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Just a thought, but the starter may be filled with oil, and not able to spin fully... there is a seal and if it fails, oil gets into the starter. I had a very slow/hard starting "starter" motor and found that was the issue.... Replaced the seal and problem solved. May not be your issue, but I...

Yep, you can look up texavina.com for seats that fit without modification.

Agreed, they're great. They are my go-to for sprockets used on my race bikes (vintage Honda 175's).

Nice bike! I have a Special II and have done mods to essentially make it my own (The list is countless). But you can literally do a lot of cosmetic and handling changes and still be able to revert back to stock if you ever wanted to. Beyond getting it running good, for me, on of the biggest...

That came out great!

Sorry I couldn't be more help. I like the BS38's for the tune-ability of them and the classic "Stock" look...that being said, they can be finicky. I ended up switching to VM34's a while back. They are super easy to tune and work well with pods. CV carbs can of course be tuned for pods, but...

Having the advancer move freely is important...especially if you're setting the spark timing at idle, but if the advancer is...well, advanced, it may make it hard to start...however, I'm not sure that would cause it to not accept more throttle. If you're cam timing is correct, and the spark...

It's on my list of must-do's... I qualified the last 3 years to race w/Ahrma at Barber...but I just can't find the time to drive across the country during this time of year (Work-wise it just too busy). Maybe next year. :)

Here are my first thoughts: Are you getting enough fuel? Did you set the float height correctly? Did you happen to put the slides in backwards? I can't recall if that's a possibility with BS38's (Like if you can put the left slide on the right side and vice-versa?). I would check the...

I know I'm late to this thread, but is there any way you can swap back to stock springs? The Barnett springs are much heavier, and likely the cause of the heavy pull. I tried them once, and instantly regretted the stiffness. Just a thought.

Charging system seems like it's working...and at rest, with a low v after fully charging on your trickle charger, to me it sounds like the battery is on it's way out... or, there's a draw on the battery with the key off, but I doubt that's the case. If it's a lead acid, you could check the...

I have 13.5" progressive's on my XS (from 650 Central)... they're great and the spring rate I got is perfect for my set-up. I race with Hagon's on my vintage honda's...also great. Either option, you can't go wrong.

Yikes...but could have been worse--Glad she'll be ok soon. I also know the feeling of an all-too-cramped garage. :)

I was going to bet $ on the issue being the clutch safety relay. :)

Ha ha...two years is a very long tease indeed! Thanks for coming back to this thread Jim...was reminded that I was curious to know how the 45mm position worked out for you.