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Yes good point about briefing the new owner. I'll likely just replace.

I love the pingel petcock. So smooth and easy. I've been lucky to get a few of them as bonuses on bikes I've bought and never...

Great tips. Thanks. Glad I'm not the only one.

Got a sportster that has one of the vaccuum op type petcock. I usually just swap them out for a standard valve style. What's the deal though. I was taught to turn on the petcock, let fuel fill the...

Heck yeah dude! Looks great and seems like you are really enjoying the process. Thanks for sharing. Keep it comin.

Replaced the stator yesterday and got it all buttoned up. It's charging very nicely now!

Pulled the bad stator earlier today, now just waiting for the new one to arrive. Cycle electric. Could of got a better deal with a whole charging kit but my reg/rec is brand new and rotor magnets...

Thanks man. Im digging it but haven't been able to ride too far yet!

I look at tons of bikes on the web and drool over them. I love show bikes but I'm not there yet, maybe one day I'll put in the...

My take on a slimmed down, cheap, shop truck, softail! Main fab in the rear fender, sissy bar, tank mounts, and seat.

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Results are in. Looks like a shorted stator. Used the test light method as prescribed and the light lit up on either socket to ground.

Farmall, thanks for those tips as well. All wiring is brand...

Thank you JB. I'll give that a go and report back later today after charging my battery.

Hey y'all. I've got a late 90s Evo Softail that's not charging. I've only recently got the bike on the road and never ran the motor before, as to say I've never seen it charge properly. I've...

Thanks for sharing. Looking forward to seeing it come together.

Go thru the basics. Is it getting fuel. Carb needs to be clean. The accelerator pump needs to function well which u can test by removing the air filter, turning on the gas and flipping the throttle...

Been wanting one of these early Evo in a shovel frame bikes ever since I learned about them.
Recently I bought an '81 FLH and wasn't sure if i was gonna keep it or flip it. It had some trans issues...

In short I guess what I'm trying to say is send the tank back... there's no reason for you to try and fix a tank that should be leak-free from the get-go.[/QUOTE]


At this point im just having my...

Dude is a real piece of work. shitty to no communication depending on person/payment method. Multiple crazy excuses that vary depending on who he is talking to. Double selling parts.

He told...

Well... I just ended up sealing the vented gas cap with a grocery bag as suggested above and left the crossover lines hooked up then put compressed air into the fuel line. I dint know exactly what...

I am a big fan of lowbrow because they have tons of cool parts and especially because they're customer service is excellent. With this banana wassel is actually the first time I've had an issue with...

Thanks. Good tip. It is a new tank, but I already painted it so I'm not sending it back. Even though its a crap paint job! They do recommend testing before painting but I've had a few of their tanks...

Thanks. I like the pressure test idea because I'm still not sure exaaaaactly where the source of the leak is. I have TIG and MIG.

Got a lowbrow super banana wassel tank and it seems to be slightly leaking at the seam/ridge along the bottom where the tunnel and tank bottom meet.

I realize if welding then I should clean the...

Yessir. That's what I'm talking bout. I like this better because his bike has long front-end and needs a longer kickstand and i have a long ironhead kick stand. Thanks Ian.

Yeah Farmall that's exactly what I'm talking about. Glad to know they are beefy.

Do the lock while in the down position with pressure on like a stock stand?

Ahhh. Good point Tattoo. I dropped a bike in the driveway recently that did not have a locking stop. Old Honda. Bumped it while backing out my shovelhead. I will look into that.

On the other...