Recent content by smoker

Another thing, the bike I had this past year didn't have top motor mounts, and I'm told that makes a big difference in the vibes. I'm not the kind of guy that needs the smoothest, quietest bike. I've been known to ride old thumpers for 6 hours at a time without any complaints... this XS just...

Carbon, have you owned/ridden a 750? That's part of my problem, I don't have a realistic idea of the power increase.

Pretty much what the title says... I'm rebuilding my motor. It was seized when I bought it. Unfortunately, I broke a piston skirt during the tear down, so I at least need to buy pistons and rings. After owning a hardtailed and non-rephased XS this past year, I told myself that a rephase...

Like the man said, family first. Trust me, I don't want to see this bike go. I absolutely love it. I'm afraid it's about to hit ebay if nobody claims it...

Sorry, I guess what I'm referring to is the regulator? The box with cooling fins, mounted in front of the motor, that the stator wiring feeds into. I unplugged the capacitor and ran it off a battery... runs perfect. I realize that this doesn't completely narrow it down, but at least now I...

Anybody? I verified that reading with another meter.

I should mention, though, that this voltmeter shows 14v on my car battery.

Haha will do. When I have a good meter, what should I look for first?

Hey, guys, I'll try to keep this short but detailed. 83 XS, pamco ignition, hugh's pma, no battery, stock motor I got the bike last week in a trade. It would always start on the first or second kick, everything seemed to be set up right and the bike ran great. First problem: One...

Picked this up today. If I had to have one and only one bike for the rest of my life, it would be a DR650. This is my third.

Ah, civilization.

that's exactly right.

Yellow with black super sport stripes... I'm doing it for a friend, it definitely wouldn't be yellow if it was mine! It'll be a sweet car, though... Ls1, t56, vintage air, Dakota digital gauges, etc.

I don't know what a crescent wrench is... do you mean that West Virginia socket set?

Much better than I expected. If you looked at the cylinder sleeves, you'd never know it had been seized.