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OK, thanks all...lots to ponder. Yeah, I'd like a purpose-built Standard, but (a) this is already in my garage, and (b) I only see Specials listed...can't recall the last time I saw a Standard come up ...

I've got a great '83 Heritage Special that I'd like to convert into more of a Standard: flat seat and larger (non-peanut) tank. I've already got the proper bars, that was the easy part.

Is it bette ...

[quote="weekendrider"]If you do decide to get the long shaft, a flat washer welded to the short shaft is handy to start the new bushing.
I'm not sure I helped much. 1hr 10min you had the case off, s ...

OK, the seal is out and I've drilled the bushing. It came out very easily with the 11/32" drill bit. Mike's instructions say to drill again with a second bit of 23/64". Is there something else that's ...

OK, brilliant, it certainly looks like that clutch pushrod seal has failed.

So now it sounds like you lot have a better way of doing this than OEM, is that right? Weekendrider said to replace the s ...

Many thanks. It's been many years since I did any serious work on a bike. This is a situation where I have minimal shop space and few tools available. Do I need to pull the round stator cover before p ...

Hi all, new guy here. Just picked up a bone-stock '83 XS650 Midnight Special for my dad. Brought it home and it starts and runs perfectly, except that a pretty steady oil leak starts up when the engin ...

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