What have you done to your XS today?

[Adamc]

Surely this happens a lot though, if I check my oil level that would be a fair indicator (I've only recently changed it)

Pull the dip stick and smell the end of it, and the opening; any fuel fumes?
Mine didn’t smell of fuel by the way. The oil and fuel will separate over time. Any dilution of the oil cannot be a good thing. I would just drain it and refill with new. An oil change is cheaper than an engine rebuild.

 

[Dom]

I'd already thought of smelling through the dipstick hole, not a hint of petrol smell and level seems OK, I'll check the plugs too.

 

[46th Georgia]

In addition to the level, pull the dipstick and examine for thinning and smell. I'm a chicken - if it covered the floor - I'm probably changing it.

What! Waste $20 worth of oil to save hundreds on bearings etc.?

 

[The farmer]

I have started on my bucket list. Building a bobber.....

 

[Mailman]

I have started on my bucket list. Building a bobber.....

Ha! You decided to dive right in on your bobber! Good for you, keep us updated with lots of photos, and good luck to you!

 

[Bob Wegman]

Ha! You decided to dive right in on your bobber! Good for you, keep us updated with lots of photos, and good luck to you!

I hope you save the cut off parts. Good luck.

 

[The farmer]

I hope you save the cut off parts. Good luck.

jepp is going to the addict. My son dont care for mc......

 

[The farmer]

And thank you Bob!

 

[NewToXs]

I dropped my bike the other day and busted off a turn signal so today I took it off and found I snapped the threaded stalk off.

I was able to take an easy out and pull the snapped off piece out of the signal. I then bought a stainless bolt and gun drilled on my mini lathe to repair my turn signal.

First time I’ve used this mini lathe in like 15 years. When I got it I had images of grandeur but found it to be to small to do anything I wanted to do. Was building a offroad buggy at the time and tried to turn spindles and stub axles and it was sorely inadequate for the task.

 

[Dom]

Ordered new gauge faces, and trying to decide if it would be criminal to replace the battered bronze centre fascia with a black one?

 

[NewToXs]

I pulled my rear turn signal off today to bend the mount back into shape to straighten it. Turns out I bent the stem on the rear signal in addition to mounting point so a made another new stem on the lathe, straightened everything out and got both turn signals back in order.

The lesson here is don’t drop your bike.

 

[AlanW]

Ordered new gauge faces, and trying to decide if it would be criminal to replace the battered bronze centre fascia with a black one?

Hi can you point me in the direction for new gauge faces please? Thanks

 

[Dom]

Hi can you point me in the direction for new gauge faces please? Thanks

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/18563998...0YDXM_4R0-&var=&widget_ver=artemis&media=COPY

There you go, he does dash fascias too

 

[AlanW]

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/18563998...0YDXM_4R0-&var=&widget_ver=artemis&media=COPY

Brilliant, thanks !

 

[Dom]

Brilliant, thanks !

If you happen to have a 74 or 74 with the big central dash fascia he can customise the indicator writing, especially useful if you have an RD350 dash on an XS650

 

[650Skull]

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/18563998...0YDXM_4R0-&var=&widget_ver=artemis&media=COPY

There you go, he does dash fascias too

Have you bought and changed the Tac to an original XS650 one

 

[Dom]

Have you bought and changed the Tac to an original XS650 one

I have yes

 

[650Skull]

I have yes

 

[The farmer]

I have started on my bucket list. Building a bobber.....

 

[The farmer]

Not just plug an play.....