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The work was not done by me and I,m pretty sure they put the original starter motor back in .... You wouldn't know the bike has been modified to look at it. I,ve heard that people who use them as flat track racers take out the starter motor... Partly to lose weight I guess

Hi folks.... Very interesting reading for me as I am experiencing a lot of the symptoms mentioned so far. I have a 1971 xs2 with an 840 engine conversion based on the 'halco' spec. Electronic ignition which doesn't like any weakness in the battery. I think the starter finds it hard to turn the...