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Well done Grego. Looks like it did a great job. got bored today so decided to attack the carb float bowl and top cover with the brass wire brush. i used autosol on a tooth brush to finish it up afterwards... will do the carb body over the weekend.  :mwink:

I haven't had any issues with the carb overflowing yet (fingers crossed), but will definitely give it a thorough cleaning while it's apart.

The bike was in pretty rough shape when I got it. The old owner did little to no maintenance as far as I could tell, but the price was right and I wanted something to get my hands dirty learning the trade. I'm guessing the person who owned the bike before the guy I bought it from was the one who...

Hi Greg, Sorry to hear about your bike. It will be interesting to learn the source of the issue. I would love to eventually do the same cam bearing conversion on my bike some day. The previous owner of my bike installed the same size Wiseco piston, so I'm interested in learning more about the...

Hi Grego, I am in the process of getting a stripped pilot jet removed from my carb. While dissembling it, I noticed the small little tube above the Air Cut Off. When I got the bike, there was no breather hose connected from the engine to the air box. My question is does the breather hose...

Grego, Thanks for the reply and I'm sure I'll have some questions. I currently have the top end apart because I stripped the top cam tensioner bolt. I'm waiting on new gaskets and I'll tighten everything up. Motomike, Thanks for the reply. I have the markings just above the top triple. Is...

Hi Grego, I wanted to write and say thank you for taking the time to post your experience with your XR Rebuild. I recently bought an 81 XR 500R and will slowly bring her back to life. I've read through your entire blog the last two days and can't say thank you enough. There's not too much info...