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I recently bought a 79 KZ650 off my roomate, bike had been sitting for a few years and of course did not run when i purchased it. I took it to someone who threw some spark plugs in it and gave it a small tune up i would assume to get it running(in my excitement i… Continue reading 1979 Kawasaki KZ650 Ticking

I have an 1988 Yamaha Venture XVZ1300. After a short 150 mile road trip I noticed that my head lamp and illuminated gauge display panel lights were not working. My first thought was to check the fuses of which all checked out okay. Next I removed the headlamp and checked the bulb, it tested okay… Continue reading 1988 Yamaha XVZ1300 Headlamp not working

Hello everyone.  This is my first post, I am new to the sight.  I bought a bike a few months back and have done a lot of work to it.  I am turning it into a little cafe racer.  New tires, brake and clutch cables, levers, handlebars, grips, air filters, fuel lines, brake light, petcock,… Continue reading 1972 Honda CL175 K6 Scrambler

Ok guys this is what i have. I picked up a 1978 XS Eleven. the wiring was shot and some was missing. I plan to chop the frame and build a trike. I have a few of the parts for the bike. I rewired some of it and can get it to turn over i… Continue reading 1978 Yamaha XS Eleven

I have an 82 Nighthawk 450 that I’m in the process of sprucing up. The headers have some surface corrosion and I’d like to put some high temp paint on them. However, they’re stuck. I’ve removed the top bolts as well as the bottom clamps but they refuse to budge. I’d rather not paint them… Continue reading Help Removing Headers 1982 Nighthawk 450

I’ve got an 89 kawi kz1000p. I want to get rid of 90% of the wiring but I’m not sure what I can get rid of. Every time I look at the stock diagram I go cross eyed. All I want on it is headlight, taillight, the stock keyed ignition, spark and I want it… Continue reading Kawasaki KZ1000 Police Wiring

My ’78 Honda 750K has been in the shop for 3 weeks waiting on a bypass oil line to feed one side of the engine. Some of the oil lines are corroded and one side is not getting oil. My mechanic says this is not a common procedure and only a friend of his has… Continue reading Engine repair to ’78 Honda – question

I have a vstar 1100 that kept burning head lights and at the same time the battery would not hold a charge. Evan sugested that the problem might be the battery , if the battery was bad enough it would allow the charging system to over charge and that would burn lights. so i went… Continue reading Yamaha VStar 1100 Charging Problem

I have an 06 HD Heritage Softail that I pulled a P1353 combustion code from. Is the ignition coil a common cause for that code? Hey Bob – I’m not an expert on the newer Harleys. However, I believe that is a misfire code. Is the bike running ok or not running? I’d confirm strong… Continue reading 2006 Harley Davidson Heritage Softail problem

I have a 1975 Honda CB500T project that is almost complete. I know the 500T wasn’t the greatest bike ever to grace American pavement, but I digress… With a charged battery I have no problem starting the bike and running around town, but after a hour or two of run time the bike when cold,… Continue reading Honda CB500 Not charging properly, what should I look for first?