Hello from Germany...

[Sokrates]

Hello from Germany...

My Name ist Dirk Baier and i'm a the webmaster of http://www.xs400.net.

I own a lot XS400, you can see here: http://fotoalbum.xs400.net/main.php?g2_itemId=1917

The xs400.net-Team wishs the xs400.com-Team the best for this site.

PS: Please excuse my english, last english in school was about 20 years.

 

[einstein1958]

Na mein englisch ist auch nicht viel besser *g

Thomas

 

[hardtailed77]

Welcome man! I'm sure your knowledge will be a great addition to the site!!

 

[Sokrates]

Hello hardtailed77,

thanks for the welcome.

Nice bike you have anda lot of other nice bikes here in the forum.

Outside germany there are a lot of customed XS400-Bikes. It's amazing, here in germany it's hard to custom a bike, because every bike who drives on the street have to insist the german TÜV - German Association for Technical every two years.

 

[badgertom]

Welcome to this site. I am from Germany but came to the USA over 30 years ago. I'm sure you will add considerably to this site. Currently I own an xs400gs ( in addition to
a BMW r1200R). I enjoy working on the xs400. My project is to "customize" the bike. ( not a restoration). I will probably take the bike appart and start from scratch. Perhaps you can assist me along the way with some advice.

 

[drewpy]

Welcome Dirk,

Just realised it was Gigavolt who did the ignition, Dirk, is Anton stil around?

drewps

 

[Hornix]

Welcome from your Dutch neighbour
Electronic ignition?? That sounds great!! Tell me about it Drewps
grtz Hornix

 

[drewpy]

Its contact assisted, so all the contacts do is trigger the ignition box.

 

[Hornix]

Looked at the site, but can't find it
can you give me a hint?
btw...yesterday I looked at your blogspot Drewpy, you're doing an amazing job with that flattracker!!!

 

[drewpy]

I think it is down as I've tried to load it. hopefully Dirk can let us know what's happening.

found it with a bit of lateral thinking

http://gigavolt.eu/Motorbikes/Moto_electronics/moto_electronics.html

thanks for the kind words on the tracker, got to get it done this year!!

 

[yupp]

Hello from Germany too......

Another electronic ignition wich i use on two xs 400 is available by www.helotronik.de

But keep in mind that u had to use two of that boxes.... one for each cylinder.

 

[Sokrates]

Hi...

yes, Anton (Gigavolt) did the electronic ignition with breakers some years ago.
Anton has sold his XS400 3 or 4 years ago and i think he didn't work on it.
I'd last seem Anton on our Meeting in 2007 (http://fotoalbum.xs400.net/main.php?g2_itemId=6256&g2_page=1)


The technical information about his electronics is on the xs400.net Site:

http://xs400.net/wb/pages/technik-f...transistorzuendung-von-gigavolt-version-1.php
http://xs400.net/wb/pages/technik-f...transistorzuendung-von-gigavolt-version-2.php
http://xs400.net/wb/pages/technik-f...transistorzuendung-von-gigavolt-version-3.php
http://xs400.net/wb/pages/technik-f...transistorzuendung-von-gigavolt-version-4.php

PS: Hallo yupp.

 

[yupp]

Hi Dirk so now we are in the usäiii


Anton gave his permission to use his idea of the ignition as "opensource" last year......

 

[cturek]

Welcome Sokrates.

You have many nice pictures to check out! My grandmother was born and raised in Bremen.

 

[Sokrates]

@cturek

thanks...

I live more in the west of germany. But on our german forum are a lot of drivers from the north. The last years we had a lot of meetings in north germany. Nice to see, but there are no curves and hills. I live in the triangle of Westerwald, Eifel und Hunsrück, very hillocky and a lot of curves. That's the reason why i don't drive choppers.

If anyone of the forum-members here came to germany, please tell it to us. I think it's great so meet anyone of you here.

 

[drewpy]

hillocky
who said the germans had no sense of humour, made me laugh, nice one Dirk

I was thinking of attending your meeting this year but its a long way!

 

[Travis]

Sokrates, Welcome to the site! Glad to have you. Thanks for the kind wishes.

 

[Sokrates]

Thanks for the welcome...

I'll hope i improve my englisch in the next months here.

 

[Sokrates]

hillocky
who said the germans had no sense of humour, made me laugh, nice one Dirk

Wrong word?

I was thinking of attending your meeting this year but its a long way!

Call "Tscharly" from our forum: http://www.xs400-forum.de/u154662_Tscharly.html
He's from Uk too, Devon.

Perhaps he drive too.

 

[drewpy]

Dirk, you made up a new word and its great.

I will contact Tscharly thanks