What have you done to your XS today?

[Resto_Paul]

Bent up and powdercoated 1 last clamp to keep my clutch line and headlight wires from getting pinched by the triple tree at full lock. Took the bike for the first longer cruise today....probably 30-40 minutes. Runs well with carbs dialed in now. Have 1 small leak from the clutch cover I'll try to fix at my first oil change soon. Need to source a good quality, preferably black in color gasket if anyone has suggestions.
This is my first XS so I'm not sure if it's normal or not but the area near the oil pump/tach drive seems a little noisy?

Found this train car last week and knew I needed to grab some pics near it.

 

[Its been a long time]

And done. Always a good idea to top the engine oil up again before you forget to do it. Must pick up another 5 litres of oil. There's only about a litre and a half left in the container. Just less than 2 litres to put oil level half way between high and low mark today.

I'm hoping that for the first time in my ownership, I have an oil tight engine on this bike. Fingers crossed.

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Ha! Oil tight engine? Nope.

Investigation shows now that the clutch push rod seal is leaking. It looks like an Ars seal, it might even be the original one.

In hindsight, I don't think the gear train cover was leaking this time I regasketed it a few days ago. It's definitely not leaking now.

 

[Jan_P]

Finished the PMA installation
The flasher relay was buzzing .Turned out to be poor ground pulled a separate.

Lost the Neutral light It worked a couple of days ago .It turned out the Contact itself had broken
Found it rather quick
Had another one at home and could see that the ball at the end of the defect one was to far in

Is it repairable ?

As far as charging it is at 13.5 ish with lights on --- 14.4 Off
Needs to test ride more and reevaluate

It starts first kick runs a bit rough but can do that the first 100 km or so

 

[Its been a long time]

That was quick, less than 24 hours and two new clutch pushrod seals arrived. Bought two in case I mess one up. Another case of Yamaha seals being little or no more expensive than aftermarket third party stuff.

 

[Adamc]

XS650 TAFFY BRAIN BYPASS

Today I'm going to wire in the Iggy Bypass around the Motogadget M-Unit.
What inline fuse size would you suggest?
Thanks
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[Jan_P]

I believe they was 10 Ampere on my stock Points 1980
Can put in a smaller one .. if for testing .. for being careful

 

[Adamc]

I believe they was 10 Ampere on my stock Points 1980
Can put in a smaller one .. if for testing .. for being careful

OK thanks @Jan_P

 

[Its been a long time]

OK thanks @Jan_P

Agreed, 10a. My Boyer Bransden box and coils are protected by a 10a fuse. That's like ~120w load so unlikely to randomly blow but won't allow a wiring fire.

 

[bazz]

Bent up and powdercoated 1 last clamp to keep my clutch line and headlight wires from getting pinched by the triple tree at full lock. Took the bike for the first longer cruise today....probably 30-40 minutes. Runs well with carbs dialed in now. Have 1 small leak from the clutch cover I'll try to fix at my first oil change soon. Need to source a good quality, preferably black in color gasket if anyone has suggestions.
This is my first XS so I'm not sure if it's normal or not but the area near the oil pump/tach drive seems a little noisy?

Found this train car last week and knew I needed to grab some pics near it.

That's one cool bike

 

[Adamc]

Taffy Brain Bypass is Installed.
First two runs are now live on YouTube and my on my Taffy build thread.
Things seem to be going in the right direction.

 

[Adamc]

Three more static runs today of 10mins each. Minor carb tickling. Plus a few rides around the estate, about 1 mile total.
1. Still a very slight misfire.
2. M.Gadget Chronoclassic speedo flashing red light; no surprise as iggy not connected via M-Unit.
3. Need to check timing.
4. Need to check valve lash.
5. Need to check timing chain adjustment.
6. Balance carbs with manometer.
7. Clutch needs adjustment, neutral hard to get since layup.
More to follow.

 

[magoo66]

Took a ride on this XS 2 this afternoon.Everything electrical is correct and working as it should,except the cute little light in the center of the headlight bucket.NOPE,not opening the headlight bucket to get it working yet….Raising all of our outside water supply outlets.Done.

 

[bazz]

I made a bracket that'll hopefully stop the carbs getting blown off if the motor backfires
This has happened a couple of times on the bench when I've been messing with the Boyer
Don't want it happening on the road

 

[Ratranger]

Changed my fuel lines. Seems like none of them hold up great anymore. The "ethanol safe" line I started with was cracking within weeks. I decided to replace it before it started leaking.

 

[5twins]

This is my fuel line of choice, nice thin wall just like the original, and lasts a long time ......

https://yamahaxs650.com/product/black-rubber-fuel-line-1-4-x-25/

 

[bazz]

Changed my fuel lines. Seems like none of them hold up great anymore. The "ethanol safe" line I started with was cracking within weeks. I decided to replace it before it started leaking.View attachment 351256

What size mikuni TMs are you running?

 

[Ratranger]

This is my fuel line of choice, nice thin wall just like the original, and lasts a long time ......

https://yamahaxs650.com/product/black-rubber-fuel-line-1-4-x-25/

A little too small, with the carbs and petcock I'm using it needs 8mm line.

What size mikuni TMs are you running?

They are the 34mm pumper setup that topham and a few other sell. So while technically being a TM34, they share jets and parts with the RS carbs.

 

[zrx1100]

a busy day:
while waiting for the water pump for my broken washing machine, did a bit of work:
- taking a break from K70s and switching to BT46s. Changed the front tire. The bead had a hard time seating. Had to bounce the wheel filled to 50psi for 15 minutes or so. All good in the end, balanced out very nicely.
- changed out the front fork oil. one of the drain screws stripped. left it in there and just sucked the old oil out with the level syringe. Left the preload springs on the gold valves alone. Will see how the front feels with the fresh oil and the new tire. The rear will be changed tomorrow (maybe)
- still waiting on the alternator brushes. supposedly monday
-the washing machine is back together and working ($800 saved)

 

[bazz]

Today I removed old filter and fitted the upgraded one
I couldn't believe the state of the original
I wonder if I'm the first one to open it up in 50 years!!

 

[Its been a long time]

Today I removed old filter and fitted the upgraded one
I couldn't believe the state of the original
I wonder if I'm the first one to open it up in 50 years!!

I have one of those sump strainers to fit next time I have the sump plate off. Looks like a big improvement on the original to me.

I've also fitted one of the Honda filter conversions in place of the side cover strainer a few months ago.