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    Question about gearbox rumble /rattle

    Hi, my gen1 has a nasty sounding rumble/rattle which you can feel and hear on idle. You pull the clutch and it goes away, so not crankshaft. I will eventually pull this engine when I get around to building the one that it came with, but I'de be interested to hear from experienced owners. I'm...
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    Upgrade to seat cover material - what's best?

    I'm considering recovering my vmax seat, maybe including a gel pack. But what cover material to use? Bearing in mind I'm in the Uk - the wet part of it at that, so it needs to be wipe dry.
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    Headlight switching off intermittently

    Had this the other day, just after changing the bulb. Took a bit of tracing, but turned out to be the start switch - it takes the Headlight out when you press the start. I believe the bike is US spec, headlight on all the time.
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    Anyone managed to fix a stripped mixture screw thread?

    I have one carb in a set which has been drilled to remove the mixture screw. The problem is the machinist? Took out the thread in the body. Anyone fixed this?
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    Side light not coming on in "park"

    My '86 trike has rear lights on the mudguards, as well as forward facing marker lights. It also has what we over here call a sidelight in the headlight bowl. Mine wasn't working, so I checked it out. It wasn't connected, so I consulted my Haynes manual. Blue and black should be the ones. It...
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    Gen 1 engine rebuild

    Hi all, newbie here. I have a Canadian import, triked with a sprung back end. The paperwork I got with it indicated it had been treated to all kinds of goodies - upgraded alternator, Barnett clutch, stage 1 jets, crankase vent kit, don't recall what else. It also mentioned a replacement, and...
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