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Yup. I recently sold the FJR, leaving me a manageable 5 bikes, and sold one of the 3 electric guitars. Feels okay to lighten the load of responsibilities. .

If you are really considering using a tank liner (I would not do so in any case) I suggest reading Mailman's nightmare experience with a liner. He hired a "professional" to do the liner, and the "professional" totally screwed it up...

Hello Whangarei from Syracuse, New York! It is always a thrill to hear from an XS owner heralding from the home territory (Auckland, actually) of the most illustrious Formula One driver, Bruce McLaren! .

Thanks for the positive feedback. I'm not an expert as to how much heat powder coating could tolerate. I suggest warming it up as best you can without using a flame ( use boiling water or a heat gun?) , try to press it in, and see how it goes. .

Nice bike! Generally, we start with a "wake up drill" or procedure to properly get the bike started. You will learn a lot about what it needs during that. gggGary and others have offerred their own take on that drill. Use the search bar to find it and many other threads on what you are doing. .

Welcome! I've got a '76, as well. It was my first XS. .

Somebody drinking too much today? ;) .

More info from him about his work would be helpful. e.g. What is his experience with our instruments? .

Altho you fixed a bad connection in the fuse box, if the box is an OEM unit it would be a good idea to replace it. By this age, they are falling apart and will likely cause you more headaches. Here is one simple approach to replacement: snip all the fuse wires to appropriate lengths...

I've just got to meet your mom!! .

Marty, When I turn 80 I'll call you up and we'll ride to Red's BBque and Blues for a beer. And then we could make plans for another meet-up in our 90's

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Speak for yourself. The rest of us will be out having fun in our 80's. .

Malcolm Smith never bought into the myth that age produced disability. He was still riding at 83. Don't surrender !! . .

In my opinion, the premise of this thread is bogus. Age is irrelevant to motorcycling. I totally agree with Marty; deciding to ride a motorcycle or not has nothing whatsoever to do with how old you are. Chronological age is just a biological fact. All the stupid "old age" crap that...

What??? I'm not hearing any good reason to give up on the Most Exciting Thing in Our Lives. Surrender is not an option. So, is it the wife?? In my experience, most of these questionable decisions can be traced to some guy caving in to pressure from the spouse.. Surrender is NOT an option...

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I got my hollow punch set at Harbor Freight years ago for about 5 bucks, today is 8 bucks. Tomorrow, who knows??

Heck, you could post a picture of your bike! We're just a bunch of show-offs here ;) .

It appears that I smoothed all of the contact surfaces of the friction plates that rub the clutch basket. I did it with a fine small circular wire brush. And I did the basket filing operation that Jim accomplished. New clutch cable, greased the worm, idealized the clutch cable location. .