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by Duane Ausherman
Fri Aug 13, 2010 12:17 pm
Forum: Classic 1955-1969
Topic: Tricks on easy starting of R60
Replies: 12
Views: 7045

Re: Tricks on easy starting of R60

What are the common failings that inhibit a one kick start? I have a lot of experience with this symptom. If I tuned up 100 of these bikes, all would use the same starting procedure. The reason that we find so many procedures required to start is because they were tuned differently. The variation be...
by Duane Ausherman
Fri Aug 13, 2010 12:08 pm
Forum: Classic 1955-1969
Topic: 1966 R68S - sticking advance?
Replies: 3
Views: 2017

Re: 1966 R68S - sticking advance?

Kurt, you are thinking that it won't idle down because the flyweights are in the "out" position. This won't rev up, so if it is the stuck weights they are in the closed position, the opposite situation. I would first check the timing advance, as it could be sticking in the retarded positio...
by Duane Ausherman
Fri Aug 13, 2010 10:25 am
Forum: Post 1970 Airheads
Topic: A Clutch of Questions
Replies: 63
Views: 15282

Re: A Clutch of Questions

That input shaft wear is unusual. I can't tell from what you wrote to be able to adivse. We put together a lot of clutches with used parts that had never seen each other before. For normal average riding they worked out quite well. Are you willing to take it down again in a couple of years in order ...