An Education can be Expensive... While it is true that we turn off our motorsickles by cutting the power flow thru the kill switch, hopefully...
It could start and run with a defective alternator, but only until the battery was depleted, then you would be stuck on the side of the...
Just measure the resistance of the damn lighter and you'll understand why immediately. Or do you know the wattage and you can calculate the...
Howdy Rich, how's the boys from Brighton these days? The insulating mat sounds like a good idea--especially if you can reduce the heat load into...
from the manual
Not upside down, but laying way over toward the side to flood the terminals. http://vfrworld.com/photos/showphoto.php?photo=28235&cat=1255
pj is right--if the main fuse is blown there would be no power anywhere, not just the path for charging the battery. It does seem that either the...
i'm guessing you have a 5th gen bike, but it helps to identify what year you're talking about?
Big Ass Spar Thanks Buzz i see it now, should have looked it up first. What do you suppose the dumbass at honda was thinking when he designed...
i was able to find the factory service manual online and the fork and gears align the same way as the bigger bikes. Look for an nc30 zip file on...
Are you saying that the posts (+ and - terminals) were shorted to the frame?
There is a big 30 amp fuse on the starter relay that would prevent the battery from charging if it were blown or missing--did you happen to check...
You might try putting the shift drum and shift forks into the housing, then connect up the shifter lever and go thru the gear positions--do a dry...
awright tarmac, you should fit right in here--i like to give her a go every chance i get too. i wish we could get those bikes over here, what a...
Does it sound like it's idling properly, smooth and constant rpm, or is it lumpy and jumping around? When riding down the road does it feel like...
A dealer has to charge money to cover overhead, pay taxes and pay all the employees, and try to make a return for the investors, etc. it's not...
She's just a little runaway... A tiny glorified spade-lug with a bent metal spring tab--the type of sliding electrical contact that should be...
i had a '90 GS500e that was a blast to ride and nearly indestructible. i let a buddy ride it on a trip and he tossed it in a ditch going thru...
Not sure what you are expecting to accomplish here... There is already a wire that runs directly from the RR to the battery with an inline...
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