tom4130
XS650 Enthusiast
OK so its been a while since I have been on the xs650.com, as I sold my last xs early last year. I have recently made a move to the east coast and now its time to build another XS in New York.
My last build thread is here and a pic of it below: http://www.xs650.com/forum/showthread.php?t=39129&page=5
Hoping to build something similar but learn from mistakes and pitfalls I had last time and make another reliable, streetable and usable bike.
I just picked up a '79 with only 5700 original miles on it from the original owner after searching for around 6 months.It hasnt been registered since 2003 and consequently needs a little work. Thing is great and I have just done valve clearances, cam chain, clutch adjustment and the thing runs pretty good. Idle is all over the place and theres a HUGE gas leak from the petcock (Vacuum petcocks are the worst) so got some work to do for sure.
Here is the bike:
I am away to order some parts for it, but for east, does anyone happen to know which Mukini carbs these are off the bat so I can order the correct jets? any help would be awesome
My last build thread is here and a pic of it below: http://www.xs650.com/forum/showthread.php?t=39129&page=5
Hoping to build something similar but learn from mistakes and pitfalls I had last time and make another reliable, streetable and usable bike.
I just picked up a '79 with only 5700 original miles on it from the original owner after searching for around 6 months.It hasnt been registered since 2003 and consequently needs a little work. Thing is great and I have just done valve clearances, cam chain, clutch adjustment and the thing runs pretty good. Idle is all over the place and theres a HUGE gas leak from the petcock (Vacuum petcocks are the worst) so got some work to do for sure.
Here is the bike:
I am away to order some parts for it, but for east, does anyone happen to know which Mukini carbs these are off the bat so I can order the correct jets? any help would be awesome