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The bike looks excellent to me. Being Japanese the Kawasaki engine probably has decent bearings each end of the crank, and might even have a centre bearing and a pressed-up crank. I suggest that the similar BSA engine probably has a white metalled bush on the timing side. It would probably be very reliable, likely to even have steel conrods inside it. If you are not looking for any sort of period authenticity, - just a nice ride - go for it. I wouldn't be ashamed to own it.

[QUOTE="acotrel, post: 246475, member: 4295"] The bike looks excellent to me. Being Japanese the Kawasaki engine probably has decent bearings each end of the crank, and might even have a centre bearing and a pressed-up crank. I suggest that the similar BSA engine probably has a white metalled bush on the timing side. It would probably be very reliable, likely to even have steel conrods inside it. If you are not looking for any sort of period authenticity, - just a nice ride - go for it. I wouldn't be ashamed to own it. [/QUOTE]