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Fantastic info, many thanks for this ! Bob C

Hi B40RT I had thought about grinding the offending fillet down in rear of the peg, which would allow the original stand to function correctly. However l am not happy with grinding through freshly painted metal, hence why l was wondering if there were any other options

Great, many thanks for all your help, its very much appreciated! Bob C

With regard to the needle, you mention 2nd clip, is this from the bottom of the needle?

Thank you for the advice, l drop Martin another email. I don't think my bike currently has one fitted Bob C

Many thanks for the info, looks like l m going to be busy next weekend! Bob C

Thanks I would appreciate the details thanks Bob C

Many thanks for the heads up on the metal tank, l confess l do prefer them, but in light of your comments, the plastic one is growing on me! Righty ho I ll keep any eye on the kick start splines, think l ll take the kick start off and clean it all just to be on the safe side. My next project is to check the carb set up as l d like to keep the power flow low with plenty of torque, l don't like screaming engines. What setting should the slide needle be? Many Thanks Bob C

Hi there Thanks for the advice, re mods. At the moment l am teaching my son (9) on a TY80 so he's keeping me busy!. I am very interested in the side stand you mentioned and would love any info you could furnish me with? I note that you also have a plastic tank but it seems to have dis coloured?. Is it plastic or fibre glass?. I ve notice a couple of SWM;s with this.

Hello everyone I am a new SWM owner living in South West Scotland. I acquired my 1980 320 TL from someone on Ebay last September. The bike had been restored, after being imported from Italy three years before, which included a couple of what l now understand are standard mods. One of these was moving the foot pegs back and down by about 1/2 an inch. In their new position the foot pegs had fillets run down their length to strengthen them. This means that the fillets foul the side stand, and unless l grind the offending fillet back, l can't fit the stock side stand. I ve been thinking of fitting the bolt for the stand with a heavy spring and leaving some slack in the bolt to allow the stand to swing in board to pass the fillet, with the spring pulling the side stand to the correct position once its completed its travel . Do any fellow SWM owners have any other ideas? Apart from above, l find the bike to be fun to ride, love the Rotax engine, such a distinct engine and exhaust note too, with lots of grunt I m pestering Martin at MotoSWM to find me a metal tank, as l prefer them to the heavy plastic type my bike has