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Well I don't know what my longest ride is... But I drive it 110 miles a day as it is 55 miles to work =) I would guess my longest was about 225 to 250... Peace David

I think I got ya beat!! =) My phone doesn't pick up much of the low end... but there is a lot of it there... What ya think?? Peace David

Nice work!! Keep it up!! :thumbsup: Peace David aka "The Moose" :laugh:

I don't think there is a magic combo... I have run mine at 75 to 85 for long periods of time running both 16/35 and 16/37... Seems to me the 400 engine runs best at higher rpm's... at least mine anyways...

I think you all need to eat a few more cheeseburgers... lmao... I drive mine daily on a 4 lane highway... I run about 70 to 75 mph... I have driven in high winds and rain... she always sticks to the road nicely... but that might have something to to with the 270 lbs I add to the ride =) Peace...

It would be a bit of a drive for me... but i am game =)

OK!! The casing is on and we are back together... Now to get back to the simplified wiring that I started on... =) I have my new harness pretty much done... just need to make a couple custom connections.. and then test the wiring... before I wrap it all up into the micro-harness =) Hope to...

PROGRESS!!! Ok... I am beginning to loathe the previous owner of this bike... well perhaps I should thank him for the lessons on what NOT to do to your bike =) So I got no readings from the 3 white wires from the alternator... So I pulled the side plate... Also found out he used the wrong...

OK so this is the one man thread I guess... lol I am now thinking about swapping engines entirely... both engines are stripped down and could be out in a few minutes... Here is another question for all... Can I replace the points on the other engine with the electronics from my current...

Ok... so I pulled the regulator off of an running yamaha xj bike... it has an electronic rectifier / regulator... has the same wire patterns using a shared black i assume... and tried to test the regulator part... gave me the same results as the one from my bike... so i think my regulator might...

OK... Found some more info... I have the items identified correctly... What is interesting is that my voltage regulator is not adjustable... as the manual says... so I am wondering if the testing procedure need to be different...

So I removed the wiring harness... I think I have correctly identified most of the electronica attached to said harness =) Seems like the important stuff is attached to the battery box / air filter assembly... There is the big ignition unit with a wad o wires coming out... the thing with fins...

NICE!!!!!!!

Thanx CadXS!! I am gonna run with the battery... I am running the stock air cleaners cuz they look right for my build I think... so I have the battery compartment there... and with the simplified wiring... I wont have a bunch of wires to stuff in there... so i can put in my small battery and...

Good info... I am gonna run with a small 12v I picked up... It has been working well and is small enough to hide it...

Lowering the forks is easy... just loosen the bolts that hold the forks in place and slide them up in the triple tree... I would like to hear about the stretched swingarm as well!!! =) Peace David

Thanx all... hmusket... Love the idea in the link!!... and if I can scrounge up a few extra bucks I may give that a go =) Daddio... Thanx for the advice... I do see where that would have come in handy... I wont have a key in my build just a good sized switch... So I guess I will have a kill...

Hey all... I have done a bunch of reading and studying of the diagrams... But I would like a little input from those that have done something similar... What I want to do is strip down to the least amount of wiring as possible on a 1981 XS400H Special II... I want to have a headlight ( hi and...

After a couple weeks of hard work... She is back on the road... New and Improved!! Peace David

Ok... so I got caught in heavy rain and my bike did not like it... she started missing on the right cylinder... and then back firing... then stalled... I got her dried out and she is now running again... but it is very strange... lol Before I got caught in the rain... the 2 stage enhancer...