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forgot to update: indeed, it seems i burnt out the starter relay upon it grounding itself out on the frame. I had a second hand one that a swapped in, put in a new battery, cut some old water hose to wrap around the terminals to give them a nice thick protective cover and zip tied/ wrapped it...

Here are a few pictures of it "put together" yes, the seat is super uncomfortable, but that's how the bike was when i picked it up. the battery is a bit low for my comfort, but it was $35, so i cant complain too much.

Well, i tentatively finished the bike. Ill be posting up some pics soon. I got it running pretty good, took it out to run some errands the other day. Noticed the LED license plate light had already gone out (cheap light from Amazon, shipped from China) luckily they came as a pair, so it didn't...

Well, ive been gone for a couple weeks for work, but ive made some progress recently: Got a shitty battery box made up real quick, did a lot of wiring and crimping over the last week. i got all of the bullet connectors from Cycleterminal.com. The guy that runs it is super cool, great...

Thanks for the info Edgee. What would you say is the "life expectancy" if the bike's motor under "normal" riding conditions? (no hooning, canyon running, etc.) just regular riding around town/ fwy. im assuming it wouldn't be a sudden failure, but a gradual decline in motor performance, correct?

for LEDs i believe you could get away with an LED compatible relay. im planning on doing LED turns, brake, and running lights on my bike. thinking of using an LED flasher relay from SuperbrightLEDs.com. they are around $13 before shipping i think, so not too expensive. i know generic ones from...

don't the stock RPM cables attach to the top of the valve cover? maybe could modify that little wheel that spins into some sort of sensor for RPM since its already in place.

Sounds like you could use a hall sensor. I think that's what a lot of newer computer controlled engines on bikes use for cam and crank positioning. FSAE guys use these a lot for independent wheel sensoring. basically the same unit you can find on a lot of cars with ABS sensors on the hubs. would...

@Mototrooper I have heard that too about back pressure issues while running a straight exhaust. I've actually heard things from both sides of the fence, and from people that have personally ran successful with it. I have not yet however come across a someone where engine failure was a direct...

Thanks, yea i actually bought some cheapo moxi brand pods for the time being. as for the exhaust, i plan to leave it chopped as is. (although, its almost hysterically loud) :laugh:

made some brackets for the headlight out of scrap metal i had laying around. i decided to incorporate a blinker on the headlight mounts, and will be using a couple of small LEDs as running lights. My turns will be pretty damn bright, so i figured its OK that they are kind of...

this is pretty much the condition i bought it in. I've just taken off the side covers and air filters, and added a cutoff valve and clear filter on the fuel line, (i cleaned the tank and rebuilt the petcock. the in-tank filter was MIA, and i didnt feel like sourcing one :/. Also my floats are...

Hi guys, so ive had this bike for about 6 or 7 months now, and ive started working on it and getting it running. so far ive got it running well mechanically. one of the previous owners shopped the exhaust how you see it in the pics, so i rejetted (after an extensive carb clean) and finally got...

Hi James, Im a new member here, but have already made use of a lot of this sites info. Im currently working on redoing all lighting on my bike, and have seen this thread. I still need to look further into my lighting/ electrical issues, (cant seem to get power to headlight or front turn sig.)...