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So I have these old double walled headers with the drain holes. The pipes were chopped up by someone before they got to me. I had a 12" extension welded on to use them with toga mufflers. I did not use Pete's method of adapting the headers using reducers because of the length of the extension...

Bought a '78 tank and side covers (dark green :thumbsup:) from MN_TX650. Great to deal with - fair price, excellent description and photos, packed like Fort Knox and shipped fast. +A++!

I did the Chrysler/radio Shack mod to my otherwise stock '77D. The system has been working great. Today I went to run an errand. The bike started right up and while I was waiting for the oil to get where it was needed, noticed my headlight indicator light was still on (I also did the...

Hi, Thought I'd throw this out to anyone rather than dump this on RetiredGentleman. Question: How far to the left of the advance mark can the timing be before damaging the piston? Background: I just finished a top overhaul on a stock '77D with 28k. The points and backing plate...

5twins, Thanks so much for your comment regarding POs replacing the rear wheel bearings and throwing out bushing #20 (130mm "bolt", part #90101-06291-00) with the old bearings. My '77 has a slight hop when starting out, kinda like a dog running a little sideways down the road. Fun, but not...

Hello electrical system gurus! So... I was putting the overhauled engine back into a stock '77 D using the "dump the frame over the engine then pick it all up off the floor" method. While working the engine into the frame, I smeared what I think is a resistor off it's mounting spot below and...

So, today I sat down with my new, very powerful, Emgo Universal Coils (#24-71512), to figure out how to hook 'em up to my, freshly rebuilt, very powerful, '77 D engine (with stock points). I noticed the threaded coil posts were marked with a "+" and a "-". So which post do I connect the...