Recent content by Niels B

I have so far not had a reason to take one of these out - or put it in. I however by coincidence noted that my gas grill was a great tool to get the cylinder sleeves out and in - super easy !

Hawkeye 😁

Found this pic on Danish FB group I belong too, not sure who made it and where it might be, but it for sure an original idea - so though I would share it here. Maybe you have seen it somewhere before !0

Call the seller and ask for the trick to start it. I tend to kick a couple of time with choke on and no ignition, then find the compression spot. Turn the ignition on and kick - works almost every time

It’s 18mm diameter and rise is 1.5

God lord - that’s going to take a while to clean out !

I didn’t know you could run 19” on the rear, thought it was either 16” or 18”

I use aluminum buffer sticks and a hard woven buffer wheel on my bench grinder, gradually changing to a softer wheel for the final polish. The yellow film ( I believe) is a factory coating, may a clear coat of some kind, can be hard to buffer off, may be a way to dissolve it but I haven’t found...

Impressive report, thanks for sharing

Try this https://xs650direct.com/shopping_cart

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Looks like the project started in 1971!

what a mess, but a lot of good parts for 150, however to far a drive for me to even think about it :)

It’s light corrosion, there is an option for adding anticorrosion solution to the ultra sonic cleaner

oops, guess won't work then :)