follow this then...
big end bearing housing #3 crank pin dia # 1 = blue
big end bearing housing#4,crank pin # 2 =black
big end bearing housing #5 crank pin no # = Brown
big end bearing housing no# crank pin no # = Green
depends, does he like riding or fixing?
the xs will be a great bike but will need fettling depending on condition etc
the virago's will be more dependable (depending on condition)
boils down to back lane scratching or cruising the highway/posing
big end bearing housing #3 crank pin dia # 1 = blue
big end bearing housing#4,crank pin # 2 =black
big end bearing housing #5 crank pin no # = Brown
big end bearing housing no# crank pin no # = Green
do you have a haynes manual? its in there
very lucky, FYI there's a new site that's gaining popularity, based in Aus it has a fair few English postings on there too
http://www.stolenmotorcycledirectory.com/
anyone have an English wheel in the Manchester area?
I have a stainless front guard which has had rear ended something and just needs the bumps flattening out!
I love building bikes, I mentor a young rock group for the past 3 years. enjoy scouting and the outdoors
done the karate thing (shotoryu based in Plymouth), done classic car thing
oh and I do amdram too. no time for anything else