Not sure. The kid who bought it from me lives across town and i haven't seen it. He was studying bike mechanics, so I think he might have been...
Probably air in the line or failed master cylinder. Is the master cylinder cap screw stripped, or just being stubborn? A firm tap with an impact...
Welcome! Nice bike! Mine's an 02 as well. I have Heli-bars on mine and it's just right.
You can run some sea foam through it and see how it runs, but most likely you will have to pull the carb assembly, and clean out the carbs. Don't...
Fortunately, it is a bump worthy thread. I too wonder what happened to the op's tests.
+1 to everything Tink said. I love the 500. I've had two of them (well, maybe four if you count the donors!). You are just asking for heartache...
Is the FI really that bad? I haven't detected any problem spots, but then it might not be noticeable until I experience better mapping. Are you...
I've had my VFR for about a month and I have no desire to mod ANYTHING. I am completely content with it and I have no desire to personalize it. It...
Wow. Congrats on pulling off an off-the-plate carb cleaning! I wouldn't have tried that. Regarding the carb synch wrench, this thread has some...
Google "Rotella JASO MA" and you will see a million threads around the web on it. The Shell Rotella site used to have a FAQ section. There was a...
If Shell didn't want to sell Rotella for motorcycles they would not have spent the money, etc. to get the MA certification (last year or the year...
Good oil is good oil. Rotella is good oil at a great price. Lot's of folks used it for years before Shell spent the money to get it MA...
What all did you do on the rebuild? To post the pics from photobucket, make sure the checkbox is not selected on the URL tab under where you copy...
That's a toggle between the 2010 and the 2012. When you select the 2012 you see the new blue and an overview of the updates for this year's model....
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