xs400 1978

[3Phase]

Lee, the engine sounds good but it's totally way louder than your voice!

At the end of the video what are you doing that makes the bike idle/rev?

[lee_dutcher]

sorry i have a quite voice.... but the xs1100 and the and xs400 share the same carberators bs30/96 (i think). but i was pushing down really DOWN hard on the throttle arm... i tryed screwing the adjuster down but no differance.

[rpgoerlich]

Congrats on getting it running !

Looks / Sounds like you need to sync the carbs.

[lee_dutcher]

u think a sync would help this rev problem? i mean once i push down on the throttle arm it goes away?

[lee_dutcher]

hasent really ran enough to tell any color... but it getting tan. so im assuming im good on AF mixture. but my spark is strong. it somthing to do with my throttle arm i know it.... if i push on it really hard the idle settle down but as soon as i let pressure off the bike begins to rev. even if the chock is all the way in.

heres my new headlight set up.



the blue bandana is there to hide the wireing because i dont want to put it in a bag of any kind...

[lee_dutcher]

so problem with the fram being hot is back... means there is current thru the frame.... i have simplifide wiring....i know all my connections are good...maybe a bad toggle switch...power, coils, ground...am i missing anything here?

[3Phase]

so problem with the fram being hot is back...

Lee, is the battery hooked up correctly? Negative grounded and Positive to the Main fuse?

[lee_dutcher]

yes....

[3Phase]

Okay, I had to ask. My buddy called me from Arizona a while back all baffled and bent out of shape because his 200V solar panels were putting out over 400V to the DC well pump controller and neither one of us thought to check the meter to see if it was working and had a good battery.

Anyway, if the frame is hot and it's not popping fuses there's probably a missing ground strap somewhere.