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Thanks guys, ill try these ideas out. Im thinking it is a drain somewhere, and if so hopefully ill narrow it down today. It cant hurt to throw some cleaner on the connectors either. Ill get back, hopefully with some results later.

First person to solve this with me gets my rearsets when I tear them off!!! I am desperate and have no clue where to start with testing components.

Im not using a battery. I thought my battery may have been weak, so i just hooked my engine starter straight to the leads. I had it running 12v@40a straight into the system. I dont know whats causing the system to drop half the voltage when the key is turned.

UPDATE... I just found an issue. I get 14v through the electrical system with a Charger/Starter connected, but once I turn the ignition on it drops to 7.5 volts. when I try to start it, it turns over nicely, but there is little to know spark and no firing. What are the possible issues causing this?

Thanks for the compliments, but those rearsets aren't the finished product. I just threw them together for mock up purposes. Ill add some pics on my real design once I get the thing running. Im getting it running and all set up before I add the wow factor parts I'm working on.

Here comes the fun part... It got it running with almost no work. Almost no work consisting of: Boiling and rebuilding the carbs Cleaning out the rusty fuel tank by the nuts/bolts method and tons of rinsing followed by an internal media blast and more rinsing. Spraying a bit of fuel directly...

Wow, its been a while. After a crazy busy semester Im finally getting back to work on the little twin. As you can see I have done quite a bit here and there. I kinda stopped posting because the progress was so slow, but now its time to kick it all back into high gear. Stripped and...

Not lose my key - causing me to buy another new ignition because replacement keys are "non-existent." Oh yeah, always remember.... Measure twice and cut once!

Wow! Love the quality and hard work you're putting into this. I just hope i can match it in my 450. Keep it up!ß

So, today its the rearsets... I have a ton of this 1"X.75" SS bar left over from a job a few years back. After some turning and milling Now with my bracket and a linkage Mounted to the bike I decided to go the easy route and not make a linkage for shifting just yet. I'm going to make...

I just purchased this 72 450 for $200 because the car dealer that had it fired his motorcycle mechanic and couldn't get it working. I actually bought a CB750 to ride and this one was an afterthought. Turns out I am enjoying working on this one a lot more than my 750. The dealer had...

Looks like fun. I just picked up a '80 CB750 and a '72 CB450 we're in similar situations. Good luck to you!

Thanks triumphrider74, This is my first go at bike restoration, and custom work for myself. I have fabricated parts for other people in my shop before, but I've never designed a whole project before. I have all the tools ill need, now I just have to start playing.

I've wanted to start a bike project for the past few years, but my '82 xs650 really was a bit much for me to tackle. It only had 150 miles on it, but had been sitting outside since '83 without a seat and in our fine NW Ohio weather. I gave up on the dream and decided to give the bike to a friend...

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