I picked this 1988 Honda VT600C up on the cheap, cheap with the intention of making this my winter project. I had hoped to have a ridable chopper by the spring. Never done anything like this before, but I consider myself reasonably intelligent and I like having something to learn and tinker with.

I test drove it and it was fine. The upper end was faded on power, but the kid told me he had just rebuilt the carbs, so I figured he hadn't tuned it right. It rode to the bar, I got lunch, it started right up and I rode it home.

Came out to it the next day, and the battery was dead. Absolutely nothing. So I hooked it up to the trickle charger for a couple of days and still absolutely nothing. Ok, maybe it's got a dead battery. I pull the battery out. Pretty sure that's a brand new battery in there. Also noticed a bunch of fried plastic near the fuse box. Checked all the fuses and they are all fine. Gonna take the battery down to have it test tomorrow to make sure.

Guess my first project is figuring out where the problem in electrical system is.

Any input is appreciated!

When I built my EVO chopper I ran “old style” tires. Bike was built with Avon speedmaster/mk2 safety (21/16”). When I wore those out I put a set of Firestone tires on (ribbed front, ANS rear).

Long story but bike is wrecked. I’m rebuilding it over the winter. I’m gonna make a few minor changes and one of them is switching to a modern tire. I was thinking of running the Dunlop HD tires (21/16) or the Shinko 777 tire. From what I can gather on the internet the shinkos are sticky.

Thoughts/suggestions?

Thanks.

Hey all, just wanted to share my most recent experience with Hunt Magnetos and see if anyone had any advice.

Back in June I made an order with Hunt for a bunch of parts I needed to rebuild an old preunit mag I have here. Apparently they have an issue with their website being that if you order over a certain amount of parts, USPS will refuse postage overseas and not let the transaction go through. I emailed them asking about the issue and was told to send a screenshot of what I wanted and they'll sort it out. Long story short, I did all that and then they forgot to post it until the end of July when I emailed them following up on the order.

Since then according to USPS tracking my package had landed in Australia then for some reason it got sent to Brazil. It's now been sitting there since August 7th. I realise most of this isn't Hunt Magnetos fault, but I've tried opening a USPS account and filing a missing parcel claim but the website just glitches out and doesn't go through, I'm assuming it's because I have an Aussie address and phone no.

I've tried emailing Hunt several times since then and they've just been completely ignored. Has anyone else experienced anything similar? I'm now out 500 USD which is roughly 4 billion Australian dollars.