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Get yourself an HD service manual and a parts book. It will make working on that bike a lot easier. Lots of wiring diagrams in there should make it easier to find out where the loose wires go.

Good luck and welcome to the wonderful world of ironheads.

 

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i have always hated goldwings and usually everyone who rides them.i htink that is the only bike i would refuse to ride.so maybe i am a little biased but i think you made an excellent trade.----take it one step at a time and everything you work on do it to the best of your ability.make it a solid fix even if its not pretty.that will lessen your guess when your on the side of the road haha.seriously i see people do things half a$$ sometimes just because somthing is old and there excuse is that its a pos anyway.that is why its a pos is because people dont make the effort.----not trying to give a lecture just letting you know that there is no telling what you will find that someone else did but if you truly make the effort to do a good job i think you can have a much more reliable ride than alot of people say about ironheads.----good luck and have fun.

btw. this site is awesome and the guys on here are awesome as well.i havent seen a serious question posed here that could not be answered or at least given a series of test to do to find the problem.

 

10:1 your running problems are due to either an intake leak, or timing, or valve adjustment. worst case its a jet issue either gummed up or wrong sized.

your not gonna like hearign this but given the look of the wiring and the descriptions you gave i would recomend a 100% re-wire, while it seems daunting its a simple task.

also look at all your bearings and grease points, often over looked when you first purchase a bike. the swing arm especialy o nthe old ironheads fall prey to guys who just dont want to take the time to grease it and burn the bearings out.

pick up a FSM and a Parts manual. we are here to help if you need it

 

every thing i have heard is that the quick silver carbs make good paper weights! have heard nothing good about them, try it if it dont work out maybe e-bay it again and get a cv or a mikuni

 

I had some trouble with my Bendix Carb so I boughra used quicksilver. Then discovered they are nearly impossible to get parts for and really aren't that great. If you have a Bendix, you can get a rebuild kit for around $20.00 on eBay. That is what I ended up doing with the guidance of a knowledgeable fellow on here with an AWESOME '71. I now love my Bendix! It runs good, starts great, and maintains a REALLY cool sounding idle!

 

Quick silver II are junk carbs..You're better off rebuilding the carb that You have on there,they are ok carbs..or find You a used S@S super "E",or Mikuni VM38.That was a fine trade,now You have a scoot that's going up in value! And You will either love it or hate it...