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Hey guys, bike has no spark. 1981 electronic ignition. The tci... should there be power coming out of the red/white and green/white wires that feed into the pickup coil? Any advice on testing tci and pickup coil? Its a freshly rebuilt motor. Had it out once and it ran like gangbusters, the next...

Awesome! Thanks!

Wow!!! That is one sweet CB! Thanks for sharing. If you can send some more pics from different angles, I would love to check it out. Cheers!

Thanks! Yeah, I dig the bright and shiny look, too! And love the Scooby idea! The blue tank is an Honda CL tank, not sure of the model. The current tank is also a CL, but modded a good bit to change how it sits. I was planning on brightening it up a bit, using the black as a base for stripes...

So, the engine stopping suddenly? That was my cam chain breaking. The lock nut on one of the exhaust valve adjusting screws backed off and the screw went through the head, breaking cam chain, destroying the cam gear, and into the bottom end. I thought the carb had gummed up and here it was the...

So, I got the wiring sorted out! Took her out to see how things felt. It had sat for a couple days with gas in the bowls and wasn't flowing quite right initially, but cleared out and I opened her up. I stayed close to home and putted around a bit, and then went out a dirt road at the edge of...

Thanks, Jeff!

Its been awhile... Sorting some wiring issues out today. Regulator wasn't wired in right. Gonna add turn signals for the inspection. So close! I used a 4 cell antigravity battery. Not sure if it is going to be worthy, which is kind of a bummer, as space is scarce in the ebox. May have to build...

Thanks, Wolfe! He mentioned that he was active on here. I think he had given up on it. When I found her, she had been chained up to a tree in the weather for several months.

Sounds like ignition. I just had ghe same scenario unfold with my cb750. I am not sure if there is a way to test TCI or not. I think you basically trouble shoot everything else and if that all passes, replace TCI. May be able to open it up and look it over. There are blog posts of people...

Progress Starting to work on wiring. Need to finish building my headlight. It is a police spotlight that I placed a newer bulb in. Those old chrome spitlights are brass. Just sand em down.

Thanks. I will update when I get there.

I have not tried truing it. The rim was from a dirt bike. It seemed ok when I purchased it, but when I changed the tire, my neighbor was a little heavy handed, to the point of me telling thanks, but no thanks. Any tips on truing the wheel? I feel like i could make a jig with an old swingarm and...

New rubber. Front wheel has a nasty whobble. I would say maybe 1/2". Can that be balnced with weights? Motor is ready to go in the frame. I need to do some work on swing arm (weld on rear brake stay). When I extended the stay to match the extended length of the swing arm, I didn't account for...

Ordered the kit. Figured WTH. And... it's junk. Plates are thin. Both the friction plates and the steel. The springs are weak. I ended up using the friction plates anyways, as they were slightly better than the old ones.

Right on. Thanks, Dave. I will most likely be selling it to build the next one.

Hey guys, does anybody have any experience with this kit? http://www.amazon.com/Complete-Clutch-Friction-Plates-Springs/dp/B00LXNC74K/ref=sr_1_13?ie=UTF8&qid=1458674607&sr=8-13&keywords=xs400+clutch For $40, it sounds like a steal. It includes friction plates, steel plates, and springs.

Nice! Like the tread. It's a good look.

OK, it's been a minute. Been busy the last few months with life. Happy to say, I am back in the garage-barn, chopping away! Actually seeing some progress. I figured out how to fab up my forwards. In retrospect, I could have done it much easier with a little planning and adequate materials. The...