Whatever happened to his 700cc xs?
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What have you done to your XS today?
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It's still in his garage as of a couple months ago.
There's some legal before a title transfer can occur.
That's one I'd love to own. On second thought, I would be more of a caretaker until I can't, and then let the next generation have it.
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Went out to bark the old gal off, just for fun...it's raining...alas! Clickity once. This is mildly astonishing. A fuse ah suspicion... But THAT begs the question of why? Bummer... she's not let me down in a couple of years... Now if I had wired the bike... Actually I bought her in mint shape, in the 80's... but she's been through a lot of, ugh, changes...the brain parts are like rat nest. A 3 beer problem, I have no doubt. Now where's the meter....ugh! cat chit! Pause for beer... Later 
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Well, evidently AGM battery went open, zero volts. Applying charge voltage produced zero current even after an hour... I have had once an AGM in sportster go open and also short, intermittent open degenerated to dead short. That pulled the system below critical and machine ignition stopped. In this case simply open, as in internal "fused"... will crank on jumpers 2 1/2 years old... I still have 2 beers left...
Suggestions respecting new battery are welcome. As in sources and types... I favor AGM due to limited access...
Suggestions respecting new battery are welcome. As in sources and types... I favor AGM due to limited access...
I like a Deka AGM battery, made in PA, USA. The one cranking my XS650SK is 8 years old. The Legend series AGM at Napa Auto Parts is made by Deka. Same goes for O'Reilly Auto Parts. If you have a problem, you get face to face customer service.
Looks like the days of the hot-seat lithium are finally over.
That’s a slick looking battery! Wonder what they sell for up here?
Though smaller overall, the width is greater than the xs battery well's, will report when I get it figgered out. But it won't be a straight plug n play.
funky
XS650 Junkie
Hi its been a while happy new year to all. Just took my carbs off and checked them over upped the air jet, gave them a clean and re installed balanced and ajusted. Also fitted a PMA kit as my old stator finally gave up
Battery... the bike is a cobbled together street-track project.. originally I bought it like new from dry storage with 2k on the clock, rode it for years and left it out in the rain...and trashed it in a mild way as fellas do...and gave it away to a relative. Many years and configurations later it came back...so it's sorta butchered...anyway the original battery box remains and UPG 42048 fits... And I am a cheap old phucker...and it's raining... The Wallyworld is out of stock...nice price tho...(48.99 iirc) Interestingly, Harbor Freight stocks (SKU 62586 ) "generator battery (AGM)... the polarity of the terminals is reversed. And it's only 10 ampere... Still, $50 is not bad... I'll see about the cables and if it's reasonable. In any case it's nice to know... The HF had at lest 20 on the shelf... and who can say, maybe a radio project with a homebrew miniature solar. Thanks fellas...y'all found some sexy batteries!
Looking for a new Reg/Rec for my bike as its the only part of the electrical system I have not repleced.
Reading through Classic Bike this month came across this recommended supplier:
WWW: https://www.electrexworld.co.uk/index.html
Lots of good stuff fr the classic bike meddler.
Reading through Classic Bike this month came across this recommended supplier:
WWW: https://www.electrexworld.co.uk/index.html
Lots of good stuff fr the classic bike meddler.
Roll your own? It'll save big
https://www.xs650.com/threads/diy-reg-rec-5twins-and-jim.55842/
Eric12171
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Actually 2 days ago,
Pulled the engine and got the top end apart.
Looks like pistons , rings, valve stem seals and front cam chain guide . is on the replacement list fo far
What’s the best cam chain guide to be had ?
I see that mikes is crap.
Pulled the engine and got the top end apart.
Looks like pistons , rings, valve stem seals and front cam chain guide . is on the replacement list fo far
What’s the best cam chain guide to be had ?
I see that mikes is crap.
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Mikes' are prolly fine, pretty much EVERYONE selling a cam guide is getting them from the same far East manufacturer.
The thread that is holding the point on the points plate came loose, noticed it after trying to set the timing right for like 10 times, so I changed the plate and timed to slightly retarded within F mark range. Still not running, but due to other stuff
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"flying is easy: aim for the ground and miss!"
Finished fitting stainless steel spokes to the front wheel. The hub is laquered brushed aluminium , the centre of the rim is brushed and laquered aluminium and the outer edge of the rims are just bare brushed aluminium. I did try to polish the rims, however, there is some pitting on them which I didnt want to polish out because a) the pits were not very accessible and b) would have resulted in and uneven ripple appearance. I hadnt realised that there are two different shapes of spoke in each XS wheel. the "L" horizontal tail on the end of the outer spokes is longer than the inner spokes. The overall length of the inner and outer spokes is the same. This explains why I can see two different spoke part numbers for each wheel
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cycleranger
Generally Ok.
Pulled the battery out of the XS650 and the other bikes and brought them in the house since the workshop isn't heated and it's supposed to be well below freezing for the next few days.
France will soon require technical inspection for our motorcycles so I will have to put back indicators, I bought something to equip my dealy driver to start with, it's universal equipment, it's simpler than reassembling the system Originally, I'll equip the others later.... They're pissing us off! 
