Recent content by Mateo

Skate board makes a good base to start from. Get foam from a arts/ fabric store.

I went to the local bike shop and got a few parts. Picked up a used regulator as well as a used reg/rec from an XS500 1980. The regulator was from an xs400 and plugged right in, (mine went missing somehow) I'm thinking the R/R from the xs500 is a good upgrade? Solid state? Is it worth using the...

So with my 1980 xs400, I'm right on the cusp of when it went from b-circuit to...... b-circuit? Still unsure of what actual regulator I need to order......

I'm gonna test my rectifier and if that is good I'm gonna just buy the regulator on its own and run 2 units. I have room under the seat for it. And it'll save me $100.

That's all fine. But we need to know what to get first.......

My battery tender lithium ion battery is on it's way. My build is almost done. Weld up the new exhaust, finish under seat tray and tidy up wiring. I tried researching what regulator rectifier to get but the deeper i go down that rabbit hole the more lost I get. Most stuff is talked about the...

Ok. I'll get a battery tender battery per wolfes suggestion.

I see. So it's for synching carbs. Ok. I'll leave one blanked off and keep the other hooked up to the Petcock. Thanks amigos.

Hahahaha. This is good stuff. I'm aware of the rectifier /regulator upgrade that needs to happen if I don't have a solid state system. My riding will only be in the warmer summer months. And I do have the kick start option. In looking at the antigravity 4 cell with 120 cranking Amps.

I'm looking for a slim Li ion battery I can hide under seat. What's the smallest battery you've run with electric start and gotten away with it?

I read that others have the Petcock activation vacuum hose from one carb to engine boot and that's all fine and dandy. But I have 2? One from each boot? I blanked one off ( it had a broken plastic joining piece on the end. I just threaded a bolt into the rubber hose after cutting the plastic bit...

I'm liking the sound of the TW40 and a kenda up front. Do you have a photo?

I'm in Calgary and tires are next. This isn't a race bike and I'm after oversize tires. But my rim size , 16" back, 18" front, make it hard to get what I'm after. The Firestone deluxe seems to be all that will work. I would spend the extra monies on some Avon tires, but it's not giving me what...

Great. I'll try something similar.

Pulled springs out. Still not working.