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Thank you all very much. So, I pulled the carbs and removed the float bowls. I was surprised to find that while the right bowl was almost empty - since I had run the motor with petcock off while checking the advance mechanism - the left bowl was almost full. "Interesting," I thought; "the right...

Thanks Pete - I have JIS drivers. So the advance mechanism appears to be working fine. I am able to start the engine and watch the flyweights do their thing, moving out as revs increase. I should clarify that in neutral the bike starts, idles and revs up perfectly - freely revving to the red...

Hello all - brand n00b here, looking for ancient wisdom of the 1970s...I have recently acquired a very nice original condition TX650 - all there, great paint, great chrome, and ran great once it had a new battery and fuel. Unfortunately, while riding last week (have put quite a lot of miles on...