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I rebuilt my engine, and put new parts on. I took the bike out a number of times, to tune this and that. Today i took it for a quick rip down the country road, and i don't have the breather tubes on the crank case breather vent, and i came back and i was missing a rubber insert which goes...

I know this is a newbie question, but how exactly do i use muffler reducers? I have a 78 special, and i purchased the megaphones from mikes. The inner diameter of the muffler is approx 45 mm. The outer diameter of the header is 44mm. The mufflers have a 4.5 mm wide gap in them. If i...

I purchased my 78 xs650 Special from an auction place near by for $500 and it was in fairly good shape. Carbs were gummed up the cam chain tensioner was worn, the starter was grinding and the petcocks leaked like a sieve. I've never owned, or ridden a motorcycle before. After a yearish of...

I'm redoing my bike, and I'm retrofitting a centerstand on the bike. I'm adding the short megaphone mufflers xs650direct/mike's has. What centerstand bracket should i purchase? Are these a replacement of stock parts or does the centerstand hit the muffler, stock...

My mufflers fell apart, and i need to find a replacement. I am interested in 3 options all sourced from MikesXS/XS650direct. 1. Ascot Exhaust - http://www.xs650direct.com/products-43.html#07-0751 2. 2-1 XS Performance Exhaust - http://www.xs650direct.com/products-44.html#07-0767 3. Stock...

Part of my bottom end rebuild I purchased a new clutch needle bearing from mikes. I must admit, it's superior quality, and amount of rollers compared to the original is impressive! Mikes sends a clutch thrust washer and says to use it with the ones already in place. I checked all the used...

What's everyone's opinion on when to use the Yamabond? It's used for metal to metal bonding, but what about the side covers, or the sump plate? I read somewhere that it's not a bad idea to put it thinly on the sidecover and sump plate gaskets. The question is, Dry or not dry?

I had to replace a gear on my bike, so while i was at it I purchased the transmission bearing kit. I was impressed with the bearings compared to the stock ones, because the mike's set has a groove around the outside of the bearings, and a hole in the side. Since some of the bearings have an...

There's a fairly large motorcycle rally which transcends on my home town of Paris, Ontario, in Mid June. It's impressive the turn outs for this event. All weekend, the town is filled with motorcycles. I've went to it last year and it was pretty good, I bought a new full face helmet for.. $40...

I have my engine disassembled, and i replaced the shift drum bearing. I've assembled everything back together, but I'm not sure how much I should torque the bolts which hold the Shifter Stopper Plate on. Help?

Last year I did a lot of work on the bike in the late winter, early spring. I added Mike's Air Pod filters, and i'm pleased with them. I also purchased the pcv breather pod filters, and the diameter of the tube is too small for the hose, so i've been running it without a filter (I know I...

I thought my first gear was broken. First gear would work, but would clank abit. I pulled the engine apart, and lo and behold first is broken. Does anyone have any recommendations to source out a new gear? Will any other bike's gear fit as a replacement? My xs is a 78 special, which...

Since i bought my bike, First gear sounds like it's missing a tooth. (It reminds me of a clangy bell they put on a fork lift wheel at a summer job in high school). So I've been attempting at splitting the crank cases, so i could investigate the gear issue, both the Haynes, Clymer, and Yamaha...

I'm interested in purchasing new rear shocks, before the summer. Mikesxs, and Heiden Tuning offer a Monza Series of shocks in three flavours : Standard, Traditional, and Sport. They don't list any spring, or dampening rates for any of these. Does anyone know what the difference are...