ugh, well as some of you may know i am having some serious ignition misfire problems and inconsistencies. Apparently you can no longer find replacement coils for old vintage hondas such as mine so i will be converting to yamaha xs650 coils and wires with some non resister plug boots. we shall see if the constant misfire goes away.
i was expecting to be burning the tire off by now.
new bars on yet??
nah, my sole focus lately has been getting this thing running right, then i will play with the bars. No sense in having the bars on if i cant even ride it.
jets came in yesterday. Now i just need to get my damn coils so i can continue this journey to smokey tire burnouts.:mad:
also i had issues with the rod i bent up for the gear selecter, so im gunna have to fab up another one quick and get it on there so shifting is a little easier.
how is the right turn WOT mod going?
lol, that has been addressed already.
ok, had a slight scare the other day. Couldnt get any combustion on right side. spark and everything is there, just wouldnt fire. So i decided to check the compression in the right side and i had 60psi. then the left side had 155ish. So i decided to check the valve lash and it was a little tight but still not the issue. I then began to assume the worse and decided to poor some oil in the cylinder to see if it brings up the psi’s. No luck, i think it actually got worse. So i decided that it couldnt be the compression, just didnt add up.
I then put the right side to TDC and poor in a ton of gas into the intake. I then flashed a light into the cylinder and sure enough the cylinder began to fill with gas. so i either had a bent valve or shit in the seat. I decided to keep flushing the intake out and i blew about 135psi+ air back through about 5 times. I then decided to recheck the compression and i had about 155-160 in the right.
so now i have compression and all new ignition componants.
I took the bike for a tear today and it pulls realy strong. Timing is still off by a bit, so ill have to play with the points some, but for now it runs. Its probably burnout ready for sure.
:tup: good stuff! im gettin close myself on mine…I’ll have to take some pics and make an update, but my camera blows
lol, i just use my cell phone. good enough for me.
looks good man
all this bike talk is making me itch like a crackhead needing a hit
cool project, loose the boots, clean up the engine, and fill that huge gap in the frame with something.
Not my cup of tea, but I always like a fun project… cant wait to hear how you like it after you log some miles on it.
already lost the boots, already cleaned up the engine, not much i can do about the gap. it is a bobber style bike afterall.
i took it out for a tear but im having minor carb issues. foulin out plugs at idle and fun stuff like that.
do a “cut”…do a hard rip in like 3rd gear, and then right when you get it up there in the rpms toss it in neutral and kill the engine and coast to a stop. pull the plugs and inspect for rich or lean condition and adjust your carbs based on that.
did you swap the jets yet?
damn i missed this!..
looks pretty cool mang :tup:
i already jetted the carbs. wide open isnt the issue. idle is the issue. I think i need to clean the carbs better. When i turn in the mixture screw all the way on both sides nothing realy happens.
I dig this thing from the rear view.
did you only change the mains? or the slow jets too?
I only changed the mains. im getting full rich with mixture screws turned all the way in which should be full lean and die. however my bike runs best this way. i need to get the timing squared up first before i try messing with the carbs again.
what size mains did you toss in?
That’s one nasty looking bike. Good work