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ellolne Workshop N i '" (J) By Rod Breaker ~ w BSA A-50 and A-56 PRIMARY z OIL LEVEL construction BSA twins is how much oil to put in the primary chaincase. When the machines were new, they had two of the chaincase screws painted red, this was to designate the drain screw and the level screw. After a few owners and many chain-<:over removals, this red paint is impossible to see and even if it is still visible, the owner has no idea what it means. The two screws are shown in the accompanying photograph, one of them (marked drain) will drain the oil from the chaincase when removed. The other one is removed when filling the case with oil. The oil (20-w) is slowly poured into the inspection hole until it start~ to drain out of the screw hole. When it stops draining, the screw is re-inserted and the correct level has been inserted. These screws originally come with a soft washer on them to stop any oil leakage. If yours should happen to leak around these screws, chances are that this washer has heen r~moved and it would be replaced. Pin this photo up in your garage, then you will have it to refer to each time that you service your machine. ~ Much to the lament of owners of ~ second-hand machines, the owners and U riders handbook never seems to pass from owner to owner along with the title to the machine, and by the time a machine is a few years old, the poor guy that owns it has no idea about the service that should be perfonned on it. He has a choice of trying to find a dealer that will sell him a handbook, fogetting service altogether, (Heaven Forbid) or taking it into a shop for the service. In truth, taking it into the shop is the best idea, but sometimes this is beyond the financial reach of a rider. With the economy soaring and the unions demanding more and more wages, everything has gone up including the dealers expenses, which he must pass on to the consumer. Also some riders are plagued with the fact that a reliable dealer is hard to find and he would rather do it himself. We find that one problem bugging owners of 500cc and 650cc unit LARGE DIAMETER WRENCHES WORLD'S GREATEST MOTOCROSS CYCLES 125cc, 25Occ, 400cc & 501 cc SINGLES Join the select dealers who are leading the way with MAleO In the West ••• you can check with any of them to see how really good the deal lsI DOWNEN'S ALASKA SIMPSON ENTERPRISES £... River ~ii., Gardem FAIRFIELD CYCLE CEN. F.ir1~ld FUN BIKE CENTER ARIZONA CENTRAL CYCLE SALES San Oi. SUZUKIOFLEMONGROVE Lemon Grove SUZUKI OF SANTA BARBARA Santa SlrbIf'l T&;O YAMAHA lomit.. 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IOWA SHOP e., ~lS CENTStI "lUI • GAlJtY CYCLE GI_ co--. KEY CYCLE SERVICI Son ..,., ED ~TZ & SON MIC Monter-v Park . MICHAEL S. LAMB MC,. Qult'Uttill LNlGanRR""'" LorAn11611 OKLAHOMA SHOP ~~:ICH BODY SHOP =:.,.M= CYCLE CEN. 'TIlACY'S ~"'E-S-""~~ClE CENTER __ =-' ..... ~""'~RS ~_ C\"CLElI\' ~~:;;:~S CYCLE a- ....... :.Y'~ OF MONTCLAIR KANSAS MJRDAN SAW & twtARINE ....Monroe Montda'ir .... L_ aa.:_ "~MQTORCYCLES - RADOO Houston MID-DEL MIC SALES C*llhoml City SUZU KI CYCLE CENTE R Killeen CARY NEAL Lewton TON KAWA CYCLE SHOP Tonk_I TULSA SPORT Tulu UTAH CENTRAL UTAH CYCLE o<.m EXHAUST SPECIALTIES SaI1 Lake City HOUSE OF WHEELS MidvlHl OREGOII VANS MOTORCYCLE SALES Ogdon A-l CYCLE E___ WASHINGTON Bellevue BE LLEVUE CYCLE "'OR~ LawIlmd r«JuNTAIN CYCLES MAXWEll MIC SERVICE seminol!! BEND CYCLE SHOP '1'UC«ER SALES & SER. rt I..'OIftLA'NO CYCLE CEN,TER MOTO CROSS SALES Dillas ...... =-.n STEWARD TRUCKING Cedlr Fills LOUISIAIIA ~. 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ROBE RTS MOTORS San Leandro SAN FRANCISCO YAMAHA San francisco 0'. T AUTOMOTIVE Saeummto SHELL MOTORS Lynwood B • 0 MOTORCYCLES Sanu Cruz .... ![III""l!!I!!lll~: RIVERBANK CYCLE SHOP Grilltl CYCLE STOP P_ ROGUE VALLEY CYCLE Ta.,t TH~ ORANGE COUNTY CYCLE Anti NORTHWEST HONOA CO. Portland RONER'S CYCLE ENGELAND ENTERPRISES Renton INDUSTRIAL & MARINE SUPPLY Hoquiam NORTHWEST CYCLE CO. T"""" SELAH CYCLE SERVICE So,'" THE MOTO CROSS SHOP Me Minnville . 23 different sizes at your local dealer. Compact - 1·5/8" diameter, lOX." long. Weights only 13 oz. Fully approved by U.S. Forest Service. Dealer inquiries invited. WYATT HARLEY·DAVIDSON wenatc::t- WISCONSIN Beloit CASPER M/C SALES c.••" 10AHO DILLION CYCLE ~ Caldwell MARTIN l. LA,..,," Idaho Fills MAAS REPAIR "0",", N .... ·.'~ Lls:~ iiIi~. RS MARINE SUPPLY Am.iIIo CARTER'S CYCLE CENTER DaUlt: CECIL'S MOTORCYCLES Ed"""" B08 COLWELL SPORT SHOP WILLIAM D. REGNIER EVinston STEGMAN'S CYCLE 'ThermopOlis CAUOA Fort-..o ABT MOTOR SALES ""~ CITY FORREST REVON CRAIG RICK"S BelUmont AMOR SALES LTO. VInQ)U¥ef' B.C. F.llon IMP. CARS Roddord NORTH CENTRAL SUZUKI THE WESTEAMR Yerington GENE'S HONOA SALES Pllinview DENNY'S HONDA Auburn SPORTS CENTE R Pittsbufg Antiodl NEW IlEXICO HARRY"S CYCLE SALES EI PlIO DOUG DOUGLAS San Bern.dino STANTON EQUIPMENT Uki.n NORTHWEST HONDA Niles BOB CLAUSS MIC H Albuquerque G.I"'" a. B CYCLE SALES STEEL FELS Prince G-orge. Alberti TONUP CYCLES CaPY. Alberti LEFTBAIOGE HONDA Leftbridge, Alberta We Have The Motorcycles And The Parts That Go With Theml. EASTERN U.S.A. EASTERN MAICO Royol & Duke Sts. Reedsville, Pa. t 7084 WESTERN DISTRIBUTOR - COOPER MOTORS 110 E. Santa Anita Ave., Burbank, Calif., 91502 213/848·6066 CANADIAN DISTRIBUTOR - AMOR SALES LTD. 3143 W. Broadway, Vancouver 8, B. C. distributed by 13705 Paramount Blvd. Austin & Graydon South Gate, Calif. 90280 (213) 531-7142 AMOR SALES lTD. NEVA Reno Surry. B.C. ILLINOIS A NEW Spar' Arrester HOFFSCHNEIDE R REC. Laramie ...... MOORE AUTO & CYCLE Boite THIS ONE fITS' MO'S CYCLE SHOP Rock Springs Sol"" TIMME Pueblo (Please turn to pg. 29) EMPI RE CYCLE CO. Spoklne ~Bu", MIDWAY CYCLE He.... '-"'OINK'IO":' RICHARD MILLER MIC fum-a SPORTCENTO MOTO CROSS CYCLE SALES Grlftd ....... _ CIIl1lIlI Woodland Hills BOB BAILEY SERVICE CEN. Gardena One of the things that seem to bug the owner of an Italian motorcycle is the use of Allen-type plugs in such important places as the oil drain plug and various filler and inspection holes. Where I notice it the most is when I have a Ducati to change the oil and I find that the plug has been attacked with all sorts of tools in hopes of removing it. Pliers, a crescent wrench, and even a hammer and punch are frequently used, and it's now in such sad shape that dynamite seems to be the only solution. When you ask the customer why he had to vent his inner hatred on the poor lowly drain plug, he simply says he couldn't find an Allen wrench that big. What he didn't realize is that when the plugs get up into the larger sizes, they are usually 10MM, 12MM, 14MM or 17MM and it is true that it is hard to find an Allen wrench that size. But any motorcycle shop that handles European or Japanese motorcycles will have a long bolt with the head of the bolt the correct size to fit into the plug. It is a simple matter to bend the bolt at right angles close to the head and you have a tool to remove even the most stubborn drain plug, provided of course some Clem hasn't gotten there first with his water-pump • Plarrs'. Tills is the same fellow who works over the drain plugs on Hondas because he doesn't BRIDGESTONE CYCLE SALES Kennewick BUDSCHAT MOTORS seattle ALLEN Nevv&Used Sales Financing & Insurance Available MASTER CHARGES BANK OF AMERICA Discount to Ascot Racers Parts-Service & Access. GEftE H, MYERS YAMAHA SOUTHEAST U.S.A. MAleO SOUTHEAST 6918 S. Tamiomi Trail Sarasota, fla. 3358 t 4151 Redondo Beach Blvd., Lawndale, Ca Clma"1 (213) 542-4041 "'~er/e.