AWFaneuf
XS650 Enthusiast
How's it going everybody, if you can bare with me I'm just figuring out this whole forum thing, I an not what you would consider a tech type person.
My name is Adam I have a 79 xs650 Special completely stock including the carbs. It has 35,000 and runs pretty well but definitely needs some attention. I have designs on customizing this bike while not doing much that could not be undone to return it to its original form. First things first is to get it running 100% as it should, we'll maybe 90% , 100% is a bit aggressive for any bike born the same year as myself. That being said ive made the mistake of hoping on a 9 year old thread that I didn't start, oops sorry. My bike is backfiring upon deceleration, I bought it recently from a Manhattan cop that had the bike completely gone thru( carbs rebuilt, tuned up, brakes adjusted, new tires, clutch adjusted) in the late fall of 22 before he garaged it and I bought this past winter. I didn't initially plan on riding the bike until I had done some work to it, but my 76 bobber is down fir repairs and the weather is getting too nice to let the XS just sit. I haven't done much accept adjust the air/fuel mix screw which seemed to minimize the backfire, initially it was doing it just at an idle, since the adjustment it only does it when I let off the throttle and only sometimes at that. I'm trying to build up the courage to take the carbs off as I have never rebuilt a motorcycle carb or done any significant work to bike for that matter. I have however worked on carburetored cars upto and including the rebuilding of carburetors. So begins the journey. Take care thanks for reading. Ride safe
My name is Adam I have a 79 xs650 Special completely stock including the carbs. It has 35,000 and runs pretty well but definitely needs some attention. I have designs on customizing this bike while not doing much that could not be undone to return it to its original form. First things first is to get it running 100% as it should, we'll maybe 90% , 100% is a bit aggressive for any bike born the same year as myself. That being said ive made the mistake of hoping on a 9 year old thread that I didn't start, oops sorry. My bike is backfiring upon deceleration, I bought it recently from a Manhattan cop that had the bike completely gone thru( carbs rebuilt, tuned up, brakes adjusted, new tires, clutch adjusted) in the late fall of 22 before he garaged it and I bought this past winter. I didn't initially plan on riding the bike until I had done some work to it, but my 76 bobber is down fir repairs and the weather is getting too nice to let the XS just sit. I haven't done much accept adjust the air/fuel mix screw which seemed to minimize the backfire, initially it was doing it just at an idle, since the adjustment it only does it when I let off the throttle and only sometimes at that. I'm trying to build up the courage to take the carbs off as I have never rebuilt a motorcycle carb or done any significant work to bike for that matter. I have however worked on carburetored cars upto and including the rebuilding of carburetors. So begins the journey. Take care thanks for reading. Ride safe