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Thanks for the reassurance, that was what I conjured up last night after my last post. I will get ahold of my buddy and see what he thinks about that. If that doesn't solve the problem, I'll be back.

One other question for the xs500 guru's, if the starter clutch/alternator rotor is installed improperly, and the starter can't turn the engine fast enough, would that cause the bike to not fire? The problem of not being able to kickstart the bike concerns me, and the only thing that has really...

As far as I know, the starter clutch wasn't replaced, just the alternator rotor. My understanding as far as how the starter clutch works is the the rollers only allow it to engage in one direction, which has me baffled as to why it might be catching up when trying to kick start it. I don't...

Hi Guys- My neighbor has a 76 xs500 that we have been working on for a couple of months now. The first issue was the battery not charging which we found was caused by the alternator rotor breaking, well he replaced that, but afterwards the bike would not start. I took a look at the bike, and...

Wow! 2 backyard finds...both pretty sweet, but that beemer is tops!

That looks awesome. A lot like what I did with my XS. Gotta love these little bikes ;D

Hi Everybody- I have been reading this forum since long before I even became a member, and even after I joined, I still didn't post, so here goes. So far I have owned 8 bikes, only one newer than 1982. I have had a lot of cb's (2 350's, a 550, and 2 750's), a honda sabre (free, didn't like...

New guy here...lots of lurking, first post. That ascot cafe is pretty slick, and I would have to agree with earlier posts that the ascot would make a great street tracker. Either way, it is your bike and you do what you want. That magna is pretty interesting, I have been half assed trying to...