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I've rebuilt a few CB77 relays but have no experience with CA77s but I suspect they are either similar or identical. Here are a few comments. First, is your battery in good condition and charged? This is a requirement for the starter to work. If you need to, a 12V car battery or portable jumper will...

I bought some connectors a couple of years ago. For very little (< $20 CDN) I got a nice plastic tray containing an assortment of 3.5mm & 4.0mm, male & female along with with some double and triple female connectors. It also came with a remarkably good crimping tool. You can also reuse the old male ...

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A couple of things come to mind. Is there any chance that the BSA rectifier is positive ground? Unfortunately I'm not quite sure what the effect would be but I suspect it would either burn out the rectifier or let some smoke out of the wires. Could the stator have more windings after its rewinding t...

I hope he is well too. He has posted his phone number several times although I didn't find it with a quick search. Someone might like to try it.

That said, since this site came back up he hasn't been anywhere near as active and that may be all we're seeing.

It may well be the clutch pushrod. Pull it out and have a look. You will probably find that it has been worn down a bit at the seal. This can go on for a long time without leaking but leak it will at some point. The last time this happened to me I just replaced the seal and it continues to, well, se...

I was just looking at the Honda Common Maintenance Repair Service Manual (section 8) and see that they recommend adjusting the idle screw for high altitude and installing a smaller main jet. Keep in mind that the main jet will have little, if any, effect on the idle so it won't help your problem.