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Yes! I haven't needed a choke in 30 years. But a few of you are saying the lever is sexy, and I am a sucker for sexy....
1969 Commando revitalization.
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The O.E.M. choke levers are sexier in my opinion.
If bike swap meets are ever allowed again you could rifle through boxes of used bits to find one.
I bought Hyde rear sets there on the bike but I need brake switch and have to replace tranny cover because the shift lever won’t clear the gear indicator that must be why the seller of the rear sets also sent me a cover.
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The original would have been a Wipac Triconsul switch cluster with Hi/Lo beam, horn and headlamp flash.
The green globe speedo and tach are from a later model. The speedo would normally be fitted on the left-hand side.
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1968-'70. 'MPH' speedo would have been the solid green blob Smiths SSM 3001/02.
1968-early '69 tach was RSM 3003/10, however, sometime during '69, this changed to the RSM 3003/12 with 7000 RPM red line.
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It’s kind of low. When I do a compression test….throttle wide open and kick around five times over the top. My ‘72 combat gets 182 psi on both sides. If yours doesn’t come up a leak down test is in order to understand where it’s leaking.
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i also have the eurobars on my bike like them a lot is that 400cc Kawalski triple in the background? I had a new one way back when same color
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As did I. An S3. I took it racing and seized the motor
Thanks I will try thid
i kicked it at least five times but no throttle also with the kicker mounted low with the Hyde outs hard to get a go solid kick . I’m away for the but in going to have at it again on Monday so maybe I will get a better reading . Thanks
Yes that is a 1975 S3 , I love that little bike it’s a blast to ride . Way back 44 years ago I had a KH400 same bike just green , two strokes are kinda my favorites I also have a a project H1 coming together slowly.
The two strokes tended to seize more often tan four strokes I’m still addicted to to themAs did I. An S3. I took it racing and seized the motor
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mine seized center cylinder going about 60mph on the highway locked rear wheel left long black mark on road short brown mark in my drawers i rebuilt the engine and opened up ports a bit and put 'silenced' expansion chambers on and some low handlebars it was a mini rocketship on backroads
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The throttle needs to be fully open when doing the compression test. Probably more important than the reading is how close each side is.
A leak down test is a much better determination of the engine condition though. If you don’t have the equipment you might want to farm it out to someone.
