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Quick question here. On the DOHC's engine...does one coil pulse equal one Rev? Trying to figure this out to programme the Acewell tach...looks acurate (eyeball assesment while idling/running) but I really would like to make sure.

I built two bikes this winter...one is mine, one for a friend. They are the same bike (DOHC)...although his is an '82 and mine an '84. Both engines where entirely rebuilt...SECA with 6 speed transmission. Budget on his comes to 2500-2600$ On mine 4500$ ish. Took 9 months to complete both...

Has anyone removed the auto-cancelling unit from a DOHC? Why?....Why Not? What would it entail? One less relay to worry About? For....Against? Let me know, as I am tempted to remove mine, after two days of gremlin chasing...I know it is not this that is the culprit but...it would be one less...

Ok, for those who have read my all over the place thread, I am in the process of buttonning-up my engine. Today I put the head back on. Keep in mind that at every step I checked that everything moved(turned) adequately. When I put the case halves together...I rotated the crank and it turned...

While I was tearing my SECA appart for my build(all over the place thread) my buddy took interest....and bought a Maxim. It was running on a single cylinder... Checked spark which we had...cleaned the carbs and vrrrouum 2 cylinders! Took the bike for a ride on a week end along with my Maxim...

I tore down my donor bike mostly for its 18 inch wheels and engine. Since then, found 20 inch progressive fork springs, coils, reg/rec and so on....all for 100$ (See my all over the place thread....) Now...the engine, I tore it apart cleaned everything, bought conrod bolts/bearings, new...

hi all , I introduced myself some weeks ago on the forum with my 1984 Maxim...clean owned by an 80 year, barely 20 000kms stating that I wanted to café/tracker it...until.... I found this...a 1984 Seca with also 20 000 kms...safetied last in sept 2015 but crashed since.100$!!!:laugh2:...Well in...

Hey guys, this Will probably seem pretty basic, but everything I find ( steering stem bearings, fork seals etc...) is identified as fitting an xs 400 Maxim/seca up to 1982-1983 depending on the product looked at. Being as I have a 1984 Maxim...do those parts fit or where there major changes in...