G-man

Just ordered an o-ring chain (new) off ebay: $67.50, with shipping. I googled online stores for the same chain: over $100, shipping obviously extra. Ebay rocks!

Electric start is convenient and all, but....kick start is too cool for school. Plus, battery shmattery, who needs the damn thing fully charged when you've got a kick start, haha? Of course, the down-side (and, there's always a down-side somewheres), if you stall out at a stop light, it sux big time to start fumbling with the shifter to find neutral, then jumping on the kick start like a mad man, with a line of impatient cars behind you.

Whoops, double post.

That's true for 10w30 oil. 10w40 and above doesn't have those additives.

Cool, thanks man! Yeh, the manual says 20w50, but the previous owner ran 10/40 in it. Had to google "stone to pound conversion", haha. What's up with using automatic trans fluid in the forks? The manual mentions it. Hey Mike, rereading your post, nobody could help you fall in love with your ride. I mean, if you really pine for a bigger & newer bike, you should just go out and get you one. Life's too short, man.

Howdy. I recently purchased a '77 XS360, and absolutely LOVE her! Handles great, looks great, simple but well though out design...what's not to love? This is my second bike. I had a KZ550 years ago that I could compare the XS to. I most certainly did NOT love that KZ...heavy, ugly, crappy handling, yadda yadda. Hello Drewpy, I spied a few posts by you, and seems to be you're the man to ask about XS360 maintenance. So.... 1. Engine oil: 10w40 or 20w50? And, synthetic or blended? 2. Fork oil, what to use? 3. Where to get a chain and sprocket set for it, and is it a good idea to change sprocket size? I love this bike so much. I initially bought it with the idea of retraining myself to ride, and then trading up for a GS750 or something, but now have my doubts about that idea, coz the XS is so sweet and fun to ride!