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Technical => Bike Problems/Questions => Topic started by: peteseagull on October 02, 2007, 08:22:09 AM

Title: Cylinder head/rocker cover XL 500
Post by: peteseagull on October 02, 2007, 08:22:09 AM

Hi,

I managed to break a small piece where one of the bolts goes through when removing the cylinder head/rocker cover on my 1984 XL 500r.
Can anyone tell me if or where I can get this repaired or do you anywhere/anyone who might have one.
I have been offered a FT500 engine but I am not sure if this part is the same. (something about de-compression lever)
Thanks

Pete

Title: Re: Cylinder head/rocker cover XL 500
Post by: Steve H on October 02, 2007, 10:51:41 AM

I used an FT head an rocker cover on an XL. The casting for the decompressor is the same so I had it machined and fitted the XL500 decompressor lever.