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Old 02-04-2012, 11:40 AM
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Originally Posted by Iron Man73
... There is a swap meet (kinda) at the London bike show next weekend so I will take a look around there to see if there are any parts to be had.
I'll be there Saturday afternoon. I look suspiciously like my avatar pic so i am easy to spot. Also no biker patches etc, and i usually wear glasses. Hope we can meet up. If you may be there about same time PM me and i'll PM back with my cell phone number.
 
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Thanks for confirming this for me.
 

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Sounds good Mick.....maybe we can cross paths at the show.
 
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These are the throttle parts used on a 1973 XLCH having a Bendix carb with the enclosed hard wire throttle cable.
The two piece handlebars are where you want to start looking for parts.
Without a set of those you will not easily equip your ride with an enclosed cable.
pg

footnote:
Earlier you said you wanted to create more 'pull' and less top speed by increasing the counter shaft sprocket 1 or 2 teeth.
That is not what you do.
You need to put on a sprocket with lesser number of teeth to reduce the gear ratio for more pulling power and less top speed.
I recommend a 23T for highway running (higher ratio) and a 20 or 21T sprocket for busting the red lights.
The 1960's XLCH came equipped with a 19T counter shaft sprocket and would climb a wall. But the engine screamed at 50 mph on the road, so not too practical.
 

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