Good Job Should've posted picture of the filter to "Air Filter Hall of Shame" thread....

And I just noticed I put the wrong name for the second dealer on the North side, it is Sun Enterprises, not Fay Myers.... My bad...

You shouldn't see any DC voltage on them. They should read 400-500 ohms, and if you switch the meter to AC volts you should see them generate a very low AC voltage (way less than a volt, tiny AC pulses actually) when you crank the engine. It's these tiny pulses that the ECM uses to detect crankshaft...

Double-check the idle jets, too.

On a 1500 90-2000 1500 If the PG is out, Tach won't register anything while cranking, won't be a spark, and fuel pump will only run while cranking starter. 88-89 models the fuel pump will run a second or two when ignition is first switched on, then stop.

Not familiar with Colorado Springs dealers but there are several large dealerships in Denver, about 70 miles north if your tire can go that far.

Fay Myers Honda (303 744-6632) on south side and Fay Myers Enterprises (303 287-7566) on North side of town are two of the major Dealers

I kinda don't think the chrome is original, might be on the '83 Aspy, but the '80 STD covers are just brushed aluminum w/clear coat like the rest of the engine....

Put that final drive back on the bike with fresh lube and drive it. Change the lube again after some good miles.

Bet it loosens up just fine with some miles, if it is terminal it will get noisy and give you signs that it needs repaired or replaced.

Last call for the Custer SD NASR 14 group rate at the Best Western.

See e-mail thread linked to GWFacts site above. Group rate for Best Western expires May 22. Deb and I are booked.

It's the grommet buttons that hold the valve cover tightly against the head. If the rubber in the grommet buttons is compromised, they won't leak but you won't have full pressure on the main valve cover gasket and it will leak.

Got the idle jets out, the side holes were clear but the jet itself was indeed plugged. I know your not supposed to do this but a little fine wire fixed that. All four of the carb internals besides these two idle jets were surprisingly clean, so I didn't take any scary pictures. Sprayed out the insi...

As these bikes are older you might be limited in what tires are available that will fit. Never owned a 1200, but I'm pretty much limited to the Dunlop D404 to fit the '80 1100. They give good service. So what is available "Down Under" that will fit the bike? Might be cost-prohibitive to im...

Is your "Mute" switch on the left handlebar stuck? Common fault on the 1500's Also, is that a US spec radio? US FM frequencies are 200Khz spread on odd 10ths, e.g the radio tunes 100.1, .3, .5, .7, .9 where European FM frequencies can be on even 10ths too, .2, .8 etc. so with a US radio yo...

Got the carb rack off today. took maybe 45 mins. Throttle cables weren't so bad this time as it appears the "Push" cable is broke. They usually don't break. Or is somehow disconnected in the handgrip end- but I doubt that. I replaced the "Pull" cable about 10 yrs ago after it bro...

With rear wheel in the air, try dragging the rear brake some while engine is turning the wheel. Noise might show up.

Y - not looking forward to that. They are a #*!)&$# to work on. Beer required :lol: Been cold again so haven't done anything except swap the 1500 and 1100 parking spots so 1100 is in center of garage. Sposed to be warm weekend, but I got a dead tree that needs to come down. Prolly do that Saturd...

Isn't there supposed to be a foamy sort of thing which rubs on the cam lobes for the points? You put a little lube on the foamy thing which helps reduce wear on the rubbing block for the points...

Nothing like Success!

If the exciter connection on the Compufire has two terminals and the connector from the bike only has one, check to see if you are applying exciter voltage to the correct terminal....

Does the radio's station memory work? If not, check your "Back-up" fuse (Think it's in the relay box next to the fuse box), seems that fuse is necessary for the radio display.

Water shouldn't have bothered the starter any. But no results from bridging the terminals on the relay points to starter problem. You might give the starter a couple whacks with your screwdriver handle to see if that does anything, but it sounds like time to get out the voltmeter and other tools and...

One easy test you can do is simply jump across the two main start relay terminals with a screwdriver. If the starter cranks the engine when you do that, pretty certain the culprit is the relay.

Well, an update... Nice and warm out today, so I fired up the 1100, still running on just the Left cylinders, and drove it around the neighborhood. If I give it some throttle, the right side kicks in and we have plenty of power, hitting on all four. :) So that confirms ignition is ok, there's fuel g...

Fill the crankcase all the way up to the oil cap with Deisel or something and attack the problem from the inside, too...

Rambozo wrote: ↑Sat Apr 16, 2022 8:02 pm Does anyone know what the common failure point is for the Japanese Hitachi units?

If you've been reading posts here a long time I'd say the Japanese Hitachi eventually wear out the brushes. Common fail in Chinese is open rotor winding. Heard that can be repaired...