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Post by Burns on Nov 6, 2018 20:16:51 GMT -5
I've been away from this Board and XS650's for a number of years but that old Parallel Twin fever flaired back up on me and I dropped by to say howdy and get some opinions on a desert-sled inspired d/p I want to make. Looking back at old threads here put me in that special "zone" of turning an idea into a two-wheel ridable reality. I remember all the times folks here set me on the right path while I did my "apprentiship" wrench-twisting on XS-1's, TX's and their kin. Those were the days when PamcoPete was fashioning his now famous dwell efect ignition from a gerber baby food lid and MRRIGGS cast a stator mount for an RD rotor (PM set up). Good people. Good times.
Well, I'll drop by from time to time and see if any of the old crew hangs their cover-alls here any more. Hope to run across some folks who share my appreciation of this very special motorcycle.
Hasta
Burns
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Post by preston on Nov 17, 2018 21:39:21 GMT -5
Hi Burns.... as you can see, this forum has "almost" come to a screeching halt. I still check it from time to time, as I will be forever grateful, to Dick R, 5twins, Pamco Pete and a few others that helped me sort out my 1975 XS ride, starting in 2009 - 2010 timeframe.
what a great source of info on this site!
I sense, when they changed the format of this ProBoard webpage ( was that 2-3 years ago?) it changed the ease of sorting though the excellent trials, tribulations , and successes many have been through before. Many have left to hang out on other 650 sites, and FaceBook. ( Yamaha XS650 Society ).
with all the rain we had this year, I only got about 5,900 miles in in past 12 months. Bike still runs great most of the time ( had to trailer it home, once , due to advance plate coming off end) .... God Bless, ride safe. Preston
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Post by ignitionsystem on Nov 18, 2018 16:54:27 GMT -5
Burns and Preston,
I too remember those fun days here on this site. I was very happy to be able to develop the now very popular PAMCO ignition, not so much for the business it created for me, but in all honesty, I was happy to be able to solve one of the more vexing issues with our XS650's that allowed us, including me, to go riding on Saturday morning instead of screwing with the points all morning!
My motto then and now is Ride. Enjoy. Life is simple!
PamcoPete
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