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Long time no post! After moving back to Texas, a lot of things have gone sideways and upside down, but I have not disappeared. Question is, I was looking around a little last week and seen that the front cam chain guide is not listed at Mike's XS anymore, and I know NOS can be hard to find...

I have all kinds of ideas in my head about what I want to do to freshen up my 79, but she is primarily "as is" for overall condition. Who else is just content (for the moment anyway) with just getting it tuned and reliable and running with it?

Check this set of Shoei hard bags out. In Canada, found by a friend. http://ontario.kijiji.ca/c-cars-vehicles-motorcycles-motorcycle-parts-accessories-Hard-Saddle-Bags-W0QQAdIdZ539281737

http://www.wdtn.com/news/local/greene-county/trooper-sentenced-for-crashing-into-motorcycle No justice in the charge, no justice in the court.

http://www.mtsac.edu/~cliff/storage/gs/Mikuni_BS-CV_Carburetor_Rebuild_Tutorial.pdf The pics are pretty decent. Might not be a technological marvel, but useful.

Just a reminder of what happened in Beirut Lebanon October 23, 1983. http://www.beirut-memorial.org/memory/brtnames.html Semper Fi.

Anyone have any specifications available for AAF-462 or AAF 463 rivets? They were a blind style rivet made by Cherry Rivet. Cherry in California says they don't have specs in their archives. I've gone through the available material specifications I have from Lockheed, even though it's...

So my speedometer backlight is blown. Its a soldered in tube in a black plastic holder. Anyone replace one? What with? Thanks.

Headed to Bentley's after work. Be down there around 5PM. Ratty 79 Special II. See ya if you show! http://bentleyssaloon.com/

So yesterday after work I thought it would be a great idea to get on the XS and stretch her legs a little to the northwest of Auburn (Maine), out toward Rumford. Decent mountain scenery and the roads are better in general than they are right down the interstate alley here. I blew out that way...

http://www.wimp.com/approachlanding/ The digital cockpit at work.

Is Mikuni P/N N102/221 the correct base number for getting mains for 79 BS38's? Searched my ass off and only found the pilot jet part numbers. This is the "small round" type. I know it's not the N100/604, that's what's in my Road Star carb and I know it's bigger. Just don't want to screw...

Just got it fired up. Gotta do timing and sync. No crazy popping or backfiring going on, so that's good! More later.

If you happen to remove the cover from the E-advance unit (because you are a curious dumbass) and lose track of orientation, have a look at this pic. The left side of the unit in this pic is the side that goes to the coil. FYI. Some of us are just too curious for our own good! :laugh: Thanks...

OK, I read threads for nearly 2 hours last night after pulling my points plate, mechanical advance, advance rod (not rusty!) condenser and coils and could not find a good description or illustration of this: What is everyone doing with the wad of wires that we don't use for the ignition...

How does the stock front brake switch come out of the perch? Don't really want to break it. I know a lot of them get cut off. :laugh:

http://www.ebay.com/itm/Dynatek-Miniature-3-ohm-Dual-Output-Coil-EACH-DC1-3-/181116288667?pt=Motorcycles_Parts_Accessories&hash=item2a2b5f3e9b&vxp=mtr

Handlebar shopping and the ones I am interested in are 7/8" bars, but the specs refer to a 1" clamping area width. You would think I would have noticed by now, but are stock bars on a Special 1 inch at the clamps? Do I have my head up my ass on this?:shrug:

Don't know if this is anybody here, but this is a big load of stuff. http://daytona.craigslist.org/mcy/3660633564.html

Kenny Roberts working on a Kawi 650 setup for flat track. http://www.superbikeplanet.com/2013/Jan/130104n8m6z-9.htm