Hey Guys,

So, I'm working on my old XS500, this being the same bike I posted about earlier with the missing tappet adjustment screw and bad vibrations.

As expected, the screw wound up somewhere bad: the LH crankcase cover. Destroyed the balancer chain, broke the idle shaft bracket into 3+ pieces, and sheared the teeth right off the balancer drive sprocket that is built into the crankshaft.

The helpful soul who responded to my last post mentioned that I could run w/o a balancer. Is this a crazy idea?

My other, and more preferred option is to replace the crankshaft and get that balancer spinning again. I've already got a replacement balancer chain and idle shaft bracket.

Anyone have a crankshaft for my XS500C they could part with for a reasonable price?

Thanks in advance for any advice or help finding parts!

-Ben

there's some one in the UK ebay selling/breaking an xs500