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I haven't weighed them but they are thinner by a 30% and because they are slotted they have less metal per disc.

Brass Mid mount pegs sound like a great idea.I'm in.....

No bugs here yet, just gophers (ground squirrels) on the road. Ran over one the other day, nearly lost it. It sure made a mess, I think I might put my front fender back on. I might take you up on your offer to re adjust the cam. If I was to do it myself, however, would two degrees retard be enough?

John, thanks for the walkthrough, that really helps. I have seen the fins and I think I will try something similar with my new (xs850) oil cooler. Of course it is still a little brisk here in Saskatchewan. The snow has just melted and the bike runs well in the cooler air. Just takes a while to...

I've decided to lower the compression on my 79 special to 8:1 ala XSJohn. I see that quite a few people have done this. It seems that all I need to do is use two head gaskets and retard the timing by 2 degrees. Is there a favourite gasket that you all use for this? Any other tricks I might be...

I put XS1100 special (slotted) rotors (front disc) on the front of my 79 650 Special, and XS750/850 slotted front discs on the back. It is a bolt on job and the discs are half the weight and twice as good looking.

You didn't waste your time, John, I am in the middle of refitting an oil cooler from an 850 and it's not only functional, but fun to do. Thanks for sharing your experience and those needles.