dead cylinder

Hi Everyone, This is my first post and my first bike so bear with me 😅, I recently got a 1978 XS650 and have been slowly working on it for about 5 months now. I've completely rewired the bike with a Wire Harness from Mikes Xs, I've got a brand new Battery (that should have plenty of power to...

Before I contact Hugh’s hand built again, I figured I’d ask you guys and Facebook first. I am at my wits end though, spending days and days trying figure this out so I truly need some help. 1980 xs650 special bs34’s Prior to swap: Everything bone stock. Fired up and idled alright, but boggy...

hey guys! Long time no see. Wrapping up my winter build on my 1977 XS650 and have come across an issue i can’t correct for the life of me. I’m running 78-79 bs38s btw (yes, correct internals have all been identified and replaced upon purchase of bike) Started lean on my jetting after...

Hi, Recently got back into the xs650 scene after picking up a clean 1983 heritage special that was stored for a good periods of time... after getting it running I noticed the left cylinder is cold (exhaust). I've check spark and it's all good,compression is also good and new plugs. Cylinder...