Recent content by molochnik

That would be the quick and easy solution but unfortunately space is at a premium. The Talon hubs I have are *wide*. There's barely enough room for the rotor bolts to clear the swingarm as it sits...but yes, otherwise it would give me some relief. Yup, until I order up a couple of rims and...

I should also add that the width of the Talons makes it tough to find a suitable rear caliper. All the calipers I've got sitting around hit the spokes. I've converted some 4 pot calipers to twin pots with less than stellar results in terms of braking power. That's why I was originally hoping...

Why?...I'm probably just looking for a cheaper alternative :-) The Talons are vestiges from my YZ250 supermoto endeavors. That said, your suggestion is a sound one

Yeah...that's why I was hoping to have laced wheels with a rear disc. After lots of whittling I managed to get the bike down to 285 lbs with a constant loss lighting system. The bike that Skull posted is awfully sexy, and I have a set of RZ350 wheels I used for the bike's first iteration but...

I appreciate all of the input. I was hoping for a fairly simple junkyard-sourced conversion. I've been using some Talon hubs with 17s but the bike is too low; find myself dragging the frame. I'm looking to use 18s or 19s front and rear to get it off the ground some more. The rear brake has been...

I saw your edit. It appears from your link and what you're telling me above that I cannot go to a laced wheel with a disc brake...using XS/TX parts?

Thanks!

Tried doing multiple searches...and I can't imagine I'm the only person to attempt this, but can anyone tell me what I need to find - what model bike/parts - to convert my SH from a cast wheel and drum to a disc? I *thought* there were models out there with a rear disc and laced wheel. I'm just...

Please don't misunderstand me; the magneto I spoke of on my bike is a self contained unit for ignition only - it has its own dynamo and breaker point but does *not* provide power to anything else. My lighting system, when I have it on the bike, is a constant loss using a battery that I charge...

I dunno if you're running points, which may be irrelevant, but caps typically just store energy temporarily and won't have the ah rating of a battery. Both will absorb surges and both will provide power when the alternator isn't keeping up with demand, but the battery will last longer/provide...

I often wonder if I happened to get the last reasonably price XS out there. I bought mine in the summer of 2000 after seeing some street trackers on the web. I always liked the dirt track aesthetic and started looking through the auto trader; this was before Craigs list became a thing. I found...

I can remember being shocked at how heavy/unwieldy a complete XS650 engine felt. The last time I had to deal with was when I was around 30, hale and hearty. But cripes was it unwieldy. I think I got some help from my wife or my stepson and most likely used Downeaster's laudably honest method. I...

Your advice is well taken. I'll take a close look at them. The taper leading in and the outlet into the needle jet certainly will make a difference. I had an RD200 about 20 years ago that had Hitachi carbs. Air filters weren't available anymore and I couldn't find appropriate jets. Since it was...

FWIW, I got an email back from Mike's. They're sending me another jet. I just wanted to give them public kudos since I mentioned the issue a few posts back.

Yeah, I got my carbs from him and wanted to get the jets there too, but I couldn't find any listed on the site. I should've called - I'm sure he would have gotten me squared away.