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    My winter 650 tweak list...What's on yours?

    After having the 650 back on the road for a couple of seasons I've got a few things on my 'to do' list to get done this winter. Put a little style in my muffler supports. Repair a stripped valve cover stud. Resto-modify my old sport fairing and mounts. Repaint. Rework the extra prong to keep...
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    Woodruff Keys, PMA and my Rockerbox Fail

    It has been running great. Planned to ride north to camp at the AHRMA races and Rockerbox last weekend. I was due for an oil change so I took care of that the night before. Got up early to adjust the cam chain, set the valve clearances and check the carb tuning before leaving. After setting...
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    Did you ride on Christmas?

    Post a photo if you rode. No snow....not too cold...had to go! XStretchified
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    Key Switch Question...OFF means OFF...Right?

    While in the process of diagnosing and hopefully fixing a problem with the right side turn signals I checked the voltage coming to the flasher unit. I found that with the key OFF I still had voltage coming to the flasher on the brown lead. It jumps around a bit but generally reads about 7 to...
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    Is my RLU just messin with me?

    Hi All...back again.....I need a little help understanding an issue I am having with the Headlight Failure Indicator......the 'white' light on the pilot box. Since restoration, I have put about 500 miles on the bike working my way through break-in miles and adjustments. The issue I am...
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    What is your secret technique 77 cam chain adjuster cover?

    I have been putting on the break-in miles on a complete restoration and I have a frustrating issue with the cam chain adjuster cover. I am looking for a helpful hint on how to snug down the adjuster cover without it making further adjustments to the cam chain tension. The 77 adjuster does not...
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    Free Play of the Kickstarter Shaft. What is Normal?

    Hi Forum, I am wondering what is considered a normal amount of in and out movement for the kickstarter shaft where it exits the engine case? On my 77 I can move the shaft back and forth, a bit more than 1/16" but less than 1/8". I only noticed the movement when resolving a clearance...
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    I know you guys like pictures...

    Hi Forum, Here is my 77D. It's not done yet but it's getting very close. I parked it in 1989 and then started this restoration project in 2009. Well, it's 2014 so that makes FIVE YEARS of working on it in the winter. This year has been the big push to finish and get it on the road. Still to...
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    Seeking advice for that yellow/white wire to the safety relay

    I am finishing up a resto/mod of a 77D. I installed Hugh's PMA kit with the solid state regulator/rectifier. The original wire bundle coming from the alternator had a singular yellow wire that connected to a yellow/white wire at the safety relay. From what I've read this yellow/white wire...
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    Necessity is the Mother....New Clutch Tool!

    Clutch removal.......I needed a tool and came up with this.....worked great! No instructions are necessary here, the pictures are sufficient and the only information I could possibly add is that there is a hook at the end of the strap. If you don't have a hook you can just make a...
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    Waking up my nicely rested engine. What would you do?

    Hi Forum Members, I am looking for suggestions and advice on maintenance or smart upgrades I should do with the engine of my XS650D. I am in the 'home stretch' of a thorough restoration that I started about three years ago. Yea, three years is a long time but I only get to work on it for a...
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    Please Identify These Parts

    I have these two parts that have me stumped. I thought that they were part of the rear axle and drive chain adjusters but now I am not too sure. I disassembled a stock 1977D. They do not show these parts in the Yamaha Parts 77D assembly diagram for the rear wheel. I no longer have my original...
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    Suggestions for Intake Silencers

    To all of you XS'ers using the stock air boxes... What are you using in place of the 'intake silencers' in the air boxes? Mine looked like petrified sea sponges and turned to dust when I touched them. I don't want to run with the cans empty. I am sure that they serve a purpose and a big...
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    Ideas Wanted: Custom Instrument Mounting

    I am looking for ideas for my rebuild here. I am going to to reuse the stock tachometer and speedo. I also plan on using the stock ignition switch. I don't want to reuse the stock 'hunka pilot lights' cluster. I would like to set up the pilot lights clean and simple. I can start from...
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    Intro: Me and my 650 just joined the forum.

    Hi everyone, This site is great and I just had to join. I got my first XS650 in 1979. It was a used 78 that I bought in Texas and rode home to Illinois. That bike had an unfortunate end and in 1980 I bought a used 77 XS650D. Later on when the Minton article came out I made what changes that...
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