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Ebay Claus stopped by yesterday and dropped off some much needed parts. Installed the XJ mufflers which replaced aftermarket mufflers and WOW! This is the best this bike has run since I've owned it. It came to me with a full Kerker which was painfully lean and even popped during idle. I installed aftermarket mufflers after another XJ muffler deal went south and it ran better but not like it should. I dinked with the idle mix and made some big improvements but nothing compared to installing XJ mufflers. Still watching for XS pipes but until then I'm quite happy.
My stock rear shocks were leaking oil and handling poorly. On rough pavement it was quite nerve racking as you never know where the rear end was headed. I even avoided the interstate as I wasn't comfortable running over 55 with the bike as it was due to the bad shocks. Swapped rear shocks, set the dampener to 2 and added 7lbs air and WOW! again. I flushed the forks 2 weeks ago and added 3 flat washers as spacers to each side and it handles like a new bike. I'm amazed at how much better the rear end is. I purposely rode it tonight in some areas that I avoided before and I no longer have to worry about rough pavement.
The bike needs a bath and some polishing and I still need to install the chrome 2 tone Venture horns.
The XS now has the following XJ parts:
Front fender, head pipes, mufflers, foot pegs, rear shocks, and clutch perch
The XS has a Virago 920 front Master Cylinder.
My stock rear shocks were leaking oil and handling poorly. On rough pavement it was quite nerve racking as you never know where the rear end was headed. I even avoided the interstate as I wasn't comfortable running over 55 with the bike as it was due to the bad shocks. Swapped rear shocks, set the dampener to 2 and added 7lbs air and WOW! again. I flushed the forks 2 weeks ago and added 3 flat washers as spacers to each side and it handles like a new bike. I'm amazed at how much better the rear end is. I purposely rode it tonight in some areas that I avoided before and I no longer have to worry about rough pavement.
The bike needs a bath and some polishing and I still need to install the chrome 2 tone Venture horns.
The XS now has the following XJ parts:
Front fender, head pipes, mufflers, foot pegs, rear shocks, and clutch perch
The XS has a Virago 920 front Master Cylinder.
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