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Hey ya'll. Just getting to the point on my build where I need to figure out a rear fender setup before I go much further. I've installed the visual impact kit with Honda rebel shocks, And I'm wanting a fender mounted to the swing arm. I was tempted to go the flat trailer fender route but I just...
That area is covered in grease and oil, Thanks for bringing it up! I wouldn't have known to check until I blasted the frame. I'll go have a look the next time I wrench on er'. Safety first!
Thanks!
I've been working on this project on and off for about 6 months now. I'm just finally getting around to making a build thread so its going to be a little picture heavy to start out with. I don't have too much experience with bikes so I've just been using my best judgment on things. Let me know...
Thanks y'all, I was able to find a high temp earth magnet online. It should be here by the end of this week. Going to epoxy it on and hope for the best. Again, thank you all for the input on this one! It was a real head scratcher for a while but it sure seems to make sense to me now.
Thanks a lot! Looks like I'll give the magnet a try, I just need to find a place that sells them because all the radio shacks in my area have gone out of business. I really appreciate the quick response and all of the other great info on this forum! So thank you!
Good to know, Where do you attach the magnet to? Is there any place that has a good picture of it? I did not even think to measure the thickness. Its just weird to me how it ran fine at first but after about 10 miles it started to act up.
Thanks for the input!
OK, so here's the deal. I bought an 81 XS650 Special a few months back that had typical charging system issues. Come to find out the rotor had a short circuit in it and was only reading about .2 ohms. So naturally I replace the rotor. And the problem was fixed, My battery was seeing around 14...