Looks great!
Currently methodically installing my new Boyer Bransden ignition with great help from Mailman's recent thread and also Paul Sutton's thread. I'm now figuring out how I'm going to mount the blue box and the coil. I think the blue box will tuck in nicely here, and I'm going to fabricate a bracket to mount the coil on the original LH coil mounting point. I'm not yet sure about coil clearance under the gas tank. I asked a bunch of questions which are noted on Mailman's thread, just so Boyer Bransden rookies like me could find it in one place in the future.
It's ALIVE!!!!!
The Boyer setup is so smooth at idle and I still need to set the carbs a bit to come up to around 1100 RPM. This is where I ended up mounting the blue box and coil, being careful not to have the plug wires touching the other wiring. I mounted the coil on some bendable sheet metal, so it has a bit of a cushion effect,and fits behind the tank. It's a brisk sunny day here so road test planned.
Perhaps I missed it somewhere, but what brand are the mufflers or where did you purchase them?? I really like them.Got the bike out on the road for a nice shakedown today, and did about 45 miles. I took my timing light with me to check up on the new Boyer installation amd made a slight adjustment from the first startup and then off I went to the gas station for some $2.00/litre 94 octane (no ethanol). That's the most I've ever spent on gas. We get charged a lot of tax here.
The new shocks are so nice. This motorbike is better now than its ever been, at least in my ownership. I'm liking the 33 tooth sprocket on the highway. My tach and speedo bounce a bit but seems about 4000 RPM at 60 to 65 mph.
The distant land in the photo is San Juan Island, WA. Its about 12 miles away from this photo location.
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Bike is looking great VAN.Got the bike out on the road for a nice shakedown today, and did about 45 miles. I took my timing light with me to check up on the new Boyer installation amd made a slight adjustment from the first startup and then off I went to the gas station for some $2.00/litre 94 octane (no ethanol). That's the most I've ever spent on gas. We get charged a lot of tax here.
The new shocks are so nice. This motorbike is better now than its ever been, at least in my ownership. I'm liking the 33 tooth sprocket on the highway. My tach and speedo bounce a bit but seems about 4000 RPM at 60 to 65 mph.
The distant land in the photo is San Juan Island, WA. Its about 12 miles away from this photo location.
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I think they look better than what the factory put on them for sure.Perhaps I missed it somewhere, but what brand are the mufflers or where did you purchase them?? I really like them.
Thank you!Vincenthdfan, I'm sorry I can't be specific, but they do have the removable bolt in them, as 5T referenced. I thought the PO may have bought them from XS650direct, in Canada, or possibly from Mikes. He would have bought them perhaps 3 to 5 years ago. In June I will have had the bike for 3 years. They didn't come with the bolt; I bought bolts and installed them a while back after 5T advised they could be slightly quieter with the bolt, or at least different sounding. I prefer them with the bolt installed. They don't really have any name on them, but they do have a silver sticker indicating they are for off-road use on pre-1985 motorcycles
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Wow. Van Islander, your build looks incredible! I like the look of the fork gaiters a lot. Really nice work.Got the bike out on the road for a nice shakedown today, and did about 45 miles. I took my timing light with me to check up on the new Boyer installation amd made a slight adjustment from the first startup and then off I went to the gas station for some $2.00/litre 94 octane (no ethanol). That's the most I've ever spent on gas. We get charged a lot of tax here.
The new shocks are so nice. This motorbike is better now than its ever been, at least in my ownership. I'm liking the 33 tooth sprocket on the highway. My tach and speedo bounce a bit but seems about 4000 RPM at 60 to 65 mph.
The distant land in the photo is San Juan Island, WA. Its about 12 miles away from this photo location.
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