u/pdl_art

I have an xs650b and a month ago it was riding perfectly then all of the sudden it started bogging out and then just cut off entirely. I thought it might have been the new mikuni carbs I installed but they are fine. After testing a few things I came to the conclusion that there is no power running to the starter to ignite the coils. I’ve been tracing every wire and making sure all the connections are ok and everything seems to be in place, no loose wires or bad connections. If I try to kick it I also get no sparks to the plugs. Any ideas on what I should be spending more of my attention on? I rewired the headlight bucket and all lighting, horn, brake lights, turn signals, and dash work fine.

Every time I share a photo I’m proud of, there’s almost always someone asking what camera I used.
And I get it, gear matters to some extent. But part of me always feels a bit (very) conflicted.

Like I didn’t spend years learning composition, light, timing, framing, and editing only for the result to be reduced to the camera body? It’s not even frustration, more like a subtle disconnect.

Like my eyes and finger took the picture. Everyone knows the camera is just a vessel to capture my vision. The gear had absolutely nothing to do with how my image was captured. Ugh it’s so annoying that people want to know things.

Because what made the image work often has very little to do with the gear itself.. no?
do you take it as a compliment, or does it hit a similar nerve for you?