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Dunno how many will remember me and my questions from last summer.. but after a year of working on my bike.. heres what I got so far. It aint pretty, but its damn close..

Here is the earliest pic ...

true. but when I said 'charging system', thats what I've lumped that whole chunk of the wiring system as..

regulator, igniter, coils, etc..

I'm wanting to replace my key ignition with a toggle switch of some sort..

The diagrams I'm looking at (simplified chopper diagrams) show the battery running to the key ignition, with two leads com ...

any idea where I can get some if I dont have access to one of those bikes or fenders?

[quote="tweedy64"]Heres the mudguard struts ![/quote]

tweedy, I'm curious about these.. did you fab them? are they something you can pick up at a hardware or auto store?

Hmm.. must be the charger then...

Everything else I've used the meter on seems to be accurate. I haven't checked the wall socket, but the car battery is accurate.

I dont imagine the bike batte ...

Got the permit, no endorsement yet tho...

money is tight right now, otherwise I would be all over that training course. I will probably have to wait til march to do it. Oh well..

But as for ...

I feel like a dumbass.. but I don't exactly know how to do what you're asking...

Do you mean to use my multimeter on ohm setting, one contact goes to the solenoid end of the blue/white wire, and t ...

for the start button on the right hand controls? removed that button long ago.. the wire is still there, but not touching anything.. it was pulled back and taped.

at 2500 rpms, it hovers around 14.5v.. at 1200rpm, significantly lower..

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I assumed it is some bad wiring somewhere.. some short in the system. And I noticed that even when the bike was tu ...

UPDATE:

So I go into the licensing place yesterday (monday) to pay my $136 and get my plate/tabs/registration..

She informs me that I can't be gifted the bike, (which my bill of sale states), an ...

much appreciated

I do have an 81 as well.. I'm no electrical expert myself. Hell, before I got the bike and joining this site, I'd never worked on anything automotive before. But I'm learning.. and have learned a lo ...

good to know.. I'll look into that

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checked today, and I gotta do all or nothing.. $136.. but on the good side, the inspection ticket is good for 60 days.. so I got some time

very nice.. I love the springers.. welcome to the site, I'm in WA as well.. other side tho.. where exactly is bothell?

Went smooth as silk.. I feel like a dumbass about stressing over it now too..

Yesterday, I called them to ask about costs and delay for another appointment, cause I wasn't sure that I would pass, a ...

sschering, one thing I'm wondering..

You said they checked the vin of the frame and the engine? do yours match? was there an issue? Mine dont match, so I'm woried about that now.

lol nice

welcome to the site Smile

plenty of knowledge hanging around here

nice.. here's hoping that it goes as easy for me on thursday Very Happy

it's back together already.. just need a new battery, a horn, and my blinkers working.

I'll get the battery this weekend maybe, or monday at the latest. Got the blinker lights today.. gotta figure ...

ok.. got it running again..

and if anyone says that too much oil wont cause a kicker problem, they're fibbing.. Razz

coincidentally though, my battery is toast. But after getting it running, the ...

I never used a gauge to check compression before, but it started every kick, reliably..

what am I looking for on oil level? too much? too little? prior to the start two days ago, it was overfill ...

So, the latest chapter in my reality show of a bike..

I'm going to break down the events of last night to today as detailed, but short as possible..

Two Days ago:
Check spark, good.
Spray ...

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