand coil for a Chevy pickup. I've used generic coils, nearly any 12v coil is better than a new original. The down side to this is size. Coils for a Chevy pickup are way...