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I believe a 140 is as wide as you can go.

[quote="deadsled54"]I offered her $200 just to see what she would say and she wrote me back stating "knock and cry to someone else I have a man". I am not even sure how to interpret this yet.[/quote]
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I've been in email contact with the seller. She really believes it will go 140MPH and is worth $6000. I offered her $60

I need some of what this guy has been smokin Shocked

http://stlouis.craigslist.org/mcy/973471542.html

My stock 77 XLCH would easily beat my stock 79 XS650 that I owned at the same time way back in 1980. I ran the hell out the Sportster without any major problems.

I also had an 87 Heritage Softail t ...

[quote="harleysmakegooddonorparts"]I wonder why Mikes XS didnt supply those with the lower hardware kit i ordered?[/quote]

I bought the kit from MikesXS I thought it came with mine? Or I had anothe ...

or neutral detent?

Not sure from the size by the picture but maybe is it the one that holds the tach drive in place?

I put a pair in a few weeks ago. I don't know if I can "feel" a difference in power but my average mileage seemed to improve by 3 0r 4 MPG.

Check out the following thread on a baffle alternative. Made a world of difference on my XS with a better sound but still keeping back pressure for bottom end power.

http://www.650rider.com/index.p ...

a black painted motor should run cooler than an unpainted one. Black paint, as I understand it, reflects heat out of a motor as well as a black painted object absorbs more solar heat than an unpaintin ...

I agree with Jayel try riding awhile with some struts before you go with the hardtail option.

I'm pretty impressed with the XS650 myself. Easy to care for, repair. A blast to modify.

If there are oil leaks they should be a simple fix, at least from my experience.

Vibration is inherent t ...

I thought it was available as an option. I think both disc and drrum where available for a few of the later model years.

Welcome aboard from a fellow Missourian! Like the whitewalls on the Roadmaster

Thanks again 5twins. I'll have to double check my old parts I changed out but I sure thought they were both on mine.

[quote="jayel"]yes heli-coil it, the kit costs about $25 but its a permanet fix and you'll have extra coils for the next one that goes[/quote]

You don't happen to have a link to a online available ...

Where does the "Clutch Nut Sping Washer go"? My manual not much help. I'm thinking it goes under the clutch nut locking tab??

I'm refering to MikesXS part # 39-6513

Are you refering to one of the three studs that hold the valve covers on? I have one stripped on mine so I'm interesteed in a solution as well, maybe a helicoil fix?

[quote="yyub"]I actually bit the bullet and ordered the repair kit from Mikes. I've got four XS's on the road and this is the only one that does this so I suspect they must be compressed ( I don't wan ...

[quote="5twins"]The threads are actually stickied at the top of the Engine Electrical sub-category in the Engine section, not the Electrical section.[/quote]

Well that explains why I couldn't find ...

[quote="Cooltouch"]Your instincts are accurate. Pamcopete, a regular over at the 650 Garage, developed a system and posted it for anyone to download over there. It's a "sticky" over in their electri ...

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Something tells me this nothing new. It has been done before? How well does it work?

I had to custom make mine due to the lack of room with the lowered seat height & smaller battery. I just made it out of 3/4" x 1/8" angle iron welded into the frame. Which also served as a base to mou ...

What Happened to 650rider.com?

Yamaha xs650