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so, today while timing my bike the capacitor popped and blew up. All wires were connected correctly (red to red, black to black)...does the spring holder for the cap need to be grounded also? If not, then the only thing i can imagine is that the regulator rectifier is bad and putting out too...

hey all, i figured its my turn now, lol. I just started the motor for the first time after a fresh rebuild. A 1977 rephased, 4th oversize with rebuilt bs38 carbs (27.5 pilot, 135 main, needles leaned one step all as recommended by 5twins as a good starting point) airpods, straight pipes...

i bought a mikes xs slanted master cylinder several years ago. Ive never used it. Ive never opened it up and exposed the inside to air. Its been plugged the whole time. Now that im so close to finishing my build ive realized i cant use this master cylider becsuse its really meant for a dual disc...

ok, so screw it, i guess i'll do another post. my kickstart...ive installed it correctly, the motor spins by hand, but the kickstart will not make it spin at all...i can see the gear interact with the gear on the crank but it will not spin. what have i done wrong???

does anyone happen to know what size the bolts are that are used to hold down the pamco plate for adjusting timing and such? ive lost or misplaced mine and would like to get to the hardware store to grab a few so i can get on with this build. any help is greatly appreciated. robb

Hey, it's been a really long time since ive been here but... anywho, ive been reading all the carb literature and whatnot and still need some questions answered, if anyone can... I have a set of early 1977 BS38's...i am of the understanding that they had the screw in main nozzle (that the needle...

i'm in the end of my build that has taken me three years (almost) and about $3000 total and my case broke open right at the bearing cup the houses one of the transmission gear shafts and is nonrepairble without great cost...so i'm looking for a good set (good engine and head studs, threads, oil...

i really badly need one of these. previous owner fubared the main in the one bowl, stripped the threads, etc. Mine is a '77. please let me know, im in VA. thanx. robb

Starter parts from the motor, not from the actual starter, for sale. All the gears, the post from the cover and all gears and the internal shaft and accompanying gears and little lock tab from outside the case for the small gear. I guess i'd rather trade for some stuff I need: sparx battery...

Alright, somebody help me. I am wanting to shorten my speedo cable. I'm mounting a mini type 2:1 ratio speedo to the down tubes or something like that on my project and the stock speedo cable is way too long. Any ideas, sugestions, help?

Alrighty folks! Step right up and get in line for a different choice of XS650 riser. So far we have the stock squishy rubber riser bushings (boo! says the crowd) and we have Hugh's Handbuilt solid risers (the crowd says yea! these are great)...and they are folks, they are. But what I have to...

alright an electrical wizard im not. so....here's my slew of questions. i have the ballistics battery called the evo50. it is a 4 pb-eq/ah battery (which i think just means it 4 amp hours) im not running a starter or signals...just headlight 40/60,led tailight, highbeam indicator, speedo light...

ok, so on my newest project...an xs650... i'm trying to figure out the best way to mount one of the lowbrow wassell peanut tanks without having the tank tabs eventually break...as is so common. any ideas? one idea i have is to cut a half inch hole in the tab and weld in some round stock to...

I have an old wassell tank that i've just bead blasted inside and out. I have NOT tested it and have never run it. I bought it to use on my new project and have decided to go another direction. I'm thinking $130/obo or trade for stuff (controls, front master cyclinder, etc...)let me know what ya...

Ok...how the %$#@ do you get the stupid *&^% swingarm bushings out of the ^%$# swingarm? Mine are officially shredded inside and still won't come out? (this is why all you guys are hardtailing them, huh?) As you can tell I've been working on this all night and am at the point of setting fire to...

Looking for one of those cool Blacksmith Billy foot clutch worm gear conversions. Anyone???

Alright, finally got around to welding the rear shock mounts for my dropseat swingarm frame...problem maybe????....when going to bolt the top shock eyes into their new mounts they don't line up from left shock side to right shock side by about an 1/8'...is this a big deal? I can still get both...

I am looking for the stock size/shape eye rubbers for the stock rear shock eye holes. The kind that have the metal sleeve inside. I am relocating my rear shock mounts on top and need them so I can run a bolt through without destroying the rubber itself.

So far it seems that the rear drum brake style mag wheels were only 16" wheels? Does anyone know of a wheel that is 18" drum mag that will work without tons of mods?

Here's the very beginning of my build. Mocking up tank, cut and weld drop seat...next to locate and weld shock mounts and cut a few more tabs and such.