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Now that you mention it, I think I’ve heard this sound before and just had to tighten the rocker axle/pivot thing feon the outside of the valve cover. I should look at the part for wear it if it’s worked it’s way loose again.

Maybe. I was thinking something valve related when I first heard it. I’d be thrilled if this wasn’t the moment I had to split the cases.

Sounds to me like it does when I leave my foot on the Kickstarter after it kicks over. And ideas of where to start looking before I just go figure it out on my own? I’ve got the Honda service manual. Just to help anyone who might want to know where I am with this machine. Reading the...

So, I've been just riding this bike to work and back all the damn time and having a blast. Oddly enough, the one thing that's bugging me (other than having a bad ground on my headlight circuit) is that my turn signal indicator doesn't tell me which directional is on. I did it the hard way...

You ever fux with that copper pipe on your kicker? I'd love to see a pic of that if you did.

Okey. dumbest thing. I only swapped one of the bulbs with an LED... that's why each side acted so differently. In the end, I just wired the indicator in as a third turn signal on each side with some 30V zener diodes I had laying around and it worked great...

That makes a lot of sense, actually. I've mostly taught myself by looking at old OEM wiring harnesses for the bikes I've been poaching parts off of. Lots of cool engineering in there but not all of it works with polarity. I should probably hook up one of these other indicators I have on hand...

Hmm. I'll check everything again because that's exactly as dumb as I've been in the past, but I think the blinkers were sorted out as everything worked when I just closed the connection with a jumper. I know I had polarity right on the LED indicator as well because I kept testing it on a 12V...

is 21mm float height for 378 only or also factory displacement? (sorry to but in here) I think I set mine to 19.5 (from the manual) (I know we've moved past float height for ninja, but I'm just trying to get my knowledge on)

I redid the main wiring harness again. It was about 6" shorter than it could have been and it could have been just the right length. I was also having some noise chatter in the neutral light, so I figured there were some bad connections in there somewhere. Adding six inches to a harness is...

Following along =)

Yeah - there is some space between the frame and those red pieces of skateboard that I'd love to get rid of. I think I'll need two more boards if I want to do that right and stick with the bend of the surfboard. If I cover it in brass I could use the brass to extend the lines down a bit and...

More progress on the seat. I originally thought I’d end up with more fender protruding, but that look ones a bit awkward (first photo) so I trimmed it a litttle bit more. Need a hoop to secure the fender a bit more and plug those frame holes. Im trying to make all of this reversible for...

I'm really a glutton for punishment, but why not make it yourself? 8)

Really beautiful build. I love the badge hack.

I started roughing out a seat today. I’m sure I’ll have to go back and remake everything again. Right now at just about seeing what fits and what works. I’m open to feedback. I’m thinking I’ll have the seat swing up and back from the tank instead of hinging to the side. Same function as a...

That’s good to hear. ;D Every time I kick it I still hold my breath. A flipped kill switch can cause a lot of momentary emotional panic. I’m looking forward to trying my hand at making a seat from scratch next. I’ve had the idea of a seat, but it all felt pretty moot if I couldn’t keep the...

Rode across town (read all of Phoenix) yesterday to get to a beginners corner in class at the local moto school. No one ever taught me to ride (P.O. gave me a 5 minute lesson in 2009 when I bought the bike.) that was useful. How did I not know about turning your head (probably should have read a...

I honestly think all you are doing is removing material that isn’t being used for strength at all. The ribs at the outside are doing most of the heavy lifting (where the sawtooth marks are) and they are held parallel by the top brace left over after machining. If you look at the failure point...

Ok. Oil pickup has been modified. all new oil seals where cracking the cases wasn’t a requirement. I also balanced the wheels with some of those reusable brass spoke weights. I love those things. They are great. And I finally JB welded over the shorty weld job on the rear muffler (had a...