xs500

Lots of threads / comments on the need to regularly adjust the cam chain tensioner on the XS series bikes. But I'm lost. My 1978 XS500-E (VIN 1J3-3xxxxx) does not seem to have the often mentioned cap and nut. But there is this port on the right hand side of the engine. What is it? And does...

First ride of the year! About 50km's remembering the basics. All city type riding. Towards the end, I started to notice a definite chatter/stutter from the clutch when feathering up to speed. So, mainly in first just as I was about fully engaged and about to shift into 2nd and depending on the...

I'm cleaning up the oil filter cover plate and there is this old crusty bumper/cover material I presume is to protect the wires from rubbing their insulation off. Any suggestions on what I should replace it with?

I got the conversion kit, and first attempt an installing has not gone perfectly. Total user error. I put it on a couple months ago during my fall oil change. But it's been leaking all winter. The Phillips head screws holding the orginal adapter make me nervous - I did not torque them very hard...

Hello, I have a set of forks I'm trying to rebuild and I've got a bit of a quandary. I purchased this set of forks with my XS650 under the assumption that they were XS650 forks but that does not appear to be the case! 5twins suggested in another thread that they may be from an XS500 given that...

Does anyone have firsthand information on differences between the TX500 instrument bracket (371-83519-71-98 BRACKET,METER) and the TX650 instrument bracket (447-83519-40-98 BRACKET,METER)? They look the same to me on ebay and in the parts catalog, but I'm sure the engineers had a reason for...