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    M-Unit Blue/Regulator sensor wire headscratcher

    OK. This has a lot of words... I'll keep it as clear as I can. The Bike: 1975 XS650b. Stock Alternator (field excited). The Variables: M-Unit Blue (I cooked my M-Unit V2 - moron that later). Antigravity 4 cell battery (Cooked an 8 cell and a 4 cell too - this is getting old and expensive)...
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    FOR SALE: 1979 XS750 Tank. Yeah, that one.

    250 plus shipping. Located in Austin. 1979 XS750 Tank. Black original paint. Decals. Light rust on the weld lip. Creamed by PO. All threads for petcocks are in good shape. Comes with: Brand new cap. Pingel Petcock adapters (not mounted). All new mounting rubber. That's worth about $60 right...
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    Feedback needed: Tachometer, Speedometer, or Both?

    XS650 - Brat/Cafe-ish build. I like clean trees. Used to running neither on my old scoot. Would like to know revs, but thought I would get feedback before I bought a speedo delete. What say you?
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    Painting built wheels: Pros, cons and opinions

    I'm at the point of figuring out paint. Thinking about painting my wheels while I get everything else done. I don't want to powdercoat and weaken the old metal under heat. What are the pros and cons of painting complete wheels? Has this ever bitten anyone in the ass after the fact? Any...
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    1969 CB450 Stator question...

    Been looking around the web and can't find an answer to this question: There is a local 69 CB450 that "needs a stator" (I'm guessing it has a charging issue and the stator is the assumed problem). What years are the 69 compatible with and where would one find a new stator or a repair service...
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    "Mod" from Austin, TX

    Hello, all. Austin, Texas, 2-stroke, small displacement single rider. Been wanting to get a bigger bike for some time. The time is now, so I will be on here asking a bunch of hopefully not stupid questions. I'm looking at either an XS650 or a CB550. Cheers. Marcus "QWERTYMage" D.
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