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I would agree that if you're using pistons other than factory-style replacements, the close clearance needs to be evaluated. However, I've installed new oversized pistons with stock factory clearances, and all was well. The designers worked hard and spec'd the pistons to allow close clearances, with ...

I bought a set like that from Ian Gowanloch about 10 years ago. These were for my Darmah, and I was offered the choice of two types - these were the more expensive of the two types. Who manufactured them I don't know.

Since the GT is in Australia, I would guess these rods came from the same source.

As I remember, the stock F1 air filters were a piece of coarse foam stuffed in a plastic frame without being fastened to the edges. I call parts like those "place holder parts", as they take the place of real parts without performing the required functions :-)

On the first day after buying my F1 ...

Bullet wrote:Or 350/500 GTL ...

Bingo...............

True the SD engine is much the same base engine , but the SD never had the polished Rod's that all SS had from the beginning , and apart from the weight and length of the bike that is about where the similarities stop

Late SD's had the polished rods, for instance the '83 blue-paint-with-silver ...

My '80 900SS has 40-mm carbs and idles consistently after a couple of minutes warm up. In comparison with a Darmah I had for several years, with 32-mm carbs, there is no difference in idle performance. The engine with 32-mm carbs felt crisper on partial throttle, but made considerably less power ...

Its probably not too hard to figure out which color the bike was painted from the factory: if a '78 900SS had silver/blue bodywork from the factory, the frame would also have been silver (not black). If the bike had black bodywork, the frame would've been black too.

1982 900SS's came with a (unique ...

My bike has corroded Campagnolos on it. Are there any direct bolt on wheels from any other bikes? Im looking for a cheap set so original doesnt matter to me much. Spokes or mags are fine with me.

Best thing in that regard might be a set of Cagiva Alazzurra wheels... I believe they'll bolt on, and ...

The '78 still had spoke wheels. My father in law still has his to this day. They are probably my pick of the bunch because they are still a silver/blue spoke wheel SS but they have a Bosch engine in the 900's, 750's still had the old stator plate.

Dave Ward
Moto Italia
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It might be worth noting that the original black/gold SS paint job was designed to be cheap and fast, nothing fancy... all they had to do was paint the bike basic black and slap the gold stripe decals on it, clearing over only the parts where gold stripes were applied. The side covers and rear ...

I've always assumed the reason for the UNF muffler mounts is that passenger foot pegs were sourced from a British supplier, presumably because that was the cheapest source.

My '80 900SS has the UNF bolts.

Hi,
I have just recently done this exercise and was very surprised to hit a snag at the very last stage. Please check your selector shaft length.
If you have an electric start darmah engine chances are it has a "long shaft" in it. An SS style case will use a "short shaft"

There is only about 25mm ...

Years ago Tom Mackie did a wonderful and inexpensive fin repair for me on a bevel cylinder... A quick Google search says the business still exists.

Mackie Welding
59 E Montecito Ave
Sierra Madre, CA 91024 USA
(626) 355-7058

Pescara,

Thanks for the VERY useful information - the EBC pads will be ordered, and soon! I may have to skim them down for the early calipers, but not a big deal; a price worth paying, I think :lol:
Can you remember what the difference was between the early and late springs?
It just so happens ...

I don't believe all SS clutches were created equal... nor were all Surflex plates created equal, or all SS clutch springs.

As I understand it, the OEM plates were Surflex but the design changed sometime in the early 80s. The change was to delete lining material at the inner edge of the plates ...