Yeah, Tiesco. It's like 5T saying he had to bend/tweak one of his pipes. I had the same problem. I also got a set of fork tubes from mikes but they would not fit my bike; didn't even look the same. Sure enough, the 77's were different than all the others. ( But no body ever had this problem before) Beats me but I got to return them. Found a good set on E-bay. Mikes, It's a love hate relationship!I had the latter of the three problems you encountered with the switch.
Yeah, Tiesco. It's like 5T saying he had to bend/tweak one of his pipes. I had the same problem. I also got a set of fork tubes from mikes but they would not fit my bike; didn't even look the same. Sure enough, the 77's were different than all the others. ( But no body ever had this problem before) Beats me but I got to return them. Found a good set on E-bay. Mikes, It's a love hate relationship!
Oh, I waxed it also. Not really wax but polish.
You lucked out getting that tank. I had to find one a bit ago and got lucky. I always thought I wanted a maroon tank and covers just to change the look of the bike from time to time. This is my tank in the shadows.No not really. The tank has a patina that resembles and perfectly ripe apple in the right light. I would like to give it a nice shine.
And I definitely consider Mikes a last resort for most things.
You lucked out getting that tank. I had to find one a bit ago and got lucky. I always thought I wanted a maroon tank and covers just to change the look of the bike from time to time. This is my tank in the shadows.
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I use this stuff.
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I really like it. Goes on and comes off easy by hand. It will work with
those driven sponge polishing heads too.
Well, I kick my e-start 72 for 2 reasons. Mainly to free up the clutch, (clutch lever pulled in whilst kicking until it slips freely), and at the same time it pumps some oil around. Now it's primed and it won't clunk into gear and stall. E-start only bikes are at a disadvantage, eh?Gary does kicking it over a few time no ignition help with a cold start ?
I tried fixing my electric start by tightening that wishbone spring I had read some where it didn't matter how bad the gear was just by tightening the spring it would work it really never workedWell, I kick my e-start 72 for 2 reasons. Mainly to free up the clutch, (clutch lever pulled in whilst kicking until it slips freely), and at the same time it pumps some oil around. Now it's primed and it won't clunk into gear and stall. E-start only bikes are at a disadvantage, eh?
I just found a NOS #4 gear on Ebay $47.33 that includes postage (sorry Mikes)I tried fixing my electric start by tightening that wishbone spring I had read some where it didn't matter how bad the gear was just by tightening the spring it would work it really never worked
I wish I could find a gear other than Mikes but I am going to replace that gear and try again
I don't mind kick starting it just when its cold it can be a bear sometimes but I'm going to try a few of the other suggestions about kicking it too
Thanks Guys !!
Yep gonna check it !Be aware that you may need to squeeze even a new wishbone spring clip tighter. Test it to see. Details are here .....
http://www.xs650.com/threads/starter-gear-fix.18060/
Got some new fork seals installed today. Been wanting to do that for a while. It makes me think about raising the ass end up about 2 or 2.5 inches with a different set of shocks.