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Offline koshak

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Re: 1989 K75 reanimation
« Reply #200 on: February 08, 2026, 03:00:41 PM »

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Offline koshak

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Re: 1989 K75 reanimation
« Reply #201 on: February 08, 2026, 03:04:52 PM »

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the only problem was to remove the main driving gear...

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Offline koshak

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Re: 1989 K75 reanimation
« Reply #202 on: February 08, 2026, 03:09:27 PM »
new driving gear is tight enough, required a gentle tapping by hummer

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assembled for action... finger test passed.

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using the opportunity having dashboard open, also replaced all light bulbs by LED type... by this time had only one backlight green light operational...
Installed greens for backlight, and white for indicators. Hope not to open again in years...

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Offline daveson

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Re: 1989 K75 reanimation
« Reply #203 on: February 08, 2026, 04:03:51 PM »
Hi koshak, thanks for the update. I remember this thread. On page five of this thread, post 122, there is a photo showing a blue mark close to the timing mark. Do you know, or does anyone else know, the purpose of the blue mark?
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Offline koshak

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Re: 1989 K75 reanimation
« Reply #204 on: February 09, 2026, 09:14:44 AM »
I am not aware of the blue mark's purpose.
But it appears to be so important, that even is marked on the drawings.

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Looks like it is not always painted, as shown on this photo:
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Offline daveson

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Re: 1989 K75 reanimation
« Reply #205 on: February 09, 2026, 02:11:21 PM »
Too often, when I ask myself a question and keep coming up with nothing, I might come up with something when I explain the problem to someone else. I've just thought of something, but not sure about how much weight it deserves.

Looking at the top two photos on page five, and your last photo, maybe it's a balance weight to counter the offset of the lugs? I spose it's in the right location for that.
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  • Current; '85 K100RT~100,000km; four other bricks. Past; Vulcan 1500, V Star 650, KLX 250(dirt bike) TT250(dirt bike)

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