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I have to say this was an excellent idea and was about to drop the hammer on the Monstercraftsman "Pill" type electronics box when I stumbled on this thread. I picked up all the parts today locally and was able to build a sweet box for the fraction of the cost of what online retailers sell. Even...

Went out for a ride today and everything was going good until I was almost home and it seemed as though the bike just wanted to die out on me. I would give it a bit of throttle and it would just sputter and then it would kind of pick up for a second and then sputter out again. Once I actually...

Glad I stumbled across this, after searching around I didnt find much info on the o-ring/non o-ring debate and was about to start a new thread. This settles the argument for me for now at least, I was all worried I made a poor choice getting a non o-ring chain and was about to drop the dough on...

You're correct they're the 78-79 38's. I'm going to drop the main down to 140 and lean the needle out by one slot, right now it's in the third (middle) slot, I'll keep a look out for that flat spot off of idle.

I actually read through your entire thread already after a little searching around. Definitely some solid advice in there, I'll be honest I wasn't aware that plugs should be read based on the smoke ring. Always learning something new on this forum. I'm going to drop my main down to a 140 and...

5twins thanks for the info, I did some more reading in the meantime and learned more about the smoke rings. I'm going to play with my carb settings some mor to see if I can get rid of the stumble and then I'll make sure to pay attention to the smoke rings.

If you still need the pin I might have an extra, let me check my garage and I'll post back up if I have it.

The spark plugs pictured came with my Pamco kit and the electrode is more of a point than a flat looking electrode like the one in your picture. I have plugs like that and can definitely swap them out and ride it for awhile and check plug color then.

When I first picked up this motor I checked it and it was right where it needed to be, can't remember exact numbers. I've barely put any time on it since then so those numbers haven't changed. The plugs aren't coated with oil or anything, one just happens to be darker than the other and the...

It was a pain for me to find a freeze plug, none of my parts stores had them and one finally had it in their system but had to order it. My recommendation is to have more than one handy, first one I tried to tap in I ended up mangling so I was thankful to have a second one.

Had a question for you knowledgable carb people. I've read and Reread the carb guide and think my carb tuning attempts are coming out ok. I've got an '81 running a set of BS38's, straight pipes and UNI foam filters. Main jet has been bumped up to a 142.5 from the stock 135. Bike idles good, as...

Haha you know you're right and I totally forgot to post that I've already seen the ones they have and was looking for ones that aren't chrome or polished like the ones TC bros offers.

Anybody know of a company that makes decent aftermarket kick stands? I've got an '81 that has been hardtailed and therefore is lower to the ground. I'm currently using the factory mount and stand but because of the frame being lower to the ground the bike sits almost perfectly level when parked...

Compression would be a big one. Simple enough to test.

Thank you sir, I'm going to spray some carb cleaner around my current boots to see if they are even leaking. I noticed a chunk of rubber missing when installing them today but didn't have the bike on long enough to see if it was causing the right carb to suck in extra air or not. If it is...

I actually did read the whole thread, however being relatively new to this still I don't always pick up on the little differences between this and that, hence the reason I ask questions.......to learn. I do not have vacuum petcocks so therefore I am ok to do without, however (and here I go...

Thanks for the link, the Sudco catalog you linked to shows the carb boots but says XS650's from 75-77 only. I've got BS38s from a '79 being run on this bike, I'm assuming I can disregard the year range Sudco had listed because shouldn't BS38's fit those you linked to regardless?

Gave it a shot but unfortunately I don't have enough hands to hold the prongs to the terminals while kick starting the bike. I'll give it a shot when I've got a helper around, thanks for the info Pete.

Interesting......I have a blade type fuse panel and I swapped the yellow ignition wire to another post and moved the fuse over there as well. Bike fired up on the third kick so it looks like the Pamco is functioning after all. Guess I need to recheck all my connections just for the sake of doing...

Thanks Pete, temporary brain fart moment I figured that the test wouldn't work without some source of power. I'll go give it a shot and report back.