Recent content by Huddlebob

Ah I posted there too but the responses are usually a bit slower. I've had some luck on here before just because of the similarity of the bikes

Carburetor is freshly cleaned! I could barely get the bike to turn over, and when it did, it stalled if I didn't have the throttle open (even with the idle speed screw all the way in). I let it run like this for about thirty seconds then shut it off. Out of curiosity i felt the pipes after this...

I've tried to connect to the original wiring but I'm having trouble because the new switch has 8 wires while the original had 10. I tried connecting hots to hots and direction wires together but with no luck. Could you tell me what connections you made?

This is my very first motorcycle project. I bought this aftermarket device for my turn signals, headlight, and horn control. It only has 8 wires while the original setup on my 1982 XS400s has 10 wires. However, they serve the same function (except the original blinker switch comes back to the...