dan28

this may help you http://www.vfxkits.com/products/uni/pdf/VUFR-671_Installation%20Manual_Rev1.pdf

starting from scratch you need a 3 pin flasher rely connect a wire that is live when the ignition is on to + on the rely connect the rely - to an earth point on the frame the last pin is the feed to the switch when the live current enters the rely the power is constant however when it leaves down this wire its now pulseing on an off hence making the indicators flash with this wire connected to the switch find both right hand side indicator an connect both their live wires to one wire from the switch do the same for the left handside then connect the earths either to the -on rely or to the frame

i bought my xvs as a unfinished project now its complete i took it for mot they told me they couldnt test it as cant find the frame number it comes with hpi report wich is clear an the log book its been powder coated by the previous owner so i assume its covered the frame number up can i have a pic of where the number should be on the frame please ?

what is it you are planning to do are you fitting an aftermarket kn style filter on cars you can just block the pipes with a bolt an jubliee clip it in not sure it it works the same on bikes i reckon you could modify the standard air filter backplate an fit one of these to it http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=120207188755&ssPageName=STRK:MEWAX:IT

thanks for that but i reckon it wont be cheap also the ignition switch startter horn an both lights are on different switches so i would have to rewire all these all i really need is a simple wiring diagram to show how the switch gear is wired to the indicators ?

i gave looking for a xvs loom they are rarer than hens teeth could i not use run a live to the switch gear an wire it that way

i bought my bike as an unfinished project its xvs 125 the previous owner has removed the indicaors an switch gear i have a complete wring loom for a xs 250 it comes with switch gear an all indicators what will the easyest method of fitting them be the loom on my bike has been chopped in the past i dont know what any of the wires are for could i wire the xs ignition switch loom to a live an then just chop off what i dont need or is there an easyier way ?

reomve the tank bolt nearest the seat look under the tank probably best using a torch close to were it meets the seat there are 2 bolt/ nuts i cant remember they are either 8 or 10mm when theses are off the tank will move but not come off as it is on a bush close to the front of it wiggle around a bit it will come off when i got mine off the bush it would lift over a good few inch so i just moved it out of the way i couldnt see how to disconect the speedo cable you dont need to disconnect it but if you do tell me how i think we undid the two bolts from the airbox too on right hand side under tank most of the pipes to the carb are on the left it fairly easy with the tank off you said plug top if you meean the cap on the end of the coil lead no need to replace the coil etc the caps unscrew

thanks for all the replys will have a go this weekend an let you know how it goes

i dont know if the carb was new or not but the previous owner has even goneto the stage of fitting a sucide shifter it wouldnt suprise me if he fitted a non standard carb the carb on the bike is mikuni it loks the same as e bay one were do i look on the carb to find the restricter when i got it the gear nob of the sucide shifter was missing the guy said it vibrated off so guess he was riding it he also said that having no baffles reduced back pressure a little so i guess it was working could it be something simple like the clutch plates sticking remember its been stood for a while when we put the carb back on after cleaning it it seemed ok for about 30 seconds but then started doing it again thats what my mate told today anyway how much would it cost roughly to take it somewere an get them to rejet the carb i guess it needs to be done on rolling road same as cars?

the bike is at my mates in allerton bywater just ouside castleford its about 10 mile from leeds centre its a 125 when i bought it the guy said he had been building for 4 years it has sachs forks an back end converted to single seat it looks like something of american chopper lol he also told me it had a new carb fitted so i reckon either he knew about the problem an fitted a new carb to cure it or he has fitted a different carb an that is causing it when i bought it was raining but it kept cutting out as it v twin it took ages to warm up (there was no choke cable fitted at the time but there is now ) he said he had rode it to work an it showed on the odemeter it had done 8 mile so at some point it did work i d rather leave the exhaust to be honest the baffles have ben removed an its been welded up it doesnt sound that bad to be honest i probably made it sound worse than it does it only crackles when it idling an you give it full revs on tick over it doesnt crackle at all as i said out of gear you can rev it all day once in gear an you try to ride it just kinda bogs down an there is no power there but its fine when reved on idle is there a way to check the coil if i put multimeter on battery when its idleing an then again while in gear if the reding is a lot lower will that mean the coil is breaking down underload? its not the battery even tried it without the battery fitted actually thinking about it you can bump it off with out battery an the light work is the normal or the previous owner modifided the wiring if thats the cause maybe the lights are taking the power away from the coil

thanks for the replys fzr al i m from near leeds too i dont have the baffles it came to me with them removed it cracles when revved in neutral but once in gear it will hardly go at all it loses power from some where i ve turn the idle speed up an down but it doesnt help would you say its fuel related or something else like maybe a sensor or coil ?

i ve bought a 51 plate xvs dragstar as an unfinished project it starts up first time an when not in gear it revs really well when twist the throttle however once it in gear as soon as you twist the throttle its as though there is no power there it hardly moves the only way it will ride is if you ride the clutch i ve stripped an cleaned the carb ,the carb is made by mikuni is this the standard carb or has someone fitted a different carb when out of gear it crackles an pops a little through the exhaust(baffles are removed) so i guess its running rich ? an the carb is putting too much fuel in thats why it wont ride ? however there is no mixture adjustment screw on the carb tried turning the idle up an down but its still the same