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check oil level and smell it for petrol , generally most common way for petrol to finish up in the sump is a worn needle and seat , if overfilled with the fuel /oil mix and you run it can do nasty thinks to the crank etc , often get a fine spray out of the crankcase breather just normally ...

doing well . best thing you can do if not already ... get a manual ,sounds like you bought the wrong light , measure and buy the tight size , easy but dollars is get one from mikes xs and then use the wiring diagram in your manual to hook it up

think you are right , not using crash bars much here in oz never even thought of them

dont know about the usa but here when a bike/car is written off they are put on a register , i would check if the usa or your state has one , only time seen frame dent like that was when a bike hit the tow bar of a car/truck , wiped out whole front end of the bike and left a frame dent about...

hard to tell how bad from your photo , but possible maybe to put / weld a 1/2 sleave over it , they are not a high powered bike and depending on local regs , some counties /states would allow it others NO , from the little i can see i would ride it but also depends on what inspections it may...

dont forget they have a vidio of instalation on their website if needed

the experts on xs650.com played around with these mikes xs carbs for the xs650 and could never get them to work properly , another of mikes rubbish that they still persist in selling , mike xs has a lot of good parts but also persists in selling parts that they know are crap , i stay away from...

all can suggest if cant fix the prob is to go over to xs650.com as you have a couple of real experts there . griz for eg who though can be a bit grumpy can and does help people out with carb probs and knows what he /they are talking about

what was it running like before you worked on the carbs , id double check on the carb manifold inlet for leaks as sounds sus . what air filters are you using , orig or pods , xs650 cv carbs dont like pods but they wouldnt be all the prob but try running without the air filters and see what...

dont know about the hang up but only 1 turn out on mixture screws doesnt sound right , normally 1 1/4 is rough setting sounds like running a bit rich , did you replace your needle and seat ? also check your float levels

have you checked diaphrams for holes

lol on the rd is another story . canam spyder , xs650 on the rd , a few future on the rds including a 1978 xs250 for which have a 400 motor laying around

WOW nice find , how come i can never find bikes in that cond , as far as the ign goes cant tell you as mine had points but if the same as the xs650 should be reliable , should be easy resto or to put back on the rd

lol... welcome to the world of xs starter motors , its one of the things that yamaha persisted on getting wrong no matter which xs model , even with the xv 750 / 1000 they couldnt get it right , good thing most xs are easy to kick over , would suggest also getting on the xs650.com forum as its a...

you would have to go onto their website and check for your carbs , theres a bit of fitting involved as only the rubber is supplied not the slide ,they give all the instructions along with a online video , bit dearer but a set of mukuni round slide carbs are worth the money , lot better...