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I have been MIA from this site for awhile. Life got busy and there was a pandemic, but I am still working on my 450. I plan to start posting some more about what I have done and what I am doing to the bike. Since I last posted I have ridden it quite a bit, updated most of the electrical...

Very nice!

Thanks Matt. I will look into them.

Are there any advantages to using the LiFePo battery besides weight? Also, since they need to modern regulator, is there any way to check to make sure the charging system on your bike is compatible with this kind of battery?

Awesome! I'm on board. Having run points, a PAMCO and Charlie's Place ignition on my 450 I have a couple of design recommendations. Make sure at least one of the pickups is slightly adjustable relative to the other one so you can dial in the timing. It looks like your pickups have slots for...

#9 is the regulator (REGULATOR, A.C. 31400-KR6-000) It looks like the positions of the CDI box (3,4) and regulator are swapped.

Are you guys talking about that finned thing by the tank mount? That is the regulator. The PO of my XR200 had completely removed the decomp parts. Just filled the holes with bolts and lots of RTV. It took awhile to find all the little parts I needed to replace it on ebay. I should have...

Cardboard and epoxy? I prefer to call that fiber reinforced composite.

Re: Black Knight..omg I think its done. Nice jammies. The bike is cool too.

I'm in. I love my '88

Re: Re: The Black Knight, Sketchy engine stand I'm good. Just lurking in the background keeping an eye on ya.

Re: The Black Knight, Sketchy engine stand That is 13 times less sketchy than my engine stand.

That doesn't sound too bad. Do a valve clearance adjustment. It might be the cam chain making noise. Adjust the cam chain tension again. Sometimes the cam chain guides fail. of course the only way to really inspect them is to take the top end apart, which requires removing the engine from...

I was just there last month. My favorite place to eat is Pie Society. They have British meat pies like "Steak and Ale", "Chicken and Thyme" and even "Chicken Pot Pie". We also went to Service Brewing and Ghost Coast Distillery. The trolley tours actually were pretty decent and we got to see...

Yes! I love those things. We think and snore alike.

No, I haven't heard of that happening. But that can happen with aftermarket points too and is easy to fix.

I put one on my 72 CL450, the old one without e-advance. My first one didn't work. I sent it back to Pete and he sent me a new one. That was years ago when he seemed to be more responsive. After that it worked great. When I recently rebuilt my engine I found that the advance mechanism had...

Re: Rachels 78 CB400A...Done. That thing is gorgeous. Well done sir, I say, well done!

No, do not polish them. They have a special very slightly grooved surface where they make contact with the carb cap that is very precise and makes the nearly airtight seal that is necessary for them to work. Remember these don't have diaphragms. If you polish it, you could destroy the surface...

This picture helped me when setting mine. Basically the little notch on the adjuster should point kind of away from the spark plug. Since you took the Cam Cover (cam bushing) off, I would also recommend that you check your cam timing to make sure that the cam chain did not shift teeth on...