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    Stripped threads for sprocket bolts in cast rear wheel (XS650 Special)

    Hey all. I found something a bit worrying on my 79 XS650SF (special) last week. The heads of two of the bolts securing the rear sprocket to the cast rear wheel were no longer flush with the sprocket. One was so far out that if it went another couple of mm it could have fouled the chain...
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    Dead rotor - best options to fix / replace?

    Hi all, I've been doing up and then riding around a little XS400SE, while my search for a decent XS650 went on and on, 2+ years in total. The 400 is now all done up with loads of new parts and all works well except for difficult starting; a second carb clean needed, think I missed the...
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    Mounting Triumph pea shooter exausts

    Hi all, I'm fitting some peashooter silencers / mufflers, they are the Triumph type with a rectangular channel welded to the silencer, not the Norton type which has two pommels for mounting the silencer. The mounting method is very similar to the stock Yam method on my bike. I have to...
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