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    Gofast Innovations JIS screwdriver and impact driver set Giveaway (ends 1/21/22)

    I’ve never owned legit jis ones, only modified philips head ones, I hope the postage to the antipodes isn’t excessive.
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    STANDARD issue…. a resurrection begins….

    Good idea reprofiling the seat, I like the look of the 77 seats but find that mine pushes me forward towards the tank, especially on long rides, I think the foam at the front gets squished and soft over time and combined with the higher back area it just keeps moving you forward, not too bad...
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    Lose The Flames

    We have a vintage club plate system here, you can have 3 or 4 bikes for less than the price of 1 normal registration, I know a few guys who have multiple bikes to get around the limit on days you can ride, I’ve always wanted a bike with flames!
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    Cam shaft ground down?

    I’m not familiar with those covers, but it looks like they have also ground on the bearing, I’d be concerned that bits of metal and angle grinder abrasive (or whatever they used to cut it) has gotten in the bearing, unless it’s just the photo.
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    Well fiddle dee dee...

    good excuse to buy a couple of bicycles lol.
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    XS2 scrambler build

    I like the look of that drum front on the 400, I’d keep that and maybe the forks and put it on the 650, make a ratty scrambler type thingy, sell the 400 parts over at the 400 forum or wherever to help pay for the 650, no way I’d ditch the 650 for the 400.
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    Hello, I seem to need some advice

    the heat thing makes it sound like it’s running lean, the fact it’s never been rebuilt and the plugs are sooty could mean the valve seals are leaking, does it smoke on start up?
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    Hello, I seem to need some advice

    how old is the motor? as in has it been rebuilt?
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    Just had a question

    That would only take me about 9 months!
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    Help! A motorcycle followed me home. Why does this keep happening?!?

    I think I’ve said this before but I get phosphoric acid from my local home brew shop, they have big barrels of it, as it’s also a good no rinse sanitiser for beer bottles etc when diluted to about .5%, I get 200ml for less than a spray bottle of the diluted stuff they sell at the spare parts...
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    Compression puzzle

    as far as I recall D.I.D. do 3 chains in the series, FT, FTS and FTS(S) with the last being the heavy duty version with oval side plates, the FT has figure 8 side plates, can’t remember what the middle one is,
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    Should I replace my oil pump??

    “Piston 2 was scored and the outlet valve on piston 3 was bent” your 650 has 3 cylinders?
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    A long, long project.

    have you thought about using a mag off a different model? an sr500 would work, 17mm axle though, the front wheels off the SR and XS share the same part number, so they look the same, but SR rear is 18”, I’ve got one you can have if you can work out how to get it to Adelaide, it’ll need a bit of...
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    Valve adjuster screw damage and replacement

    those Kedo ones are I I believe called a flat ball set screws, or something like that, you’d probably find that McMaster Carr or someone sells them at more reasonable prices.
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    Brembo Master Cylinder

    hi Ozboy, as bosco said about 13mm should be right, I assume you’re using one of the four pot monster ones? Gowanloch ducati are a good online resource if you want a genuine brembo, I like the PS series for a look that fits in with a stockish XS, they are available with various sizes of...
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