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Mike's XS M/C parts
« on: May 12, 2021, 10:40:42 AM »
Just a reminder that if you are trying to bring an old Guzzi or other classic bike back to life, Mike's XS may have parts that may be adapted to your needs. They primarily sell parts for Yamaha 650XS, but I have used their switchgear, handlebars, mufflers, mechanical and hydraulic brake switches, master cylinders and more on Guzzis. I use them like we used to use JC Whitney.  :wink:      https://www.mikesxs.net/?utm_campaign=668495_Mikes%20XS%20Headlight%20Assemblies%20May%202021%20Wk2&utm_medium=email&utm_source=Revival%20Parts&dm_i=4C4Z,EBTB,4BA1Q8,1I199,1  No connection to seller.
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Re: Mike's XS M/C parts
« Reply #1 on: May 12, 2021, 12:57:34 PM »
I have used Mike's several times in the past.
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Re: Mike's XS M/C parts
« Reply #2 on: May 12, 2021, 01:42:56 PM »
I have one of their adjustable steering dampers on my Ambo.  Much better than the stocker found on later Eldos.
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Re: Mike's XS M/C parts
« Reply #3 on: May 12, 2021, 03:43:16 PM »
Is this the same Mike who roadraced an XS650 with AHRMA about 15 years ago?
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Re: Mike's XS M/C parts
« Reply #3 on: May 12, 2021, 03:43:16 PM »

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Re: Mike's XS M/C parts
« Reply #4 on: May 12, 2021, 04:04:11 PM »
Mikes is great. Kept my XS bikes on the road for many years. I only have the 750 & 1100 now, foolishly sold the pristine 650 I had back in 2004.
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Re: Mike's XS M/C parts
« Reply #5 on: May 13, 2021, 06:03:21 AM »
They were great when restoring a few SR500’s and an XS11.  It seems like everything interchanged on those bikes.
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Re: Mike's XS M/C parts
« Reply #6 on: May 13, 2021, 08:57:55 AM »
I spent a pile a money at MikeXS getting my '76 XS500 on the road. (Higly underrated bike, BTW.) They were great except that for the longest time MikeXS didn't acknowledge that other XS bikes existed. Only the XS650. I remember being nervous about ordering "XS650" steering head bearings for the 500, though I was 90% sure they would fit.  Sure enough, the bearing's box listed my bike as one of the compatible models. You wouldn't know it from their website. They now are better and actually let you search by motorcycle. (As long as it's Yamaha.)

Highly recommended vendor.


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Re: Mike's XS M/C parts
« Reply #7 on: May 14, 2021, 11:11:15 AM »
Those XS500s WERE highly underrated. They handled well, and had
plenty of power from that 500cc twin. 4 valves per cylinder, and a balance
shaft. I sold mine when the USAF sent me to Japan.

Early models suffered from cracking around the spark plug holes and
oil leaks between the halves of the 2-piece head. They also tended to
run hot. A factory gasket kit fixed the oil leak, and there was a factory oil cooler that
could be fit to the TX500, TX750, or XS500. (TX 500 was the basically the same as the
XS500 - I had a 1975 for a little while.)

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