mechanicition

On bikes such as my VT-1100 shadow, GS850, and many others the head light, & or directionals would blow if you removed the battery from the circuit with the possibility of blowing out the regulator. The battery helps smooth out the voltage similarly to the way an airbox smooths out airflow. The circuit has a steady source to draw from that way. I am seeing that carburetors are being seriously neglected during cleaning also. If you take the time to pull it and spray w cleaner before trying for however long to troubleshoot, you may as well use a paintcan size of chem-dip (cold soak cleaner of some brand). Remove all rubbers and plastics first or the cold soak will do it for you. New stuff and correctly setting the float height will save so much effort. Anyhow. If you have ANY questions, feel free to ask. I should have a factory manual for the '78 DT175E ready also