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    Battery charging

    if the regulator has nothing to do with the light than why on the wiring diagram is the brown wire from the regulator connected to the lights?
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    Battery charging

    ok here's an update. I can't seem to find any wiring diagrams (in my haynes book) that show you that your Rectifier need to grounded to the battier they all show it grounded to the frame and the red wire to the Battery, witch is what I have done. I checked the Rectifier and its good volts flow...
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    Battery charging

    kinda. I'v rewired my entire bike (cafe style with Estart) and I went out for the first test ride with the new wiring this weekend and my battery died on me (my battery is brand new and had a full charge) I got to found out the hard way that my battery isn't getting charged from the...
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    Battery charging

    I Just want to clarified something. The Red wire from Rectifier goes to positive port on the battery and the black goes to the negative port on the battery NOT the frame. Correct?
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    Kickstart installation

    SO I wired in my Estart button and it fired up like a champ first short push of the button. I think I may have figured out my kick start problem tho. 1st off it didn't help that there was to much oil in me engine so I drained the old oil, replaced old gasket and replaced it with fresh oil and...
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    Kickstart installation

    XSchris I still need to wire up the button as of now to my Estart as I have planned to move my button from my handle bars to a spot on side of the bike. I had it mocked up but did wire it it because I wanted to run it kick start for a bit. But I think I may have figured out the problem with the...
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    Kickstart installation

    I took the clutch cover off today and the good new is the Kick Journal is in good condition no cracks and inside looks clean as well(thank goodness). The bad new is I still don't know what would make it so I can't kick the bike over. In close inspection on the kick shaft there is a scratch on...
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    Kickstart installation

    Oh man really :/ ok well finger crossed the Journal isn't broken. I still have the E-start on the bike so if I am FUBAR on the kick journal being broken and I get all the broken pieces out can I start my bike with just the E-start? Also when I said I giggled it around the kick start it was more...
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    Kickstart installation

    Oh geez. ok, well If the kick journal is broken what are my options? and do I need to drain my oil to be able to open the clutch cover side?
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    Kickstart installation

    I'm having kick start problems to. So this is what has be happening with mine, First off when I would be kick it over from cold and had to kick it over a few times and kicked it hard It would make a noise like a spring reloading even tho it feel like spring tension is on the kick start and...
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    piston ring 1st over

    nice, Just looked at my bike I see it now. Yeah it does look all gummed up. so whats the best way to be fix this. do I still have to pull the engine?
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    piston ring 1st over

    Here is my problem I need help withg. I have pulled the engin as of yet my right cylinder was making a ticking noise when I fired it up this year after sitting stored for 4 months. I puled the plug to see what was the matter and saw something that I can assume is a piston ring sticking up...
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    Question on Wire Gage

    The wire i'm replacing the stock wire with is Bigger than the stock wire on the bike. 16 gage is the size of my replacement wire.
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    Question on Wire Gage

    I stripped 95% of the 14 gage wiring off my bike and was wondering What if I use 16G? I'm rewiring my whole bike and I got new free 16G wire from my work that we use to wire the electronics in cab's on excavation equipment (radio, power seats, Ect). I striped all the 14G wire off my bike because...
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    Rebuilding fuse box...what gauge wire to use?

    What about using 16G? I'm rewiring my whole bike and I got new free 16G wire from my work that we use to wire the electronics in cab's on excavation equipment (radio, power seats, Ect). I striped all the 14G wire off my bike because it was such a rats nest but the wires from my Ignition coils...
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    swapping Break levers

    Sweet thanks one last question Dodger. whats are perches? lol
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    Starter Relay Wiring

    Few question, I trying to figure out how to rewire my starter so its just push button start . (I removed the kill switch unit on my bike) 1 where does the red wire go to from the starter solenoid? 2 what are the grey blocks ? Thanks jayel for the diagram to!
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    Starter / kill switch wire questions

    I'm rewiring my bike and I want to keep my electric starter. I want to move my starter push button from my handle bars/ kill switch unit to a stand along push button on the side of my frame and eliminate the kill switch all together example: my problem is there are 3 wires coming from the...
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    What did you do with your XS today?

    I welded on my frame loop I made my self from 5/8 round, 1/8 wall pipe
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    Canadian needs advice

    hey dude's if you ever in Burnaby (upper east Van) give me a shout. I'm a welder as well but if your just in town we should go for a ride. I'm rebuilding my 1979 XS to a cafe racer. I just finished making / welding on my loop for my frame and now i'm in the works of rewiring, trying to figure...
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