If you swap in a Maxim engine (650 or 750) don't get rid of your old engine right away. You'll have to swap over the gear shift lever and side...
Weather has been beautiful out here in Victoria BC, too. Went for a nice ride yesterday. Last night we had the first rain since July - very...
Check the vacuum hose that runs from the #2 carb boot to the vacuum petcock. If that is loose or has a leak it will cause a misfire on #2 but...
My 650 Seca was built in 1982 I bought it in 1985 with low miles (maybe 1,200 km? Don't remember) Put lots of km on it in the first few years....
Yes, it's a shame that they will be gone. Good bunch of guys. I have spent many hours rummaging through their shelves. I can't think of...
I've got those same Krauser bags on my Seca. They were among the best on the market back in the day and really suit the looks of the Seca line.
One other tip: measure the old and new shims with a micrometer, don't assume that the numbers are right.
I forget what I paid for mine at my local dealer, but I was actually surprised that a) they had them, and b) they were reasonably priced. Don't...
Just wondering if you got your problem fixed yet. I haven't been on the site much lately. Yes, there is an o-ring between the two halves of the...
That little hole is just a drain for the spark plug well. So somehow you have coolant getting into the spark plug well.
Nice looking bike! Hope you are going to add a proper tail light though - that one is going to leave you invisible from certain angles in the dark.
You can safely ignore the punch marks on the sprocket unless you remove the sprocket from the camshaft. They are just there to tell you which...
I wonder how much of that crud found its way into the engine. Could be a sign of even bigger trouble downstream.
The most likely problem with old caps is high resistance, either because of corrosion or because the internal resistor has burned out....
