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    Must be doing something silly when settings timing or points

    That's what I had wrong, had to turn the picture in my head 90', not the points ;) Thanks bbs, and liam, should have her on the road by tomorrow, nice day out, so I'll probably drink too many beer to renew the plates today!
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    Must be doing something silly when settings timing or points

    Hey all, just finished a top end rebuild (down to cleaning pistons/pin boss). Timing (points) looks all funny to me though. When the bike is running, the bolt at the center of alternator cover should turn counter clockwise, correct? L Advance marks, LF, LT, almost 1/2 turn of crank, then R...
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    Left cylinder leak, cause unknown, tests extensive for me at least.

    Hi all, So 1979 xs400, shoe brakes, spoke wheels (they have a 79 with disc brakes, and rims instead of spokes). End of last season she lost power at top end. Used to top out at 120km/h, but on the 30 minute ride to work it was 100km/h at the start, 80km/h at the end. On the way back she...
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