Shovel Jockey
Piano Tuna
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My old 78
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Let's See The XS's
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eidemaddin
XS650 Enthusiast
What a beauty!
I had that in black. Patterne
I patterned my "Red Bike" on those lines... Some folks here prefer the earlier and flashier XS variants or even (?) Specials, but I really like the understated "Classic" looks of that '78.
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I think all XS650 starters are noisy. The cogniscenti will correct me if I am wrong. The internals of our motors are based on 50's engineering and design practices and over built but with some 50's quirks. These motors are durable with basic maintenence. The drive system multiplies the torque before and in the transmission so we get clunky heavy shifting and clutch drag at stop lights is noticable. Do not despair, we learn a balance of adjustment and tolerance. Our reward is a delightful country road explorer. Enjoy
Lots of potential.
The starter clutch pins on my 78 will rattle if I don't have a fully charged battery. I had pulled starter off once and the power connection was stuck on hard and felt I was going to rip it apart to get the rust off so chickened out on a rebuild and put it back in. I had been trying to use the kick start only up until 2 weeks ago when I was troubleshooting an electrical problem.
Please tell us more!
Thanks. I’m doing a continuation thread here.
Thread 'Phase 1 complete and looking to phase 2'
https://www.xs650.com/threads/phase-1-complete-and-looking-to-phase-2.67486/
I’ll post some of what it took to get to where it is.
Thread 'Phase 1 complete and looking to phase 2'
https://www.xs650.com/threads/phase-1-complete-and-looking-to-phase-2.67486/
I’ll post some of what it took to get to where it is.
