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  1. madmaxer

    A different headlight question

    1150-1250 is pretty normal for me. I’ll turn it down if I’m just standing there listening to it but for riding 1200.
  2. madmaxer

    A different headlight question

    Ok full disclosure, got er out today, idling and reving great, troll out of the shop, pause, admire the sound, and the steady idle, all shined up, give it a little Rev and wham! it shits on me ! Lol after all that tightening of the electronics. Ok I say, wtf! Swap out the TCI and boom it’s back...
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    A different headlight question

    Well 5twins you are correct. I discovered two miss wired circuits in the new harness. I should say identified, because I am unwilling to unwrap and chase them down. First the headhead light circuit is powered by the main circuit, (red) and is hot with the key on as well as all ( blue black)...
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    Let's See The XS's

    Thanks VI , it’s actually a vinyl sticker and with so much clear coat it ended up looking like a gel emblem.
  5. madmaxer

    Let's See The XS's

    Here’s mine, been tinkering on this on and off for 10+ years, always enjoy just looking at, but time to run it and show off my efforts. Btw I don’t run those V stacks, but they did look cool.
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    A different headlight question

    Today I read the tech thread on TCI rebuilding/ repairing, this was one I missed , good news was both of the TCI units that were on the bench looked good, and tested well. No signs of heat, all diodes equal and proper Soldering looks good, a little sealer flaking off, but I was surprised how...
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    A different headlight question

    Geez! Guess I have indeed been gone to long, just started reading about repairing the TCI ! I had no idea!
  8. madmaxer

    A different headlight question

    Alternator new, however new rotor did cause a near catastrophic failure, as the commutator plate was screwed on as opposed to riveted as oem . Screw came out and trashed the plate broke a brush and brush holder. Replace them all with good used. Charging system is currently working well. Don’t...
  9. madmaxer

    A different headlight question

    They are all vintage tho,,,lol ..and I agree, if the harness doesn’t work I would shoot for a newer one, again.
  10. madmaxer

    A different headlight question

    I thought so also, but I have two, maybe three? Swapping them out made no difference,,so I kinda wrote that off,,,they could all be bad I suppose, but even if they were would they all fail with the same symptoms? Thanks for the suggestion,,,,
  11. madmaxer

    A different headlight question

    Thank you for responding, and the validation. I’ll keep tracing, and post if I find it. Meanwhile I hope it cures my intermittent loss of ignition
  12. madmaxer

    A different headlight question

    so, I haven’t been around in a long time, life gets complicated as everyone knows so I won’t go into that. Haha I have been chipping away at my cafe for the last several years, I’ll call it an 81SH, runs like a top. Without listing it all, I believe I have rebuilt or replaced almost every...
  13. madmaxer

    Giveaway: Set of rims from Mike's XS (ends 11pm CST July 8, 2012)

    I would love a new set of rims!!!
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