You know you rida an XS650 if....

ceeps New Member Posts: 1	You know you rida an XS650 if.... Apr 8, 2010 12:33:24 GMT -5 Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by ceeps on Apr 8, 2010 12:33:24 GMT -5 yer female don't use no vibrator

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You know you rida an XS650 if.... Apr 9, 2010 7:01:56 GMT -5

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Post by grepper on Apr 9, 2010 7:01:56 GMT -5

Oct 7, 2005 12:53:11 GMT -5 steve78650 said:

Let's get a good string going....

You know you ride an XS650 if....

You have your cell phone on vibrate in your front pocket and when you get done with your ride and never knew you had 6 missed calls.

SO Many Times!

Apr 8, 2010 12:33:24 GMT -5 ceeps said:

yer female don't use no vibrator

My GF, Jumps me after we ride

Fix em, ride em, maken em better. Loven these old school twins.

bmcote Junior Member 1981 Yamaha XS650H "Special II", and 1978 Honda CB750K Posts: 71	You know you rida an XS650 if.... Apr 9, 2010 7:04:46 GMT -5 Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by bmcote on Apr 9, 2010 7:04:46 GMT -5 agreed. after we go riding, my wife wants to keep riding!

ShakerNorm Administrator Senior Technical Advisor Posts: 1,808	You know you rida an XS650 if.... Apr 10, 2010 11:11:29 GMT -5 Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by ShakerNorm on Apr 10, 2010 11:11:29 GMT -5 You KNOW you ride an XS if: after her first ride on it, your new girlfriend offers to throw away all her vibrators if you let her move into your garage......
	Definition of an Expert- An Ex is just a Has-Been, and a Spurt is just some poor drip under a lot of pressure......... Black '79 XS650-2F Boyer Ignition & King/Queen seat, PamcoPete electrical mods Stock Black '83 XJ1100 Maxim Black 2014 Yamaha Star BOLT.... Lots of mods coming!

pamcopete Guest	You know you rida an XS650 if.... Apr 12, 2010 5:53:33 GMT -5 Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Back to Top Post by pamcopete on Apr 12, 2010 5:53:33 GMT -5 If you own an XS650, then the rotor goes on the same list as death and taxes.

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You know you rida an XS650 if.... Apr 12, 2010 21:37:57 GMT -5

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Post by mistermoe on Apr 12, 2010 21:37:57 GMT -5

LOL Pete. Just had to swap my cracked rotor out. Thankfully I have a spare motor with just 6000 miles on it. So, all it cost me was the $10 puller from Mike's.

Fired it up, took off for a test spin... and hear "clang clang clang" behind me.

Forgot that I had just barely put in the screws on the alternator cover plate.... it took just a quarter mile for them to back themselves out and send the cover plate clattering down the road .

It wasnt a long walk to go back and get it - but it sure seemed like it.

That's all the motorcycle is, a system of concepts worked out in steel. ~Robert M. Pirsig, Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance

nsumax250 New Member Posts: 9	You know you rida an XS650 if.... May 8, 2010 14:01:20 GMT -5 Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by nsumax250 on May 8, 2010 14:01:20 GMT -5 You honk the horn occasionally to make sure that stupid charging system is still charging

venmus New Member Posts: 2	You know you rida an XS650 if.... May 17, 2010 22:50:06 GMT -5 Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by venmus on May 17, 2010 22:50:06 GMT -5 You buy more parts at the hardware store than at the motorcycle shops.

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You know you rida an XS650 if.... Aug 9, 2010 12:51:48 GMT -5

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Post by pipeburn on Aug 9, 2010 12:51:48 GMT -5

You have the XS650garage website, "Curly's starting system trouble shooting guide", the XS650 garage's carb guide, and Mike's XS are all shortcuts on your desktop.

You've also tossed aside your Clymers manual cursing that whoever wrote it is clearly talking about a different bike because yours doesnt "look like that" or "have one of those thingys" and come to rely on the forums for some real know-how!

ShakerNorm Administrator Senior Technical Advisor Posts: 1,808	You know you rida an XS650 if.... Aug 10, 2010 23:47:46 GMT -5 Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by ShakerNorm on Aug 10, 2010 23:47:46 GMT -5 May 17, 2010 22:50:06 GMT -5 venmus said: You buy more parts at the hardware store than at the motorcycle shops. Oh yeah - all the cashiers at the local Home Despot all know what kind of bike I ride.........
	Definition of an Expert- An Ex is just a Has-Been, and a Spurt is just some poor drip under a lot of pressure......... Black '79 XS650-2F Boyer Ignition & King/Queen seat, PamcoPete electrical mods Stock Black '83 XJ1100 Maxim Black 2014 Yamaha Star BOLT.... Lots of mods coming!

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You know you rida an XS650 if.... Aug 11, 2010 16:47:57 GMT -5

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Post by pipeburn on Aug 11, 2010 16:47:57 GMT -5

Aug 10, 2010 23:47:46 GMT -5 ShakerNorm said:

May 17, 2010 22:50:06 GMT -5 venmus said:

You buy more parts at the hardware store than at the motorcycle shops.

Oh yeah - all the cashiers at the local Home Despot all know what kind of bike I ride.........

lol! Ya, for me its Ace Hardware and the UPS driver!

kansashillbilly New Member Posts: 37	You know you rida an XS650 if.... May 5, 2011 21:42:46 GMT -5 Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by kansashillbilly on May 5, 2011 21:42:46 GMT -5 Ya kno ya ride a xs when ya ride another bike and think theres something wrong cuz its not vibrating.
	"shes hard to get started, shes always so cold in the mornings I find her she looking so old,so many miles and she dont mess around on her man"

richdee New Member Posts: 19	You know you rida an XS650 if.... Dec 22, 2011 8:56:14 GMT -5 nsumax250 likes this Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by richdee on Dec 22, 2011 8:56:14 GMT -5 You know you ride a 650 if you keep telling your wife that you are going to sell two of the three you own

MrMince New Member Posts: 3	You know you rida an XS650 if.... Jun 19, 2014 7:48:34 GMT -5 via mobile Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by MrMince on Jun 19, 2014 7:48:34 GMT -5 You know the local hedgerows REALLY well after looking for all the bits that dropped off..... Great post folks, red em all, laughed me a$$ off

motormike: Good Day ...just a FYI.. Wild Cat is this Labor Day weekend. Still go'n on. A few 650's still make the scene. Various rides at different skill levels each day.. awards dinner sunday eve. BS in the park'n lot after dinner.

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joshua: The regulator/rectifier unit I got from Mikes PMA has closer hole spacing than original. Are we supposed to mill the holes to fit? Jun 7, 2017 19:25:58 GMT -5

joshua: My bad. I found the bracket they supplied to mount the rectifier/regulator... Uh oh. How is this meant to work? Which way is it meant to mount? Looks like I have to use some spacers or something. Good instructions would be nice. Jun 7, 2017 22:09:52 GMT -5