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As the title says, should this combo give any troubles? Had a discussion with a mechanic that claimed it cannot be done. I might be wrong but the reg/rec should charge it like it would with a 3-phase alt? Looking for people with experience using lithium batteries on 2 phase alternators and...

Got the old bike running again with a fresh front tire and a new set of reversed clubmans, it's faster than it looks lol The engine needs a tune up though:)

Made this clock today from a busted cheap wall clock and 4 zip ties and a clutch for my old peugeot 106rallye. Tempted to say it will keep my time from slipping away :P

So my friend made the classic mistake of working on a bike with no sparkplug in (xs500). A small screw from the killswitch ended up falling down the hole without anyone noticing. Took the top of it yesterday to find this: Piston took some battle damage as well. Are these parts salvagable...

I finally decided what to do with my really busted up XT550 and my extra SR500 Both are more or less rolling chassis as of now, but tomorrow i will try to make something fun and funky looking by combining them. Bad pics but its the only ones i have at the moment. Anyone know if the...

Last night i got to tick off one thing more on my bucket list: Owning a SR500. I got it for a "very reasonable price" (i.e dirt cheap) and it came with a whole extra and complete Sr500 with it. In bad condition tho. Will upload some pics of it at some point. Anyway i dont quite know where im...

I got this 850 Le Mans in my hands for some small tune ups, just wondering if its normal that the speedometer only works right when the gas is applied? When i coast, it falls down to zero. And ofc a pic of said bike. It runs really nice btw, love the way it tries to lean when im revving it. ;D

So my friend has this CB500 which is having some problems with the charging system. It has a Lithium-Iron-Phosphate Battery (Revamp)and a custom wiring harness. I get 13-16 V when i measure on frame/ solenoid when the engine is running, 13V when its not. Tried two different Voltage...

What kind of modern bike has the same hole pattern in the disc brake as the xs500? I realize i might need a hub spacer as well but it would be cool if at least i could find a match for the disc mounting hole pattern. Anyone?

So i stumbled upon this very cheap Xs500 and couldnt resist buying it. The PO had to get an MOT on it but decided to let it sit in his shed for 10 yrs instead, hence the name for this build. Got it for 87 dollars lol. I owned one of these before and i liked the boxy design of it. Heres a pic...

Hi i have been lurking here for some time now, thought i'd share my bike with my fellow bikers here. Posted here because its a constant work in progress :) Mods feel free to move if this is the wrong section I started out with a bone stock RD350 ypvs from 1983, got the money from building a...

My friend has this Honda XL 600 (will provide pics at a later time), and he has a problem with the bike dying soon as it gets warm, cold starts work fine, plenty comp, fuel and spark there it seems.. He's going to clean out his carbs to begin with, but if that doesn't work, could it be the ign...

Hi all, im new to this site and i just got myself a good o'l Yamaha xs500 '78 for my daily commute. Stumbled upon some threads about removing either the whole balance shaft or just the chain that drives it, and got curious. Will this mod do anything to increase hp on my engine, or is it just to...