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    Float Height for Mike's/Aftermarket Floats

    I recently rebuilt the BS38's on my '71 XS650. I sourced a couple of kits as well as 2 new floats from Mike's. The jets and gaskets went in easy and seem to be doing their job. The floats on the other hand have been giving me some grief. Both were bent and one leaked right out of the box...
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    Gauge Options for '71?

    I'm in the process of getting a '71 ready to spend some time on the road after a long hiatus. My biggest unknown right now is what to do about the gauges. Both the speedometer and tach are doing the wild sweeps. I took the tach off for inspection and can hear something relatively large clunking...
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    Rescuing Dad's '71 XS1B

    Hey everyone! I had to take the clutch side cover off and that gasket was bonded to the case to a degree that I have never seen before. I tried every method I could think of to get the old gasket off and ended up finally resorting to acetone and a carbide-tipped chisel. I have plastic scrapers...
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