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I scooped some info from the Haynes manual about the carbs. Looks like yours should (should, if it's a custom project you might have...

Nice, well done! Looks like the rest of your stuff is much easier to tackle. You're well on your way!

Your secondary ohms are higher than they should be. Not sure which specific model you have, but if your coils are 2.8ish primary, your...

Captn speaks wisdom. Whatever you use, make sure it's labeled as safe for plastics/rubber (usually, the non-chlorinated brake cleaner)...

Video 1 is pretty solid! Just a couple notes on differences you might find: - the bracket he takes off first, around 0:22, might be a...

Lol, of course it's a number plate and light--at first glance it looked like some kind of crazy dynamo assembly; I see it now. It...

Welcome! That's a very blue bike you've got there--looking forward to seeing your progress! What's all that going on over by the rear...

If you're truly, utterly terrified to do anything with the carbs, you could give it to the shop and consider that you're paying for...

Thanks so much! Didn't mean to hijack the thread, but you might be the first person who's ever actually had a picture of one in the wild.

Hey, that's promising! If it ran at that idle mix screw position, keep it there for now and you can adjust those later. The choke...

You mentioned your electric start doesn't work, which might be the culprit. There's a connection from the TCI to the killswitch/start...

Congrats on getting it running! Where exactly IS the oil strainer? I've changed my oil a handful of times and not once have I found that...

Have you checked your engine compression? Even if it does have some pressure, it might not be enough. If you've got fuel, spark, and...

Just wanted to give a shout-out, your technique to set the idle is fantastic and I got mine all set this weekend. One extra step I did...

SUCCESS! Y'all, we're sparking, starting, and running again. It was a wiring fault! I traced every wire on the TCI I rebuilt for...

Reg/rect was fine. New pickup coil arrived, so that's going in this weekend, and one thing I need to check--that my coil packs are wired...

One more thing, just a quick primer on electronic components in case you aren't familiar with them.

It might be the lighting, but I found a few spots that might be worth a once-over--a few of the resistors look a little oxidized (or it...

Heya! The headlight won't come on unless you start the engine; that's a design choice. The other lights... that's a different problem...

Something that occured to me as well is that you're going for cafe, and this is a really cool build that might inspire you! Really great...