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Just found this part on the garage floor ,any chance anyone can identify it please ,it looks electrical to me ,I've had the headlight apart and both handlebar controls in the last few weeks so it's possibly out of there but is too big to go in the left side control .Any ideas please

I've got some if you need them ,from my 72 as 2 well !

Try letting it sit overnight with the brake lever taped closed ,it can take 24 hrs to bleed apparently.

Morning all ,about 3 weeks ago I removed the kick-start lever and have now lost the little ball bearing And spring that keep the lever in place ,it's in my safe place along with other items !! Any one know the size of the spring and ball please ,I tried one of the balls from the headstock and...

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There should be a tiny hole in the master cylinder as well as the main hole check to see if its clear and not blocked up.

Good morning ,can anyone tell me if this is correct please ,it's the rubber ring in question does it go here or on top of the ears doesn't look quite right in this position .Partzilla says it's right. Thanks .

Road maps of the UK produced by the Auotomobile Association and the Royal automobile club Just about every car owner in the UK had one in their glove box. Now it's all sat navs and phones

Hi ,I've just had some yamaha mandarin paint put in an aerosol for me from a place called paint 4u in ne lincs , not sure if they are nation wide but they do mail order ,the guy was very surprised when he put a search in on his colour machine and it came back with 1972 xs650 orange .

Nice paint ,any idea how the pinstripes were done ,ie painted or vinyl ?

OK thanks, that's a lovely job you've done .

Thank you ,very quick👍 Is there a similar off the shelf match ?

Hi ,can anyone tell me what this paint job is called pls ,its not candy orange more a goldy orange ,thx

I painted my 72 in Citroën wicked red , closest colour I could find . I think you would struggle to get an exact match so go with the closest you can get.