"'What is covering the left hand side of the crankshaft?" 30 years of accumulated filth?
" can u help me get in contact with any administrator over at vfrw ?? my account there has some difficulties, and i need to have someone (reg71...
Were you laying in supplies in case of a lockdown??? Have seen plenty of this from folks who have to lay up their bike for winter. Have also seen...
I think my first terrifying experience was in 1983 when I was sent out on the shop bike to collect the mail. A Nifty 50, very un-loved by...
You only need the sealer on the half-moon sections of the gasket; the rest of the flat gasket is installed clean and dry. I use a little dab of...
You don't need to buy any of those things...the cam cover gaskets are reuseable, and if the 6th gen is the same as the 5th, the tank can be...
Checking the timing requires you to verify the position of the crank and the cams. To do that, you absolutely need to have the cam covers removed...
Thanks for the detailed explanation Captain! I'm about to do some wheels and other parts on my new-to-me Silverwing scooter; has quite extensive...
Plenty of bikes use an oil-water intercooler at the oil filter to keep the oil temperature in check. I guess that transfers the oil cooling duties...
With the spark plugs out, it should roll over pretty easily when pushed in any gear. That would quickly tell you if the transmission is broken or...
Generally, the problem is that the bolt threads into the damper base; that base is a cylindrical steel piece that is pushed into the damper body...
Tight spots on the chain are one of those things that just happen. Once you have a tight spot, it won't go away. Personally I believe tight spots...
I salute your ingenuity Robert, and hope you can make this work. I'm not sure that you are correctly positioning the front wheel to simulate full...
Thanks for sharing; I love finding out what's inside these mysterious components! I disassembled the undiassemble-able 5G brake delay valve for...
If the voltage is dropping with revs then the RR is probably the culprit. The connector melting occurs due to corrosion in the connector;...
When I was young and stupid (now just old and stupid) I tried that helmetless, outlaw look just the once. At any sensible open road speed, your...
You've picked another nice week for a ride! The weather is looking great. I did a ride around the southern Coromandel loop two weekends ago and...
Bad Flag! Great work Robert!
The fan switch on the radiator should close at 98-102C. Note the switch just completes the path to ground. You should have a live 12V feed to the...
If the VFR stanchions and the VTR stanchions are the identical length then I agree the installing the VTR dampers/caps/springs/spacers should end...
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