Ok silly question but I've got to ask - you have verified there is enough fuel in the tank and it is not ready to be switched to reserve or...
Is the center cap the same size. there should be two small phillips head machine screws that hold the actual cap to the hinge. Can you just...
Congrats!!! Great that it went to a good home where it will get appreciated It's my all time favorite bike. It could run with the best sport...
@Jim McCulloch Where's the hamster? I recognize the magnets on the side of your toolbox. Wonder when they will start selling motorcycle parts....
Hmm forgot that, shows how long its been since I've done fork seals. I have a set in the workshop slated for the 86. I took a look at them. I...
Having to redo work really sucks, always demoralizing to take a step backwards. Never done RC51 seals and only a few fork seals...but... The...
This is probably the most important property of all. Oil addatives deplete over time, heat oxidizes the oil and sludge builds up. A friend that...
I'd be taking a real close look at the wiring harness and start testing it for continuity between end point to end point. Fuses don't tend to just...
PS. My part time job is breaking race cars (generally my own but I've broken others too). Turns out I'm pretty good at that. Who knew ?
Interesting. My day job is Engineering Manager for a group that looks after a large 4 unit thermal power plant (2200MW about 2,800,000 HP...
That doesn't really look like you had a head gasket leak. Normally if there was a head gasket leaking coolant into the cylinder you would find a...
The panels themselves are more than stiff enough to cut a mould off. Would need to find some neoprene or closed cell trim to recreate the edging....
I was planning on making a mould of the originals. I have in mind to make some carbon replacements for my project bike but I think I will have to...
I second that. It is cheap maintenance. I would say you could go a couple to 3 years and have the same effect but at the start of every season...
Thanks to everyone on this thread. Just bought the DID KM500R. Time is too precious to be wasting time with cheap tools. Been there done that,...
How did people manage to get the front valve cover out of the way to do the shim adjustment? I just checked my clearances but couldn't see how I...
So I verified there was continuity between the ecm and the primary side of the coil +'ve (common to all coils) and trigger (individual to...
That's a good question as I just got the bike. I have a new filter and gasket but just haven't got that far down the 'to do' list yet. I would...
What makes you think the fuel pump is weak? I ask because it or a plugged filter is on my diagnosis list for sluggish acceleration on my bike....
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