All good steps, the 3 pin connector on the stator wires was your culprit, gauge of stators wires is fine. However, Honda chose to use 2...
CDI units in the tail section, just in front of the tail light, check connectors and wiring there.
I have book on the history of the V4s, and it wasn't oiling, it was the way the engines were manufactured, Honda relied on a new technique rather...
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Saw a piece on CBS about them, Native Americans call them Buffalo, they were here first! White man calls them Bison, either way the herd is coming...
She's lucky she didn't go down. Been there, done that (luckily not my oil)
No matter what, she keeps on smiling !
From member "trchidester": Another K&N Oil Filter Leak Story Discovered several threads on K&N oil filter leaks in both cars and motorcyles after...
+1 on staying away from K&N oil filters, rubber gasket wrong diameter to mate properly. Easier fix than the drain plug, makes more sense.
To clean your poor fella, big spray bottle of simple green, cheap paint brush and a cheap paint bucket. Just go at it with the SG, rinse. repeat...
Check your trigger connections to your coils. One coil fires two cylinders. I had same symptoms after restoring my 83 last summer. Check corrosion...
I have hit them out here, try to avoid them. Question, how many have gone down, or just scared into over-reacting.
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I think she has two separate problems, I cannot figure out how the starter switch assembly would have that effect on the Main Fuse B short...
That could very well be the culprit: [IMG] The 'BL' wire is the supply wire to the bike. Haven't had my 6th gen for a couple of years.
Since there are no adapters for my Abba lift for the 83, I jack it up with floor jack with wood cradle, then use two Harbor Freight bottle jacks...
Yes there is, you do NOT want to use any oil or additives with friction modifiers, which are bad for clutches.
Hey, I love my "nightmare" Just looked out in the driveway, didn't see any ashes!
I am, he is Veteran of two foreign wars!
We moved to CA in 1984, I was the project manager for the Associated Students at UCLA to build all the support venues around the Olympic Village....
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