Recent content by UncleBuck

I've got a PMA and pamco clone ignition, so there's only the bare need for a battery. Anyone here ever try replacing their womping big lead acid battery for some dry cell AA batteries in a pack of 8? I feel like it's a stupid question somehow, but I'm going to ask it anyway.

Well, finally got some garage time again, and worked through the suggestions based on parts I had on hand. Unplugging the points wire from the coils and tapping it against the cooling fins got some lovely nice sparks. I ran a ground wire directly from the body of the condenser to the negative...

I'm having some issues with a project bike I picked up. It's been pretty thoroughly lobotomized - it was chopped for an "evil gang" look for a small indie movie made near where I live - and it's got no key, kick only, and a switch under the seat for the blinkers. I can't get it to start but I'm...

I have this damn fool idea of swapping the engine from my '78 XS650 ... into the frame of a 2015 RE Continental GT. The GT handles like the business, but the engine is... well... "gutless" would be generous. It mounts up similar to the XS650 engine, so I feel like besides flipping the rear...

Oooooooooohhhhhhh man. Found my problem. pamcopete, the coil checked out okay, so I knew that wasn't the problem. And if I hadn't burnt out the coil, I probably hadn't burnt out the PAMCO. So I started checking connections. Everything was good until I checked to see if the ground for the PAMCO...

I feel silly for asking, but how do I access the core of the coil?

I'm concerned (without having checked) that I burnt out the high output coil that came with the kit. What's the level of difficulty of using the stock coils with a PMA / PAMCO / kick only bike?

Aaaaand no spark. Check the plugs and coil next?

Took me a minute to find it on the website but I'll try that, thanks. That's a handy way to cheat the circuit board.

Tonight is a funny word. I tried with both PMA connected and PMA disconnected, and no luck. Battery charged to a snappy 13V (checked, and still 13V at red line on PAMCO). Anything else I should try electrically?

Sounds good, pamcopete. I'll try that tonight.

Butterflies synced?

pamcopete, thanks for the detailed feedback. Yes. One on the PAMCO end, two on the mech advance end - learned that one last year. :) Yes. Midway between either extreme of adjustment. Full disclosure; records show I actually bought a kit from xs650direct (mike's xs in Canada). Yes. But...

I was smart enough to buy my kit from some quality suppliers - I got the ignition from pamcopete, and the PMA conversion from Hugh's Handbuilt. No offense to any other suppliers, I just figure it's fair to say their stuff is good. Now, I think I've got it wired okay (see attached...