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Hi, I have a kick-start only with PMA, Pamco and Shindengen SH775 series regulator. I use a Sparx condenser and a little 0.8ah battery with a switch to isolate all the lights when I'm starting. Wiring diagram attached is mostly accurate. Brake light front and back switches are working fine...

Well so much for a nice ride today ... not! I got about 6 miles from the house and my bike just died cruising along. I have one of Hugh's PMA and regulator kits. I have 1,000 miles on the combo now. When it quit today I noticed smoke coming from the left side cover/PMA small cover. since I...

Hi, I'm curious on whether anyone has used a bolt-on drive chain tensioner with a stock frame configuration. The MonsterCraftman site has a number of good looking tensioners but most look appropriate only for choppers. I'd like to see a skate board type of tensioner that would bolt to the...

Hi, I have a 1979 XS650F that has about 400 miles on it since the Cafe style rebuild. I started with a rough but low mileage bike that had about 7,000 miles on the odometer. I went completely through the motor and transmission. The transmission gear dogs and shift arms all looked good in my...

I just bought Valvoline 4 stroke motorcycle 20W50 oil at Autozone , normally 5.99/qt and it rang up as 3.99. Its on sale and listed on my receipt as "Motorcycle/Racing - Save $2 ..." deal #62008. I searched their site and couldn't find any additional info regarding how long this sale runs. Just...

I find that the fuel bowl copper drain plugs could be better sealers. I've annealed the ones I have and they're okay now but I'd like to switch them out so the next time I'm into the carbs or just want to drain them for storage, that they'll seal better after tightening once. The plugs are...

Hi, I've recently finished my 1979 XS650F and am having bad low speed stumbling, i.e da ..da..da, off-on-off-on stumbling and missing off of idle to about 2300 -2500 RPM. The first couple of short rides I made a few weeks ago were fine without this problem. The bike sat for about three weeks...

Hi, I'm looking for tips on linking to outside photo servers like Photobucket. I did it this morning and for some reason could only paste an external link from the "recent uploads" part of Phot0bucket, where I had a right mouse click option of "Copy Image Location". This option does not...

Hi, I got my clutch EZ Pull clutch cable installed this weekend but the cable itself is about 1/2" longer than I'd like. TooMany has noted the extra length in one of his threads. I am real happy with the pull force, measured at about 15 lbs max, after making the worm gear mod and cable...

Hi, I'm at the point in my project that I'm fitting the exhaust. I bought this rusty project a couple of years ago and got some nice Commando Specialties Peashooter mufflers, Mikes header pipes for stock replacement and some up-sweeps. The sweeps are a popular Triumph part I've learned...

Hi, Back into my project after many months of not being able to work on it and I need some help. I installed my Pamco yesterday and needed to get back to TDC and tried to do it with my kickstarter to rotate the engine. This is a kickstart only engine.The kickstart spiral gear meshes fine...

Hi, I've got two Dyna coils that I need to mount for my '79 277 rephase. I'm hoping someone has a good mount method that I could copy. I'm wondering if I could get away with just bolting down one end with a spacer. The coil bodies would sit flush against the shelf of the original coil...

Hi, I'm building a kick start only'79 and am going to run an Acewell Speedometer-Tachometer. The unit has a clock and trip meter which I'd like to take advantage of, trouble is I'm going to use a capacitor and no battery. I'm wondering if I could put in a small 12V battery like an A27 used...

Hi, I'm putting an Acewell #2853 on and have a Pamco ignition.The Acewell instructions say to wire to the + terminal of the coil but multiple posts here say to wire to the negative. It also seems to keep the RPM form bouncing, that one or two 1MOhm resistors in series may be required. So...

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Hi, A couple of weeks ago I took off the black plastic piece that covers the whole on the left side of the front wheel hub. the part is obsolete so I'm hoping somebody can help me out and send me a spare. The early ones were metal and some aluminum so any would work. the Aluminum piece from...

Hi, A couple of weeks ago I took off the black plastic piece that covers the whole on the left side of the front wheel hub. the part is obsolete so I'm hoping somebody can help me out and send me a spare. The early ones were metal and some aluminum so any would owrk. the Aluminum piece from...

Hi, I managed to break the black plastic ring on my '79 XS650 when taking it off to polish my front brake hub. I'm after either the early metal or black plastic please. COVER, HOUSING 371-25847-00-00 371258470000

Hi, How do I remove the footpeg retaining pins? It looks like there is a rivit in the center of the pin. Is there a way to do this without destruction? I plan to take my bits to have powder coating done tomorrow, these included. thanks

Looking for a good used Ducati right front caliper with 65mm between centers for mounting holes. These are the gold colored ones I believe. thanks