Recent content by hotdog

Yeah, rare to have a loose clip. I have Teflon buttons in my HD that I rebuilt 2 years ago, quite an expensive build - they cannot come loose lol. Big bore will be more fun anyhow. Looking at your mill it has auto down-feed - will your bore the cylinders yourself?

Agree - have had it years, it has saved me thousands...

A great benefit of the Trumpets is that they use the OBD2 diagnostics port. So the ability to connect your phone via BlueTooth etc for diagnostics and resets of trouble codes without having to visit the dealer is a great benefit - something all bike manufacturers should be forced to do/use.

Nice bike, and an even better spot, right in the middle of Hobart - noice...

Geez 5T, your not getting the point at all....that would hurt profit margins and the opportunity of selling an additional reg/rect once the original poorer quality unit toasts itself (planned obsolescence much?) LOL ;) Additionally, it has been proven many times that its far cheaper to piece...

As mentioned above by Ratranger, Shindengen is the go to for Mofset reg/rect and can easily be found on wrecked Japanese bikes. Personally I run a Shindengen FHO20AA and have had no issues. These have been salvaged off of wrecked Honda CB500R's. Both have been in excellent cond and have cost...

Correct - 1000RPM idle is good. Lowering the idle way down just chops out the crankpin.

GS = 8 valve motor GSX = 16 valve motor for most parts of the world. Apparently the US continued to use the GS badge for its 16 valve Suzukis (just to confuse the issue). See HERE for development changes from GS to GSX (not GSX-R)

Yeah I expect they would be very similar. Scooters are just better for me to draw comparisons with as snowmobiles are a bit thin on the ground in my neck of the woods....

Bob, pretty much yes. All the "auto" scooters work with the belt system (unless you have an old 3sp Vespa). They still have a centrifugal clutch system, however, the CVT is the part that is able to change the drive ratio when riding. See here for a bit more insight on their operation and main...

They have air ride suspension with an onboard compressor - think lowrider car. Note the small 1" angle struts protruding from the frame beneath the transmission area. These are what the bike sits on when on display and not being ridden (if at all).

Some nice stuff there. Carbs are from Topham.de - German suppler of Mikuni carbs. http://www.mikuni-topham.de/ENGLISHSITE/Carburetor_kits/Yamaha_English/XS650_TM34-B120_English/TM34-B120_XS650.html Those linked TM's are the cats meow for xs650's. Currently listed on Tophams site for $534EUR =...

Laverda Concours..?

This is not mine - just sharing. OP says he had some made at under $4USD a pop. There is a link to a cleaner set of plans drawn in Eagle in in the comments section.... Its not electronic advance....but might be helpful if someone burns up a pamco board. The original poster has placed this online...

Looking forward to seeing this one....you could do your own Hyd clutch for about a third of what they're asking.