What have you done to your XS today?

These are also going in an 80 SG.... :cheers:

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My God, I don’t know why I didn’t switch to a Motion Pro clutch cable sooner.

Had the old style MikesXS one on for years and thought I just had a stiff clutch (as I had previously installed heavy duty Barnett springs). No mater how I much lubed or how the cable was routed, the pull never improved.

I actually seriously thought I was starting to get arthritis in my hand, due to the pain I was experiencing after rides - so much so that I was seriously contemplating a hydraulic clutch conversion.

Installed the Motion Pro last week before the my annual motorcycle camping weekend and it was night and day. Round trip was just under 800km (split between two riding days). My hand was pain free the entire time. I highly, recommend switching if anyone is considering.
 
My God, I don’t know why I didn’t switch to a Motion Pro clutch cable sooner.

Had the old style MikesXS one on for years and thought I just had a stiff clutch (as I had previously installed heavy duty Barnett springs). No mater how I much lubed or how the cable was routed, the pull never improved.

I actually seriously thought I was starting to get arthritis in my hand, due to the pain I was experiencing after rides - so much so that I was seriously contemplating a hydraulic clutch conversion.

Installed the Motion Pro last week before the my annual motorcycle camping weekend and it was night and day. Round trip was just under 800km (split between two riding days). My hand was pain free the entire time. I highly, recommend switching if anyone is considering.

Yes! I completely agree, I’m running them on both my bikes and the difference was night and day. :thumbsup:
 
I’d be interested if you decide to make more. I’ve bought a few of your other aluminum bits over the years and your quality has been top shelf!!!
 
Riding home from work the bike started a very loud banging noise just before entering the motorway. Far too loud for it to be the engine and still run and when I stopped the noise stopped with the engine still running, so that was a big relief. I put the bike on the centre stand and when I tried rotating the rear wheel it only go so far then lock solid. One of the bolts that hold the rear sprocket to the wheel had come loose and was hitting the swing arm !!!. Somehow it had torn off the locking tab that should stop it coming loose and very fortunately before I got on the motorway. I tightened it up and warily rode home to fit a spare lock tab.
 

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One of the bolts that hold the rear sprocket to the wheel had come loose and was hitting the swing arm !!!
In 2010, the same thing happened to me on the Blue Ridge Parkway, far from home. The lock failed to retain the bolt. I had recently swapped the rear wheel, so it was probably my fault.
 
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Taller Bars for Me!
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I had been testing the red 76 around the yard and about the tenth lap I'm saying to myself, I like these taller (CB750?) bars a lot.
I had the Euro bars on my roadworthy 77 and they never felt quite right.
So I spent the morning doing a switcheroo and just got back from around the country block. All good. They also set the mini windshield up a bit higher which is an improvement too.
Think I'll keep it.
 
Yeah made from a couple leftover aluminum scraps. These are a bit oversized but might be up to making a few sets if there's not a big rush. Spare time is almost as hard to find as that "spare money" people speak of
Also interested.
 
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