MISTERPROFESSIONALITY
XS650 Enthusiast
Well I purchased one, and my goal is to get this bad Larry road ready and reliable in time for next year's vintage yamaha rally (i may just skip my CB1100 rally for it...) I've been in the "planning phase" for this project for over a year, so i've got a strong idea of where I want to start. However, now that the bike is in my hands, I've got real-world circumstances to address before this project goes on rails. My first move is as follows:
Gas tank/fuel filter/petcock cleanup
oil change
Compression Test
Carb rebuild
plugs and ignition coil check.
The bike will not start without a GREAT DEAL of complaint, or at least it didn't at the time of purchase, but i have seen it start and idle. believe me, i adjusted my offer to compensate, still walked away with the bike. , The gas tank seems a bit rusty so a cleanup is in order. However, this brings me to my first judgement call: to clean the tank or to replace the tank? I'm adding up the cost of everything i'll need to buy : muriatic acid, plastic tub, heat gun, redkote, all that jazz, and finding that i could buy a clean replacement tank for roughly the same price. Can any experts here tell me if there's any reason why a tank from, say, a '73 XS650 would not fit my '77? are they all the same?
Compression test should be cut and dry. I'm getting a gauge in a couple of days, and i'll post the results.
Carb rebuid is also going to be super easy. i've got a package on the way from MikesXS.
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Gas tank/fuel filter/petcock cleanup
oil change
Compression Test
Carb rebuild
plugs and ignition coil check.
The bike will not start without a GREAT DEAL of complaint, or at least it didn't at the time of purchase, but i have seen it start and idle. believe me, i adjusted my offer to compensate, still walked away with the bike. , The gas tank seems a bit rusty so a cleanup is in order. However, this brings me to my first judgement call: to clean the tank or to replace the tank? I'm adding up the cost of everything i'll need to buy : muriatic acid, plastic tub, heat gun, redkote, all that jazz, and finding that i could buy a clean replacement tank for roughly the same price. Can any experts here tell me if there's any reason why a tank from, say, a '73 XS650 would not fit my '77? are they all the same?
Compression test should be cut and dry. I'm getting a gauge in a couple of days, and i'll post the results.
Carb rebuid is also going to be super easy. i've got a package on the way from MikesXS.
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