Sudonate91
XS650 Addict
Check out this next level sump oil filter patch job done by Jim!
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You can run the bike with the air boxes off. What you can't do is "tune" the carbs with 'em off and then put 'em back on.Quick stupid question. What are the implications of running the bike without the air boxes on? I imagine it will change how the carbs run? Im not wanting to actually run the bike down the road with it. Just for troubleshooting purposes. Just a pain to put them back on every time i take the carbs off.
Does it change the carbs enough that it makes troubleshooting moot?
The "Special" style master cylinder with that angled cast will work with Bike Master brand Euro bend handlebars if you do choose that type.Anywho. I got all my parts everyone sent me. Time to do the brake rebuild, handlebar replacement,
Good to know. I guess I assumed they came pre lubed. I will 3d print a little hanging jig in my basement and oil both the clutch cable and my throttle cable.You need to oil the new cables, they come almost dry. Plain motor oil does a good job, better than that spray cable lube. That stuff is too thin and goes away in a few days. You can do it with the cable in place, just unhook the top end, but hanging the cable while it's off is easiest. Do your new throttle cable before installing it. I have a little cable oiling "station" I made up. It's just some aluminum angle with slits and slots in it to slide the ends of the cables in. Then I just dribble motor oil down in the tops a few drops at a time. It takes 10 or 15 minutes and multiple drops of oil but eventually, it runs out the bottom and the cable's done .....
You need to oil the new cables, they come almost dry. Plain motor oil does a good job, better than that spray cable lube. That stuff is too thin and goes away in a few days. You can do it with the cable in place, just unhook the top end, but hanging the cable while it's off is easiest. Do your new throttle cable before installing it. I have a little cable oiling "station" I made up. It's just some aluminum angle with slits and slots in it to slide the ends of the cables in. Then I just dribble motor oil down in the tops a few drops at a time. It takes 10 or 15 minutes and multiple drops of oil but eventually, it runs out the bottom and the cable's done .....
Lubing made the clutch so much better! Actually kind of snappy.Lubing the cable should make a significant difference. If not, there may be a routing issue going on...or something's not quite set up correct. The XS's clutch pull is a bit stiff compared to other bikes of the same era, but not significantly so from my experience.
How did the master cylinder rebuild go?. I dont know if I will get the front brake bled before the baby comes. Might need to revisit this in the spring.
Little bit concerned what you said about the rear wheel. Photo of the tensioners? When you say the wheel wobbles back and forth, do you mean the spindle/axle is loose? Or that the wheel is slightly out of true?
I think you mean the wheel is out of true - that's not a serious concern as long as it's not too bad.
But you need to know the wheel is in properly before you take the bike out.
It went well! I used all your parts. My parts were BAD. Like bad bad. There was a solid mass of gunk on mine that I had to chisel off.How did the master cylinder rebuild go?
I haven't ever put a gasoline stabilizer in a bike. Just fresh gas.
A couple months is not long enough to be concerned.
-R