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Well, took it all apart, it all looked to be in pretty good condition inside, which it should be. Even though the bike is almost 30 yrs old, it has less than 2000 miles on the odometer.

Put it all back together, put a little stronger spring on the end of the cable on the inside of the engine, and ...

I have a 1976 Honda XL175 that is having clutch problems.

New parts are hard to find, so I am looking for used.

I found someone wrecking a 1973 XL175. He has the complete clutch basket.

I am wondering if the basket for the 73 will be OK to put in my 76.

If there are any Honda techies out there ...

I thought of the cable, but again, if it was the cable that was faulty, wouldn't the problem be there all the time?

My thought is because it is only after the engine gets hot, it must be something internal.

I only got the bike a few months back so I don't know much about the service history. I do ...

I have an old (1976) Honda XL175 that is a great bike except for one thing.

When it is cold, everything is fine, but when it is hot, after riding for half an hour or so, the clutch starts to act up.

I squeeze in the handle, shift, then when I let out the handle, the handle goes back out but it is ...