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73 brat/bobber.

Previous rear fender abandoned. Working on a new style.

73 frame/78 motor Visual Impact brat build finished. Shortened forks 2". Lots of new parts. Runs great.

Can someone please help me read these plugs and suggest possible jetting options. The engine is a 78 model with BS38 carbs. I don't remember the current jetting or needle settings but plugs look too rich to me. The engine was treated to a new valve job and new rings about 700 miles ago. The...

Must be a Canadian thing. Oh yeah I forgot, you have cool stuff like Celine Dion and Hockey. God save the Queen.

Thanks. Makes for a good 70's vibe.

Thanks for the comments. The brake stay is off an XS400 and has vertical movement to allow for chain adjustment. The stay was also welded in place by the factory on the 400. The tank imo is a vast improvement over the stock Yamaha pos. . As far as the abrupt transition from round stock to...

Thought I would share some pictures of my Visual Impact kit brat build. Used 12" shocks from a 1978 XS400 to get enough suspension travel. Rear fender is mounted to swing arm. Handmade fender struts combined with sissy bar. Planning to use a king sportster tank to finish the look.

Converting my bobber to a brat this winter. Just installed a visual impact kit and fabricated a faux oil tank to hide the electronics. Finished the fender struts and made mounts for 04 sporty tank.

Spent some time in the shop this weekend mounting these bmx platform pedals and 70's style sissy bar.

Thanks pekka, painter did a great job with the old school flake.

Finally getting the motor sorted out. Went on a 60 mile ride today and ran great.

Points and condenser are brand new and were set less than 200 miles ago.

I started the bike tonight after work and the timing appears to have changed after installing the new coils. Can anyone tell me if changing the coils alone can change the timing? Either way I guess retiming the points is the next step,

Thanks 5twins. Actually, I did replace the springs on the advance rod today. The springs now snap the weight back and seem to work as it should. Before replacing the coils, the bike ran good (at least until the coils got hot). Battery is new and charging properly. After installing the coils...