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crush1776
Injury Prone
chair-tastic
My ass is happy...or, as my brother would say: I'm a happy ass!
crush1776
Injury Prone
Progress pics:
crush1776
Injury Prone
Q: Why would anyone in their right mind tear out a perfectly good wiring harness?
A: We are obviously not in our "right" minds!
So I had the tank and seat off to rip out the wiring, and I thought now would be a good time to do an initial cleaning...might as well take the carbs and headlight off! Busted out the 3 near empty cans of Gunk I had lying around and went to town with a scrub brush. Of course now my mad scientist (OK probably closer to Igor) brain is thinking: "while I've got it this far down I might as well pull the motor and paint the frame." Probably going to resist that urge for now as I want to stick to the original plan and do mods, shake down and work out the bugs, tear down and paint and then assemble. May detail the engine a bit in frame though.
LOW mileage!
A: We are obviously not in our "right" minds!
So I had the tank and seat off to rip out the wiring, and I thought now would be a good time to do an initial cleaning...might as well take the carbs and headlight off! Busted out the 3 near empty cans of Gunk I had lying around and went to town with a scrub brush. Of course now my mad scientist (OK probably closer to Igor) brain is thinking: "while I've got it this far down I might as well pull the motor and paint the frame." Probably going to resist that urge for now as I want to stick to the original plan and do mods, shake down and work out the bugs, tear down and paint and then assemble. May detail the engine a bit in frame though.
LOW mileage!
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crush1776
Injury Prone
Mini Tachometer:
crush1776
Injury Prone
No inspection in Cali, bike is currently registered, may run a miniscopular bicycle speedo if I feel the need but I'm pretty good at math so I'm not too worried...I'll be sure and steer clear of NH on my grand tour 
Yeah, lots of rules here Silly stuff too, like we need to have fenders to pass inspection. They also measure a bike's rake and have a maximum. We don't have to wear helmets, but we can't run without a fender... hm, priorities.
Silly stuff too, like we need to have fenders to pass inspection. They also measure a bike's rake and have a maximum. We don't have to wear helmets, but we can't run without a fender... hm, priorities.ahale2772
XS400 Addict
BC, you need to find some friends at the inspection place
Mass Is pretty much as bad as nh (worse IMO) but they dont care once you have a sticker (as long as its not breaking the law or overly unsafe)
Ive got some buddies at dealerships that will help me out.
Crush: where did you get that tach? How does it pick up a signal? very interested in that I may have to pick one up.
BTW those bars are kick ass
Mass Is pretty much as bad as nh (worse IMO) but they dont care once you have a sticker (as long as its not breaking the law or overly unsafe)
Ive got some buddies at dealerships that will help me out.
Crush: where did you get that tach? How does it pick up a signal? very interested in that I may have to pick one up.
BTW those bars are kick ass
crush1776
Injury Prone
Why, eBay of course! Seller: seismiccycles. Got a sweet little headlight dimmer/ kill switch combo and a folding rearview as well. They sell mostly off-road and dual-sport stuff.
You wrap the lead wire (actually the only wire) from the tach around a spark plug wire, that's it! One button adjustment for sparks per revolution, sensitivity of the sensor, and 1 sec or 1/2 sec updates. Very basic item.
You wrap the lead wire (actually the only wire) from the tach around a spark plug wire, that's it! One button adjustment for sparks per revolution, sensitivity of the sensor, and 1 sec or 1/2 sec updates. Very basic item.
ahale2772
XS400 Addict
thanks Crush, just ordered meself one
no power wire to the unit?
what did you set the sparks per rev to? (im guessing thats the selector between 2-4 stroke?)
when it updates does it just give you a number like a momentay snapshot of what the rpm is? (only updates every 1/2 second?)
nice to grill the mind of someone who allready has one
no power wire to the unit?
what did you set the sparks per rev to? (im guessing thats the selector between 2-4 stroke?)
when it updates does it just give you a number like a momentay snapshot of what the rpm is? (only updates every 1/2 second?)
nice to grill the mind of someone who allready has one
skillzman1
XS400 Junkie
thats similar to the Trailtech Vapor unit I used on my ZX7R streetfighter build...was thinking of going that route on my build eventually...ebay has some different options..lotta stuff outa China..
crush1776
Injury Prone
thanks Crush, just ordered meself one
no power wire to the unit?
what did you set the sparks per rev to? (im guessing thats the selector between 2-4 stroke?)
when it updates does it just give you a number like a momentay snapshot of what the rpm is? (only updates every 1/2 second?)
nice to grill the mind of someone who allready has one
Has an internal battery, no power wire.
Has 3 settings: 2, 1, and 0.5 PPR's (Pulse Per Revolution). I am guessing our bikes require 0.5 PPR, but haven't run it yet due to the aforementioned rewiring going on.
Here is video of it in action:
Pretty sure the works Connection and the Trail Tech TTO are the same mfg.
crush1776
Injury Prone
Bit-o-progress:
Before:
Driveway Art:
After:
Got my jets and Air Cleaners from Mikesxs:
Before:
Driveway Art:
After:
Got my jets and Air Cleaners from Mikesxs:
crush1776
Injury Prone
The Enterprise:
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crush1776
Injury Prone
Primer, painted pipes and cut down battery tray (I'm digging the dope battery name):
And introducing the black of "Black and Brew":
And introducing the black of "Black and Brew":
looks great man. i love suede paint. did you clear it at all? or is it just black with flattener? and the battery sounds like a drugs street name or something. lol. do i see refractory? do you do casting it your spare time or something?
crush1776
Injury Prone
looking very good! cant help but notice the santa cruz under your table. i miss home (santa monica) snowboard in the morning and surf in the afternoon.
The day I said I was going to do this is the day I tore my MCL on the mountain...looked good on paper though!
