Recent content by nickajeglin

Ok, I've been fighting this all day, but I think I found it. The two copper contact rings on the rotor had connectivity, so I assumed they were ok, but it seems that they actually should show ~4 ohms of resistance, and mine only reads ~.01 ohms, I think that this implies an internal short in the...

So, the new bike isn't charging. I checked the stator, all three leads continuity to all the other leads. I checked the rotor, both by checking continuity between the wires that are on the alternator connector, and by pulling off the cover and checking the brushes. Is it true that the rotor in...

I always thought that the supersport was a great looking bike. I'm glad to hear he decided to stick with the F parts. I've heard that rejetting DOHC carbs with pods is a nightmare, maybe you could come up with an original airbox to make tuning the carbs easier.

Also, I think I kind of want to go back to stock exhaust at some point, since I think that the 4 into 4 mufflers look sexy. Will most years of factory exhausts fit on this, or is there a particular set of years that have common parts, or maybe like a series number? Additionally, will I have to...

Well, I bought it. Drove it home, and it seemed to run well. A lot of valve noise compared to my vt, but I imagine that's probably normal since it's got the cams right up under the tank. I was having trouble shifting, but I was wearing big steel toe boots, and I'm very much used to a nice loud...

Hey all, my name is Nick. I've been riding a vt750c all summer, and I'm looking to trade up. A store down the street from me has a 1980 cb750k out on the sidewalk, and I walked by to look it over, but the guy who was there said that I'd have to talk to the owner tomorrow. The story is that an...