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For my first adventure in building a wheel, I made this expedient stand using the bike's axle and some plywood

You said: "So alternator is black, brown, and black?" I think you meant black, brown and green - which is correct So if my connections are correct, then the R/R must be suspect Thanks for the help

The two brown wires are already spliced together from the factory The black is the AC common, so voltage is between black and green, and black and brown Here is how I currently have it wired:

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I recently resurrected this SS350 from perhaps decades of storage All is well except the battery is not being recharged I have a bar mounted volt meter to verify this The original R/R was toast so I am using one of the pit bike units as shown below The 'Macchi has two alternator coils - one for...

Seen on a custom Honda Supersport called the Bandit-9

Here is how it looks now Still needs foot pegs, tires and spokes The tires that are on it are the original Pirellis Does any know where to get the Ceriani forks rebuilt?

All of the RFY shocks that I looked at on ebay have 22mm eye widths

Teazer - Thanks for the compliment The frame and swingarm are too narrow Both mounting points surround the shock eye, unlike some bikes on which the shock bolts are cantilevered Most shocks that I have looked at online have a 22mm width The EMGO shocks for Nortons are 19.1mm and are a perfect fit

How can I get a used set of OEM shocks tuned for my bike & rider weight?

FYI, I bought a set of EMGO 17-05592 shocks They are intended for Norton Commandos The bushings are 19.1 mm wide with a 9.5 mm diameter ID Since the upper mount has two clearance holes per, I used 3/8-16 bolts The lower mount is threaded on one side for the bolt The shock bushings were just...

OK, after more research I believe that the "standard" width for the eyes on European bikes is 18 mm Can anyone recommend a less pricey alternative to the Hagons? Are Redwings any good? This bike will never be used on a track and will only be ridden for fun on the road