Add_Lightness
XS650 Member
Hi everyone! A couple weeks ago I bought my first motorcycle, a 1978 XS650 that a previous owner (2 owners ago) had rebuilt.
I've always liked the cafe racer style and when I saw this bike, I had to have it.
As far as I know most of the engine was rebuilt and there are about $2k in part receipts from the PO that I need to read over.
Couple things on the short list:
- The PO told me the carbs need to be readjusted so I'm going to take it to a shop tomorrow to have that done/looked at. The symptoms are the bike will die without the chokes on and sometimes (rarely) even with the chokes on. I don't know much about carbs or bikes in general but this seems like it points to the carbs. If anyone has any tips or suggestions on this issue, I'd like to hear them.
- Getting it started is a little bit finicky. I think I just need to learn the nuances of the startup procedure.
- Need to add a speedometer. It came with a box of parts, speedo included, just need to get it installed.
- Engine cut off switch doesn't work.
- Clutch requires a ton of force to compress. Apparently this is easily adjustable.
If the guy who built this is on the board, send me a PM, I'd love to learn more about it.
Anyway, I'll be spending a lot of time reading over the threads here trying to learn as much as I can. I'd appreciate any links to any Super threads or All You Need to Know threads if they exist here!
Here are a couple pics with my other toy.
I've always liked the cafe racer style and when I saw this bike, I had to have it.
As far as I know most of the engine was rebuilt and there are about $2k in part receipts from the PO that I need to read over.
Couple things on the short list:
- The PO told me the carbs need to be readjusted so I'm going to take it to a shop tomorrow to have that done/looked at. The symptoms are the bike will die without the chokes on and sometimes (rarely) even with the chokes on. I don't know much about carbs or bikes in general but this seems like it points to the carbs. If anyone has any tips or suggestions on this issue, I'd like to hear them.
- Getting it started is a little bit finicky. I think I just need to learn the nuances of the startup procedure.
- Need to add a speedometer. It came with a box of parts, speedo included, just need to get it installed.
- Engine cut off switch doesn't work.
- Clutch requires a ton of force to compress. Apparently this is easily adjustable.
If the guy who built this is on the board, send me a PM, I'd love to learn more about it.
Anyway, I'll be spending a lot of time reading over the threads here trying to learn as much as I can. I'd appreciate any links to any Super threads or All You Need to Know threads if they exist here!
Here are a couple pics with my other toy.