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    Sachse (German made) digital ignitions

    A buddy of mine is now distributing Sachse custom mapped digital ignition setups for a whole bunch of vintage bikes from the extremely obscure (NSU, anyone?), to the ubiquitous and lovable (CB's, XS' etc) and everything in-between (Ducati bevels, round-cases, singles, etc). Yes, this is a...
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    Make Offer - '76 model stock stuff for sale (bars, taillamp, signals, gauges, etc)

    Pictures upon request, everything's in decent shape with patina expected for the age. Make an offer, I'd like to get these items out of the garage. Thanks! Handlebars - Clubman, black, about 1 month old. Scratches where you put the stock controls on (from the stock controls); if you're going to...
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    So what's the trick to keep the license plate from cracking?

    I had an old KTM 620 single that did the same thing as my XS is doing now that I've gone with a shorty aftermarket license tag bracket. It's vibrating the plate so bad it's breaking around the mounts. I tried rubber o-rings, loose zip ties, and a solid metal-to-metal mount on the KTM to no...
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    Anybody determined what (if?) other rearsets work on XS?

    I'm having trouble justifying the big money for aftermarket rearsets. Wondering if, perhaps, by some freak of engineering/luck a stock set from another bike fits. Or is close enough to fab up a couple adapter plates for. FZR? CBR? Thruxton? Gotta be something out there on ebay that's close...
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    Which digital ignition kit to git?

    Hey guys, I figure I'm going to squash my weak ignition system bugs and swap in a digital ignition kit of the high voltage variety. Pamco? Boyer Bransden? I want something that's got mega power and is basically set it and forget it. Which one should I get? I'm switching to a tiny battery and...
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    Bike stumbling off idle & missing under hard(er) acceleration

    Hey guys, newbie here. Been riding/racing various bikes for 20yrs but this is my first foray into bikes as old as I am. I picked up a clean little '76 that was nicely taken care of, and I'm having a ton of fun with it so far. I do have one issue I'd like advice on where to start - Bike...
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