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Hi All, After carefully studying the wealth of knowledge on this site all summer, I decided to create an account and open a thread hoping someone can point me in the right direction on my problem below. Any input would be greatly appreciated. This summer I picked up an early 1978 XS650E. The...

Hey guys, full disclosure I am a total noob to owning a bike and being a member on this site. I purchased the bike last summer with 9,800mi, and immediately took it to a shop to have a pro look it over to make sure it was safe and street worthy. I got a full summer in of riding last year and...

Hey guys. This fall my '79 Xs was popping fairly badly and pulling some heavy vacuum through the right side carb. I suspected a burnt valve or something of the like when i stored it for the winter. Well here i am getting the itch to ride on the nice MN days were getting. So today i pulled...

Hey guys, it's getting colder here in MN at the end of the riding season and i've noticed my bike has been popping on the right side a bit. I cleaned the carbs and messed with the air mix and that helped for a while. It's started again and i'll make a list of symptoms and changes i've made...