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Watching Gas Monkey garage. Looks like discovery channel is having some sort of bike building contest for its shows. In the spirit of "competition" richard rollins crushed an old honda twin (cb500?)!! Common! It was quite painful:yikes:

Hi all My bike- '81 special, stock I want to bypass and get rid of the blinker self cancelling relay. My shop manual only has info on diagnosing stuff (not bypassing it). I'm guessing a couple of wires need to be connect via jumper? Thx for any info David

First, '81 Special, stock I know that the batt box is not grounded originally, but i was wondering if there is a reason. Does it have to do with the relays/whatever that are mounted on the right side of it? I made a regulator/rectifier combo from the radio shack/chrysler method, and am...

Random question- what is the purpose of the balance pipe connecting the mufflers? I'm guessing it's not entirely necessary?

Recently bought my first xs and am in process of getting it running. I don't own a battery charger, but I have a computer power supply converted to a 12v power supply. Does anyone know if this is a suitable charger? It puts out 200 watt max, don't know how mny amps, i think neighborhood of...

Hi all Noob to forum here. A friend of mine has an '81 xs he's going to sell, and i am really thinking about buying it. The bike has been sitting in his garage (not ridden) for ~10yrs and hasn't had a current lic. plate (tagged) for the last 2yrs. Called the tag agency (aka dmv, sec of state)...