Beiträge von stevec5000

Thanks for the information on the 41778. If mine ever dies I'll try that.

I rode the SR500 a lot in the '90's, drive it to work 50 miles each way for a year and it was always hard to start, usually taking a dozen kicks or more and I often had to clean the plug to get it going. It always ran good once I got it going but was usually a bear to start.
I never did find out why it was so hard but when I resurrected it recently I did a lot of work on it to try and make it start easier. I replaced the weak original coil, changed the carb for a better one and fixed a lot of the wiring that had corroded connector pins and it keeps getting easier to start. Sometimes I can start it wearing sandals, something I never would have thought possible in the '90's.
I did a lot of running around today and stopped and started a lot and the SR started on the first kick 5 times! A few times it started on the 2nd kick and the other times it took 3 or more but the 5 one kick starts are amazing!
That's never happened before! It even started on the first kick the first thing in the morning and I wasn't even kicking hard, just getting it to turn over ready to start at TDC but it fired so I gave it some gas and it took off running! I was wondering what else you guys have found that makes starting easier (or harder) that I haven't tried yet?

Has anyone tried the "TORK" HEAD-PIPE INSERT from Thumperstuff that's supposed to add 2%-4% power? I got one and put it in but I don't know if it works since I have nothing to compare it to.

I went to visit a company that makes bushings in Phoenix and they told me they could either find them for me or make them in house if they aren't already available, I just need to give them the finished dimensions. Now all I need to do is take out the old bearings and measure them to find out what size bushings I need.

Won't you still need the flange on the bushing to fill in the space between the swing arm and the frame where the thrust bearings were originally?

Has anyone tried replacing the needle bearings with bushings for an XS650 like the Street Tracker swing arm bushings from Omar or the ones from Mikes XS? My bearings need to be replaced but I can't afford the cost of a new set of needle bearings and the bushings are much cheaper so I would like to get that kind if they will fit. Thanks.
http://omarsdtr.com/street10.html
http://www.650motorcycles.com/SwingarmBushings.html