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locorider · 07-26-2012, 05:56 PM

I love my bike!!!!!! Its been sitting in the garage for 3 months....and it started on the first try! No battery issues, no hassle!

happyclam · 07-27-2012, 04:16 PM

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Originally Posted by Ladder106

This will only work if the TA caliper will bolt up to the XR forks

AND

Will also line up with the TA disc.

If this does indeed work you will have just discovered a great TA improvement and should also run right out and buy a Lottery ticket.....not that I'm pessimistic...I really hope it works...not highly probable.

Correct me if i'm wrong, but i think i saw on transalp.org there is an adapter for the rotor to bolt to the xr forks. I'm preety sure 1 guy just enlarged the bolt hole/ made it oblong to accomadate the bolt.. they may have changed the spacers as well for the disk to line up.If I had a functional ta wheel .... but i don't so.....?

macrae85 · 07-27-2012, 05:39 PM

My old Transalp 650 when in Norway.
Hepco Becker 'box frames' as used on this bike on eBay.co.uk
will post Worldwide,225GBP here,starting/sell for 99GBP
Search the word "Touratech",you'll find them.....ultra rare secondhand!

WarHorse1961 · 07-27-2012, 08:51 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by locorider

I love my bike!!!!!! Its been sitting in the garage for 3 months....and it started on the first try! No battery issues, no hassle!

Went out to Denver back in April. Ended up having to jump start my buddy's KTM 990 Adventure almost every day. And that was AFTER cranking mine over for 5 minutes to get it started.

locorider · 07-27-2012, 09:35 PM

I transfered the big disc adapter from the TA forks to the xr's. Had to grind a little but its working fine....as is the wheel nut spacer on the shock...

Ladder106 · 07-28-2012, 09:05 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by happyclam

Correct me if i'm wrong, but i think i saw on transalp.org there is an adapter for the rotor to bolt to the xr forks. I'm preety sure 1 guy just enlarged the bolt hole/ made it oblong to accomadate the bolt.. they may have changed the spacers as well for the disk to line up.If I had a functional ta wheel .... but i don't so.....?

Yes but this was with early 90s XR forks. I,m assuming yours are modern
XRL models. dunno if the caliper mounting is the same or not....if so, the mods on the early part of this thread should work well.

Freakdaddy · 07-29-2012, 10:41 AM

Need a little help on my NT 650 engine swap into a T A chassis. Could someone please tell me left to right sitting on bike how the black, green, and blue with green stripe wires are installed into the back of the temp guage on U S model. After a long bout of stagnation I finally got the carbs working and it runs bitchin. Got some wiring and fab. work and I should be back in the saddle. I will do a recap when completed for everyone edification of my trials and tribulations. As our motorbikes accumulate the miles I think many will go the NT 650 engine swap as there are many out there.

Hotmamaandme · 07-29-2012, 04:20 PM

Been following this thread for a bit now. 2 up 89 TA through Mexico and south America pretty impressive

http://www.advrider.com/forums/showt...684537&page=15

They have plenty of mods and do some trouble shooting as you would expect on a epic journey.

happyclam · 07-30-2012, 05:53 PM

I think i'll keep searching for a ta wheel, hub,rotor,...but in the mean time i'll just improve on the xrl set up. That's a beautiful ride locorider.

Hotmamaandme · 07-30-2012, 06:37 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Freakdaddy

Need a little help on my NT 650 engine swap into a T A chassis. Could someone please tell me left to right sitting on bike how the black, green, and blue with green stripe wires are installed into the back of the temp guage on U S model. After a long bout of stagnation I finally got the carbs working and it runs bitchin. Got some wiring and fab. work and I should be back in the saddle. I will do a recap when completed for everyone edification of my trials and tribulations. As our motorbikes accumulate the miles I think many will go the NT 650 engine swap as there are many out there.

Mark or ladder someone help this guy. We are all going to need his super detailed full of pictures write up on the hawk motor swap.

showkey · 07-30-2012, 08:22 PM

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Originally Posted by Hotmamaandme

Mark or ladder someone help this guy. We are all going to need his super detailed full of pictures write up on the hawk motor swap.

According to the shop manual wiring diagram:

Green on the right

Black is in the center

Green with blue on left

This info has not been double checked on the bike, proceed with caution.

Ladder106 · 07-30-2012, 08:31 PM

When I mated my AT gauges up to the TA wiring I found the temp gauge not working....on closer inspection is was working but in reverse. I swapped the two wires leading to the gauge and it's been working well ever since.

Maybe the Hawk temp sensor is wired the other way 'round.

jtwind · 07-31-2012, 12:14 PM

Just picked up a very nice 1900 original mile transalp. A few carb issues but all is well. I've searched here but haven't been able to find the info, has anyone found acceptable substitutes for honda's discontinued carb kits.

jtwind · 07-31-2012, 01:03 PM

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Originally Posted by jtwind

Just picked up a very nice 1900 original mile transalp. A few carb issues but all is well. I've searched here but haven't been able to find the info, has anyone found acceptable substitutes for honda's discontinued carb kits.

Never mind, if it helps anyone else, I have been told the GL1200 diaphramns fit perfectly but the proper ones and floatbowl gaskets are available from these guys in England, http://www.nrp-carbs.co.uk

Hotmamaandme · 07-31-2012, 01:57 PM

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Originally Posted by jtwind

Never mind, if it helps anyone else, I have been told the GL1200 diaphramns fit perfectly but the proper ones and floatbowl gaskets are available from these guys in England, http://www.nrp-carbs.co.uk

Thanks for the tip

07-26-2012, 05:56 PM	#13471
locorider Loco, pero no estúpido! Joined: Aug 2006 Location: Puerto Rico, U.S.A. Oddometer: 2,268	I love my bike!!!!!! Its been sitting in the garage for 3 months....and it started on the first try! No battery issues, no hassle! __________________ Carlos locorider 1989 Honda XL600V Transalp, slightly modified! *1974 Catalina 22....sailing, mi otra pasión!* "If you don't follow your dreams, you might as well be a vegetable", Burt Munro, The World's Fastest Indian "Avoiding danger is no safer than outright exposure. Life is a daring adventure, or nothing" - Helen Keller Longaniza Ride Ruta del Café

07-27-2012, 09:35 PM	#13475
locorider Loco, pero no estúpido! Joined: Aug 2006 Location: Puerto Rico, U.S.A. Oddometer: 2,268	I transfered the big disc adapter from the TA forks to the xr's. Had to grind a little but its working fine....as is the wheel nut spacer on the shock... __________________ Carlos locorider 1989 Honda XL600V Transalp, slightly modified! *1974 Catalina 22....sailing, mi otra pasión!* "If you don't follow your dreams, you might as well be a vegetable", Burt Munro, The World's Fastest Indian "Avoiding danger is no safer than outright exposure. Life is a daring adventure, or nothing" - Helen Keller Longaniza Ride Ruta del Café locorider screwed with this post 07-30-2012 at 08:28 AM

07-29-2012, 10:41 AM	#13477
Freakdaddy n00b Joined: Aug 2010 Location: Inland Empire Oddometer: 9	Temp Guage Need a little help on my NT 650 engine swap into a T A chassis. Could someone please tell me left to right sitting on bike how the black, green, and blue with green stripe wires are installed into the back of the temp guage on U S model. After a long bout of stagnation I finally got the carbs working and it runs bitchin. Got some wiring and fab. work and I should be back in the saddle. I will do a recap when completed for everyone edification of my trials and tribulations. As our motorbikes accumulate the miles I think many will go the NT 650 engine swap as there are many out there.

07-29-2012, 04:20 PM	#13478
Hotmamaandme Wishing I was riding RTW Joined: Jan 2006 Location: Gardnerville NV Oddometer: 2,418	Been following this thread for a bit now. 2 up 89 TA through Mexico and south America pretty impressive http://www.advrider.com/forums/showt...684537&page=15 They have plenty of mods and do some trouble shooting as you would expect on a epic journey. __________________ My screen name is kind of long. I am the "ME" part, my name is Cory. Jimmy Lewis quote: "Those KLRs are full of potential. Just takes a rider..."

07-31-2012, 12:14 PM	#13483
jtwind Wisconsin Airhead Joined: Nov 2004 Location: Madison WI Oddometer: 3,450	Just picked up a very nice 1900 original mile transalp. A few carb issues but all is well. I've searched here but haven't been able to find the info, has anyone found acceptable substitutes for honda's discontinued carb kits. __________________ JT www.northwoodsairheads.com www.jefftrappwindsors.com "Between two explanations, choose the clearest; between two forms, the most elementary; between two expressions, the shortest." Between two motorcycles the simplest (DW) Eugeni d' Ors (1881-1954); Spanish writer.

07-27-2012, 05:39 PM	#13473
macrae85 Gnarly Adventurer Joined: Sep 2010 Location: New Zealand,Scotland,Arizona USA. Oddometer: 375	My old Transalp 650 when in Norway. Hepco Becker 'box frames' as used on this bike on eBay.co.uk will post Worldwide,225GBP here,starting/sell for 99GBP Search the word "Touratech",you'll find them.....ultra rare secondhand!

07-30-2012, 05:53 PM	#13479
happyclam Adventurer Joined: Apr 2011 Location: Trapped in Maryland Oddometer: 52	I think i'll keep searching for a ta wheel, hub,rotor,...but in the mean time i'll just improve on the xrl set up. That's a beautiful ride locorider.

07-30-2012, 08:31 PM	#13482
Ladder106 It's a short cut, really Joined: Jan 2005 Location: Davis, CA Oddometer: 4,269	When I mated my AT gauges up to the TA wiring I found the temp gauge not working....on closer inspection is was working but in reverse. I swapped the two wires leading to the gauge and it's been working well ever since. Maybe the Hawk temp sensor is wired the other way 'round.

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