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    $@@/$$/$"$ Starter!

    when that's happened on my workbench the problem was open cables...or a dead short between my ears... it's not rocket science, but it is science...simply state no more than you know and then test the hypothesis - write down the numbers - repeat - in time the machine will obey.
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    Dented gas tanks.

    http://www.harborfreight.com/crossbar-dent-repair-kit-66957.html worked pretty well... I am pleased... I'd like to repeat that an internal air pressure equal to the vapor pressure of gasoline - which can be as high as 9 psi - can be applied in conjunction with the dent pull process...
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    Dented gas tanks.

    I used a cheap-o kit from harbor freight and pulled out most of the tanks dents on my streetracker XS 650. less than 10 bucks and it did zero damage to paint. check contents of box before you leave the store though - I had to go back... internal pressure was not necessary...BUT: for serious...
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    What have you done to your XS today?

    Those scrambler pipes are awesome! Been thinkin' about it myself... I pulled a dent outta the tank using the cheap-o kit from harborfreight. Worked. Nice! Gunna change the LO... Best to all! Plate
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    single down tube frame question

    Excuse me, I know this is an old discussion, and this is a bit off topic - If a single carb as was sometimes fitted to Enflields and Triumphs, ie mounted on a symmetrical "Y" cast aluminum manifold (as I recall), anyway if so, then the large center tube would interfere, unless it were moved...
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    Single carb conversion thread...

    The old 700 enfield "Indian" (like 1957) had single carbs - I had one. Plenty of go... And me too, I'd like to change one of my XS650 over to single (right side) round slide, and rocker clutch/jockey. Already a hardtail... So the 2-1 ebay manifolds are a welcome thing to see...
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    help with figuring out how to do a suicide shift

    rocker clutch, safer than suicide... http://www.jpcycles.com/product/630-285 Me? I'd like to stuff a Harley EVO engine into a hardtailed 650 XS frame... I did a souped up WLA (stroked from 45 cid to 57 cid) stuffed into a honda 305 scrambler (CL77) frame (with serious welding) & it came in at...
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    Suicide shifter

    jp cycles http://www.jpcycles.com/product/630-285
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