hugh's handbuilt

Before I contact Hugh’s hand built again, I figured I’d ask you guys and Facebook first. I am at my wits end though, spending days and days trying figure this out so I truly need some help. 1980 xs650 special bs34’s Prior to swap: Everything bone stock. Fired up and idled alright, but boggy...

Newbie here. Is there a wiring diagram out there that has Hughes Hand Built PMA and ignition with capacitor and has all the fused connections with headlight, taillight, brake light switches and has a key that turns everything on and off? I’ve searched high and low on the forums and asked on fb...

Hey all. I was just wondering if the hughs handbuilt pma and electronic ignition would be a good choice compared to the vape ignition and pma kit. What are your thoughts? Also cutting and re welding the camshaft or grinding and rewelding them up. Opinions? Also, no offence to Hugh. Im just...

Howdy, first time posting here, hoping to come up with some answers. I’ll start off by saying I am new to the xs world and bike building period. So bare with me. When I got the bike just a few days ago it ran. My buddy whom I bought it off of had just ran it after I purchased a new battery for...

Ill start off with email sent and awaiting response from Hugh, Got my kit today and wet at it. First issue I don't have a woodruff key like thei nstructions state. I looked on here on the site and I read it wasn't required so I continued on. (With the engine in TDC), after lining up the...

I have been re-assembling my bored, rephased XS650SJ. I have hit snag while degreeing the cam, and want to ask your advice. Background: Valve job, head re-surfacing, and boring (to 700) by Hoos. 447 crank and cam 277 rephased by Hugh's. New pistons, rings, cam chain, cam guides (both)...

HHB PMA on my '78 xs650. The flywheel was slightly touching the stator wires that I thought were tucked away from danger and caused a wire to get exposed. This caused my battery to not get full voltage making the bike very poorly. I pulled the flywheel and noticed some wear on the inside in a...

I was curious if the Pamco ignition is necessary if I'm installing a Hugh's Hand Built PMA. '78 XS650 hardtail chopper project that's going to be kick only on a 1.3ah 12V battery instead of a capacitor. Anyone know? Thanks amigos.

Hey all- I'm at my wits end with a charging issue with my '78 XS650. Here's the situation: I have an HHB PMA installed for a few years now, with a small SLA battery and no electric start. Charging system is super simple: just the PMA, SLA, and reg/rec. The issue is that batteries are...

This may seem like an overly simple topic to make a post about but trust me, if you do it wrong there is some serious money to be lost! I just received my crank and cam back from Hugh and since I spent some extra $$$ because I of my inexperience with shipping 30lbs of parts in a USPS box, I...

I've tried to call and pm hugh on here and i cant get ahold of him. If you see this, i need one of your advance stickers for the pma kit.

Ok folks, I have been doing these for BikerMetric, but I know you would like to have them organized in one place... So here ya go... 1st article is about rebuilding your crank, and all that entails.. http://www.bikermetric.com/2011/11/techtips-re-phasing-your-xs650-by-hugh.html 2nd...