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Hi there fellows. It´s been a while since I where active at the forum since me and my gal just bought ourselfs a new house. Very exiting! Now there´s this old garage/storage that is in pretty good shape but I´m about to renovate it, so we can use it as a garage/workshop. It mesures...

Hi guys! Just a short question.........some would say blue headers are a sign that the engine is runnig lean. Is that true? /BigBoreSwede

Hello. First.....this is a complicated thread because of all the names of all parts in and around the clutch but I´ll try my best:thumbsup: With the whole clutch assembly mounted as it should be I´m able to wiggle the outer drum/ primary drive a little bit. It doesn´t sit tight on the...

Hi there. I´m about to make a switch to a long, one piece clutch push rod. Since I´m so curious I disassembled the clutch drum.......and that turned out to be a good move. I found two broken cush springs! How come these springs are broken?? Is it due to age or something else? Anyway, I...

Hi there. I got myself a cast 19" front rim for my tracker as a rear rim on ebay just now. Now I need a new on/offroad tyre and wondering if I should go with tube or tube-less. Every now and then you´ll hear about cast rims leaking due to pore.......any ideas?? Thanks/BigBoreSwede

Hi there. Spring has come to Sweden and I hit the gravel as much as I can!!! Stupid to clean the bike all winter and then get it all soak in mud:laugh: This is the perfect time to fix some "small" things, you´ll need some wrenching time at summer too, right:thumbsup: I´ve tried out a...

Hello. Now I´m going for some new carbs. I´ve been thinking about it for some time now and read as much as possible about all the good and bad when it comes to stock BS34, PWK 32, VM 34 and so on. To me it seems either you keep your stock carbs that works fine most of the time or you go...

Hi. Take a look at these 34m carbs. They are re-builded and seems to be in nice shape. Will they fit a 750 big bore?? http://www.blocket.se/varmland/Norton_Commando___Dellorto_forgasare_32289997.htm?ca=8&w=3 Thanks/BigBoreSwede

Hi. Had this piece of swing arm from the E-bay some time ago. Now I´m about to freshen it up a bit. First of all the "blue flame" take care of the old bushings. Comes out real easy after some "barbeque". The inner tube looks to be in bad shape, at least the outside of it. Now there...

Hi guys!! In a few threads I´ve been suggesting to use a 18" cast front rim from xs 400, for those who want´s a bigger rear wheel. Just the other days I suddenly realized the spokes on the 400 rim are about 5mm thinner compared to a 650 rim. Have no idea if it matter but I´ll keep...

Hey. After first upstart since re-build, my tracker acts funny. Haven´t looked into it that much yet but I´ve made two difference since before and that´s to plug off the vacuum connection between petcock/carbs and got rid of the stuffing inside the mufflers = straight pipes. The...

Hello. Finally my 750-tracker is up running again. It has been really fun and a good way to mesure my novice skills in engine re-building and some other small stuff that keeps coming during a tear-down. The bike looks just the same as before.....except the wire harness is a bit cleaner...

Hi. So I got this handlebars from a speedway bike on a local swapmeet this weekend. Just for fun....it was cheap. Now I think it would be cool running around with this handlebar saying -"Hey, this is a REAL speedway handlebar"- Only problem is that this bars are out of line as long as...

Hello. One thing that keeps me awake at night is the question about resistance in the exhaust. This seems to be a big issue to talk about so I try to keep it simple. My setup on my ride WAS 750cc with aftermarketpipes and "mini-zoomer" mufflers. Now it´s the same but I took out the...

Hello. For some time I have had 1000 questions about "how to do this, and how to do that". I´m starting to get fed up with myself:laugh: So as a little side track I figured it would be fun to see what we XS riders have in our garages besides all the tools, bikes, oil and all that kind of...

Hello. So...some of you might know I´ve been re-buliding my engine partly this winter. Now it´s in the frame and I´m ready to fire it up but things ain´t going my way. Here are the problems: -Won´t start, only backfires occasionally. (Kickstart, no starter). -It´s much more...

Hi. Today I reassembled the pistons and cylinder fort the first time ever. Fun and a little scary. As many here at the forum suggest I´d put the pistons in the cylinder before before mounting them at the rods. Worked just fine! The issue was to fix the cylinder "floating" while push the...

Hi. I put my pistons back on but then I saw this text in my manual. NEVER use old circlips. I´m fine with that but what´s the reson really? They came out......and in fine so why change them. Never is written with large characters so I guess it´s important.....but why? /BigBoreSwede

Hello. According to the "Holy Bible" there should be O-rings on the cylinder spigots. This makes me go :confused::confused: since I simply don´t know where to put these O-rings. It was not any O-rings when I lifted the cylinder from the bottom. Hmmm....... /BigBoreSwede

Hello. First of all. Thanks all of you!! I have alot of questions right now since this is my first engine job.....ever. Hope you bear with me:thumbsup: I´ve been cleaning the valves and the chambers today. After 3 rounds of paintstripper that did not worked that well I used a little wire...