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Mate, you must be at your witts end by now. the only thing i can suggest is to check the clutch actuator worm or rather the length of the arm. I've been out to measure mine and both that i have are the short ones. the holes measure 30mm from the center some were made longer with the hole at...

It's very low frequency and i also think its the pressure plate catching the casing, almost sounds like a slapping chain except there are'nt any except the cam chain, but if it was that it would be there all the time. i'm afraid you;ll have to experiment a bit more.

It all looks normal to me. Because the Kickstart mech drives through, i think, the first gear pinion you HAVE to be in neutral for the Kickstart to work. Then if you pull the clutch in you break the drive from the Kickstarter to the crankshaft and the lever will just go down. The electric start...

Is it possible there's just too much friction in the clutch even though it's disengaging properly. Most of the time people just change the fiber plates so maybe the combination of the finish on the new metal and fiber plates is causing the drag. You could try a bedding in process by setting it...

OK I'm not sure where Geoff gets his parts from, some have had problems with Mike's screws. They should leave some tell tale marks. maybe cut two threads off to be sure. Right keep us posted on what u find. Busy weekend ahead. Catch ya later.

Can't see it would make any difference as you would compress it virtualy flat anyway. How about trying the old fiber plates, I know they're new but who knows if you still have them that is. I'm just about out of ideas, unless u swap it complete with a known good clutch.

When you changed the shifter arm, did you center the mechanism as per the manual. the spring is on an exentric screw to get the claws equal distance from the pins in its returned position. I think its 3mm each way. there's a write up in the tech section. I would try and get the clutch to...

G/day Mate Bit of a Bugger this one. The Clutch you posted looks pretty normal to me. To get more separation you could drill another hole in the arm of the clutch actuator at say 37mm from the center, or modify the old one if u dont want to mess with the new one, but beware the pull will be a...

Couple of things there, first the clutch is dragging badly and that will make shifting even more difficult. check that the clutch press. plate is moving out nice and parallel to the clutch plates to make best use of the small separation. Make sure the new springs are not binding on the shanks of...

G/day Fingerscrossed 2Many did some experiments on smoother shifting some time ago but i cant find it now. On the tranny he worked on he found some gauling on the keeper plate that keeps the shifter drum in position and it hinderd the smooth rotation of the drum. I'm not saying its that but just...

Diolch yn fawr Raymond I was born in Llangollen. yes one of those Pete.

Hello Tony A very warm welcome to You Those rubber rings are from a very early clutch (XS2) Part No. 256-16367-00. Described as Cushion Ring in my parts manual. I was kind of surprised to see that u have them in a 2FO engine but with these bikes being 50 years old, i guess i should'nt be...

G/day Ray Concave, mate. Part no.6 is the lipped spacer that goes on first then the spring disk. You should see a mark where the inner diameter of the spring disk contacts the inside shoulder (lip) of part 6. Part 6 is there to stop the spring disk (7) chewing up the aluminium. I measured the...

Hello Grewth Found my dismantled clock to take a look at what u have there. looks like the vibs have got to the clock and worked the crimping loose where the Mazak thimble is crimped to the steel inner shell of the Gauge. Permanent fix would be to open the Gauge (prise open the Bezzle) and...

Keep thinking of the song, "I'm busy doing nothing, working the whole day through, trying to find lots of things not to do." etc etc Bernard Cribbins maybe ???? Who knows. Amazing how nothing can elect such interest.

This post is for info only and is hearsay as I've not done the mods myself On U tube there's a Guy who built a 74 XS 650 for Off road (nice bike) and he used a swing arm from a Suzuki DR 500S (81) The Alloy one NOT the steel one. Looks good but he did say it was about an inch longer and half an...

Skull, U beat me to it, goodonya mate.

Gday Leslie Nice Bike Two things jump out at me. First, and probably the easiest to check, the pleated cone filters look as if they are pushed onto the carbs a bit deep. There's a lip on the inside of that filter and it could be obstructing the passages in the bellmouth of the carb. Loosen the...

Hope U get the Bastards Kop If u suspect they are local go around the local Pawn Shops something might jump out at you. May their scrotums be infested by the Fleas from a thousand Camels.

From South Africa A very Merry Christmas to all the Great people on this site. Cheers Maats. (local slang for friends)