Recent content by Red Fthr

I had some gasket failure and thus rebuilding my top-end. When I pulled out my cam chain tensioner I noticed some obvious wear marks at the bottom of the tensioner, on the left side/back (if sitting on bike). The only thing I can think of that would cause that is the primary chain. What would...

Dang it! I only saw the 12v one. I knew I should of asked. I got one off ebay for $40 :( :( :'(

Ok, i tested the continuity of the stator, that seemed fine pink to white = .4 ohms and pink to yellow =1.8; measured at 200 ohms). And then I tested the rectifier, those results came back as infinity, and then in trying to remove it I broke the red terminal. All terminals seemed pretty gnarly...

My positive terminal leads to the fuse, to the main switch (red) which is a toggle switch, and to the rectifier (red and white). I had tested at the rectifier and it was the same weird results.

Unless the person before me weird the positive and negative with the wrong cables. Couldn't hurt to reverse it. Haven't had a chance to get back in the garage but I'll be there tomorrow.

What do you mean, "fitted backwards" Probably going to get in the garage today to try out some stuff.

I tested the resistance of the alternator: Bike off: yellow=.002 ohm White =.001 ohm Bike on (alternator not connected): Yellow = all over the place White = all over the place I guess that was to be expected. So, bad connection somewhere/ short/ bad ground?

That is correct.

In the garage now. Which one is the A/C again? red/white? ???

I'll keep an eye out for that when checking the stator, hopefully today. Thanks!

Next I need to check the stator itself. Going to recharge the battery and try this hopefully tomorrow. I'll keep posting.

I'm trying to resolve some electrical issues on a little cb 125 s2. I noticed there was an issue when I started plugging in instruments, the batter almost immediately died. After unplugging everything and Runnin the bare minimum, I noticed the yellow, and white/yellow wires (that come from the...

And don't get me wrong, building it to build it is the fun part and bringing something back to life is a reward in itself. I'm not critiquing the soul or lifestyle of building. From an economic perspective though, this model is completely F-ed hahaha. Like mentioned before, unless you're some...

What I'm gathering is, if you're going to build to sell for the masses, don't shoot for more than $6k. However, if you're commissioned then charge what is actually appropriate for invested time. It's kind of a shame that no one really wants to spend more than a few thousand on a well done bike...

I enjoy reading interviews that describe a builders procedure or execution. One thing that lacks in these interviews is the overall cost of a build. Yea, you can google various parts add it up and get close, but it doesn't really tell you what, financially, goes into it--or what it would be sold...