schlakeandbake308
XS650 Addict
I wanted to post this so guys building their bikes have an idea of what to expect. I just wired in a battery in line with a sparx tonight. I had a sparx only, pma and pamco. Kick only. So I'm going to post how it rides with both.
Capacitor
Bike ran... That's about the best that can be said. Setting carbs up (mikuni roundslides) was a bit of a pain. I was all over the place getting them working. I thought it was running rich and kept dropping mains. Very frustrating, never could get it right. Stalled at stopsigns, a lot. I have a rephase with serious porting and a shell #1 cam and a big bore kit. Honestly I think it was running better stock. No matter what I did to the carbs, I still couldn't get much over 5500 rpms. It was a blast to ride, but I felt like I could do more
Battery and capacitor
Wired it up so that the battery and capacitor were in line. Kick over to a perfect idle. This has been a struggle from the start. Best idle I've had in 600 miles. So then I reset the advance and valves. Took it out for a little spin. Never cuts off at any stopsigns, headlight stays lit! Sounds better, take off is better, and jetting is a breeze. I figured it was time to let her rip. This is where the craziness come in. I swear, the motor hit 8k rpms in about a second and a half. This thing is an actual rocket. Such a fun ride. I'm unbelievably happy with it. It begs the question... Why was I screwing around with the damn capacitor to begin with!? Trust me guys, run a battery, it's so much better. Battery is a 12 0.8ah I got for 10.50 on eBay. I hid it under the seat in about 30 seconds.
If you are debating what to do with your Yamaha, the battery makes the pma work so much better. I couldn't be happier with the way this bike rides
Capacitor
Bike ran... That's about the best that can be said. Setting carbs up (mikuni roundslides) was a bit of a pain. I was all over the place getting them working. I thought it was running rich and kept dropping mains. Very frustrating, never could get it right. Stalled at stopsigns, a lot. I have a rephase with serious porting and a shell #1 cam and a big bore kit. Honestly I think it was running better stock. No matter what I did to the carbs, I still couldn't get much over 5500 rpms. It was a blast to ride, but I felt like I could do more
Battery and capacitor
Wired it up so that the battery and capacitor were in line. Kick over to a perfect idle. This has been a struggle from the start. Best idle I've had in 600 miles. So then I reset the advance and valves. Took it out for a little spin. Never cuts off at any stopsigns, headlight stays lit! Sounds better, take off is better, and jetting is a breeze. I figured it was time to let her rip. This is where the craziness come in. I swear, the motor hit 8k rpms in about a second and a half. This thing is an actual rocket. Such a fun ride. I'm unbelievably happy with it. It begs the question... Why was I screwing around with the damn capacitor to begin with!? Trust me guys, run a battery, it's so much better. Battery is a 12 0.8ah I got for 10.50 on eBay. I hid it under the seat in about 30 seconds.
If you are debating what to do with your Yamaha, the battery makes the pma work so much better. I couldn't be happier with the way this bike rides