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Pete asks the relevant question at this point.....as far as I'm concerned.

[quote="pamcopete"]Well, perhaps we could collectively make an effort to keep this site up.[/quote]

I would likely join ...

[quote="xsjohn"]Maybe he didn’t like the fact that we occasionally turn into swine and roll in it a bit…... xsjohn[/quote]

[b][i]BINGO JOHN ![/i][/b]

Maybe the "We" referred to is a smalle ...

Merry Christmas to you indeed Roy....You deserve to score some good finds like those two B's and they're in good hands. Did a couple of 75's this past summer and have one in process now but paid doub ...

Done a lot of both road and dual sport and very much agree with Roy's assessment. You can do a lot to improve the XS 650 on dirt, gravel, rocks and trails but.....bikes like the KLR, KTM's, and sever ...

Poorly chosen question, poorly framed and flaming.

One vote for "neither/nor" with thanks for helping others and all the vault work to Skull.

We run a few sheep out here in Utah/Wyoming/Idah ...

My own preference is to use the BS 38 sets of the later 77,78 &79 model yrs that are mounted on a common bar with adjustable fixed throttle linkages to each other and a single throttle control cable. ...

Here is yet another take on this uniquely American traditional holiday....
I too have some indigenous origins Pumps and have Westies too.

This view of Thanksgiving origins is therefore biased a bi ...

One just came up on ebay......

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http://www.motorcyclekeys.com/keys.html

[quote="1badzuk"]just make sure they are nylon NOT plastic[/quote]

Small notation needed....'Nylon' is DuPont's name for their family of polyamide thermo[b][i]plastic [/b][/i]resins. ie Nylon is a ...

Who was it looking for a 16" drum brake cast rear wheel??? There's one with wheel, axle & spacers newly listed on ebay. Pretty dirty and cruddy but would appear to be able to clean up OK. Don't see ...

Just swapped a set of linked 78 carbs with single cable throttle & controls into my 75 B. Therefore have the dual cable set....cables ,controls switches, housing, sleeve, grips available as a unit. ...

Were I in your position, I would be inclined to contact someone like MMM of 650 Central. Michael "Mercury" Morse is an (forgive the term) old racer who is also a leading guru of the XS 650 as you no ...

Do check out the JIS 1/4" drive bits from RJRcooltool.com/ They are made for proper fit to the JIS Standard (Phillips type) screws we struggle to fit with Phillips bits & drivers made to the US Stan ...

You have a pm.... Blue

For that next set of both JIS type screwdrivers and 1/4" drive bits try these......I particularly like the long bits for my variety of ratchet drive handles cause I don't mix them up with all my other ...

You have a PM.....Blue

Joel....I have a caliper off my 75 B in excellent used shape. It's available as a result of swapping a 79 front end into my 75 B (cracked fork tube stanchion). I also have a number of items off tha ...

I see that the forum now offers the opportunity to buy a rank or status rating and that the membership is clearly being solicited to donate for those reasons. My probably solitary opinion is that doi ...

[quote="scotts"]

Why shouldn't I just sell everything but the '63 and the '75 XS650? Maybe buy an old pick-up truck or a Kia or something?.[/quote]

What is it that the Mexicans get for their Teq ...

Agreed... re cutting off the swelled ends first for sure.....I find that a cut-off disc on the Dremel does this job very nicely and neatly FWIW. Blue

Good bike, nice find, worth the fee's to catch up and set right but.....
as the first year Special was quite popular, a market success and not that rare (so to speak). Love mine as do many. BOL, Bl ...

Good point 5T. Am also in the dark on the safety relay and fusing of a 73.
I also go the way of having an operable on/off light switch on the handlebar.

Here's a good battery tutorial TC to read ...

[quote="TeeCat"]Pete, I'm reluctant to do a manual switch for the headlight. Not knowing how is not really the issue... I'd be willing to learn; it's introducing the possibility (certainty) that I co ...

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