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<blockquote data-quote="Bikelessrider" data-source="post: 221792" data-attributes="member: 4890">Wow... Postage is the killer if you can find the parts... I saw a clutch master cylinder kit selling for $12 US and the shipping was going to cost $73 US, wasn't worth the effort, I ended up paying around $16 US landed from Taiwan. I think the USPS charge at their discretion lol. I'm hearing you about kicking the bike over, I'm 55 and also could lose a few pounds, I have a 1956 Triumph T110 which starts mostly on the first kick, even in the cold, but when it floods, or I don't quite get it over the compression stroke (hard to do with a 360deg crank) it's a bitch to start. I have heard that the trick to these XL's is no throttle and full choke, Get the stroke just over TDC and then kick... apparently they start like that, hot or cold... I love what you have done to the bike compared to when you bought it. Mine are still in a million pieces which is how I inherited them. I have most of the hard to get stuff now and am concentrating on the motor. The tank and seat are in good condition except for a small dent in the tank and small tear in the seat which I will take to an upholsterer and see if he can repair it, if not then I will buy another cover.Take care mate, hope it all comes together for you and keep in touch <img src="https://www.dirtbikeaddicts.com/static/images/smilies/hifive.gif"&nbsp; class="smilie" loading="lazy" alt=":hifive:" title="Hi Five&nbsp; &nbsp; :hifive:" data-shortname=":hifive:" /></blockquote>

[QUOTE="Bikelessrider, post: 221792, member: 4890"] Wow... Postage is the killer if you can find the parts... I saw a clutch master cylinder kit selling for $12 US and the shipping was going to cost $73 US, wasn't worth the effort, I ended up paying around $16 US landed from Taiwan. I think the USPS charge at their discretion lol. I'm hearing you about kicking the bike over, I'm 55 and also could lose a few pounds, I have a 1956 Triumph T110 which starts mostly on the first kick, even in the cold, but when it floods, or I don't quite get it over the compression stroke (hard to do with a 360deg crank) it's a bitch to start. I have heard that the trick to these XL's is no throttle and full choke, Get the stroke just over TDC and then kick... apparently they start like that, hot or cold... I love what you have done to the bike compared to when you bought it. Mine are still in a million pieces which is how I inherited them. I have most of the hard to get stuff now and am concentrating on the motor. The tank and seat are in good condition except for a small dent in the tank and small tear in the seat which I will take to an upholsterer and see if he can repair it, if not then I will buy another cover. Take care mate, hope it all comes together for you and keep in touch :hifive: [/QUOTE]

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