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Selling... I've had a great season riding the XS- over 2,500 miles so far, drove to work only 3 times all summer; however, the clutch has given me wicked tennis elbow in my left arm. Rather than see this bike sit again, I've decided to put it on the market. Not pictured above are the candy...

http://portland.craigslist.org/clk/mcy/3289608638.html Portland OR/ Southwest WA XS1B

Hey bdholsin, I was wondering if you remember what size o-ring you found. My local hardware store is also a do-it-best, and I think I could use some o-rings as I have fuel leaking out of the carb overflow with the bike on the side stand. Thanks! edit- disregard: I have no o-ring.

Good stuff. I had cut the extended brake cable down to normal size when I got the new bars in order to have front braking when testing around the neighborhood, but I will be ordering a new cable along with new shoes. I checked out the vintage brake website and gleaned some info from it. They...

Front Drummers: I'm in the process of getting my new-to-me XS1B road worthy and the next step is tires/brakes. I think I remember reading somewhere that the front drum vent was some sort of selling point; however, mine has a metal cover screwed over the openings. This cover shows up in the...

Good tip. I think I had looked before and not seen them on that website but do see them now under the New Items section. That should help put me over the free shipping threshold.:D Tires should be in next week so I'll have a look at the shoes then. For $29 I think I'll do the front's...

Hey thanks for the welcome. Classic, I haven't figured out yet what best to move me and my crap around; the cans or if I can get away with just a rack. If I decide against the cans, you can have the right of first refusal. My plans are to next remove the wheels, service the bearings...

Greetings xs'ers I've been lurking around since picking up my first bike last month and figured it was about time to introduce myself and say thanks for the great resource that is the xs650 forums... My friend's dad had this XS1B that he bought in '76 and rode until '90. It had been...