Recent content by flamesnm

Thanks arctixXS and jetmechmarty for getting back to me. I'll get in touch with Frank's Forks to see what he advises. The aim is to get more ground clearnance and more suspension travel. I want to raise the bike some because I'm tall and it looks like a kids bike under me :) But I'm also...

Hi All. I can see a few SR500 questions on here, so thought it was worth an ask. I'm looking to raise my ( new to me, and now running ) SR500 up as it's a new project that I want to make into a taller custom scrambler. I appreciate the better move is to start with a TT/XT but this bike came to...

Just dropped in here to say thanks to INXS and all the contributors for an excellent thread. Like Kenxs above I'm looking to re-establish an electric start on a bike that doesn't have one. The difference here is that I'm the doofus that had it taken out when I had the engine rebuilt 5 years ago...

Just seen this from XSLeo in that thread: A. XSLeo........With the bike at idle you should get about 12-13 volts or so. Rev the engine up a bit. About 2500 rpms, the voltage should come up to around 14.5 volts. If you rev it up more it should never go above 14.5 volts. I have this ! If you...

See, more confusion on reading things. Pete's answers on there say e-advance works fine batteryless. His email to me said the exact opposite. The barebones with e-advance shows my setup ( minus kill switch and neutral LED ). This is the diagram I used, but it flies in the face of Pete's own...

Thank you 650Skull. Appreciate Pete has made a business decision. I've got a Boyer lined up in case I've fried the Pamco. I'll see if there are testing instructions in that link you've kindly provided. Also followed up with Electrex who've said their reg/recs are not "modern" and their advice...

Just re-read and realised I made a bunch of statements in the post, rather than specific questions. The main question is how do I find out whether I've damaged my Pamco Pete and it needs replacing ? I think I've figured out everything else, but happy to be corrected. I only learn when it's...

Just Googled "mosfet" and have an answer there. It's a more precise regulation than shunt, so appropriate for Li-Ion which need careful voltage and current management. Although the electrex reg/recs are mosfet, but still list not to use them with lithium batteries. I'll be calling them today to...

Hi Apologies in advance for the long post. The TL;DR is a well running bike has started cutting out while riding after an "upgrade" I made, which has lead to book reading and confusion. The bike is a 1976 based customized XS650. Engine rebuilt and bored out to 750. Hugh's PMA kit. Pamco Pete...

I have a couple of those in a pocket along with two lengths of inner cable, some fuel line, alan key and spanners etc etc. I don't trust my engineering :) I'm impatient and can't wait for a genuine Yam adjusting screw and stop not so I've used what I had lying around. Off to the Brooklands...

Hi 2M. I was up at 5am ( unruly puppy decided that was the best time for humans to be up ) and read that thread front to back. I meant to PM you to say how informative it was. I've made a few adjustments this morning, despite cleaning / straightening the whole thing out, but I don't have access...

Cover off this morning and it looks like someone has thrown rocks at the worm gear mechanism. The worm gear itself is distorted and out of shape. The clevis looks like someone has hit it with a hammer. It's still attached though. Spring missing. Adjustment screw is gone. Cover for that is gone...

Excellent photo.

Will do. Thanks Bob. Friday evening in the garage to get it back on the road.

I'm pretty sure the act of the spring coming off meant there was slack in the cable which also detached itself from the linkage attached to the worm drive. Had the cover off now and while I'll carry a spare in future it's going to be a lengthy roadside fix if it happens again. There's a few...