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    Apr 12, 2019 3 minutes

    Commando question

    After letting my 1974 Norton 850 Commando sit for around four years I began to fit some new parts and upgrades. Among them is a Yamaha 650 reed valve which has been installed on the breather hose which exits at the right rear area of the engine. The bike now seems harder to kick over than it did a few years ago. Could this be caused by the valve? I also replaced the oil seal on the left side of the crankcase which required the removal of

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