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Yes. Here’s a dose of honesty and reality.
You are contemplating a 40+ year old motorcycle.
No motorcycle was designed for a service life that long. None.
So, if you hope to somehow put this motorcycle back into routine use again, then expect to be replacing many parts and seals.
I put a Dyna 3 on ours. You have to switch the left right leads due to the camshaft rotation. I like to time cylinders individually.Yes, you can get most normal maintenance items. On that model the points sometimes drift off the shaft they pivot on, I used to solder a washer on it. Better yet get a Dyna S for ignition. I had a V50 III for a short time in 83. If you have the PHBH round slide carbs then use the Euro jetting in them. You'll have to use a drill in the atomizer because they don't use accelerator pumps in EU. Sidecovers & bodywork may be hard to find. They run real sweet. Good Luck w/it.
What does that matter? It will turn what it needs to and is more than capabable of running that speed all day and faster. From memory at highway speeds the small block seems to run close to 1K higher RPM than a big block at any given speed.Can anyone tell me how many RPM the V50III turns at 60mph (~100kph)?