xs650e

Hi Everyone, In the last month or two my bike started making this whining noise. I've changed out a number of parts recently while restoring the bike, specifically the clutch plates/springs. I have tightened and loosened the timing chain and adjusted the ignition timing to match since this...

This is the ongoing saga of a black 1978 XS650E that had been salvaged, bought then sat parked for about 20 years. This post is an ongoing log of all the things I have found to be broken and how, with the help of this forum, 'fixed' them to the best of my ability. I got the bike in September...