Shoot, with some proper gearing changes I bet that little puppy could have cracked 200 mph!
The PAIR system bleeds some fresh air from the airbox into the exhaust port to aid destruction of unburnt hydrocarbons to assist in meeting air...
Regarding crystallisation, I recently bought a complete CBR954 brake system off ebay and the master-cylinder piston was seized solid with a...
Wellll.....that would be true in the NORTHERN hemisphere. Here in the SOUTHERN Hemisphere, along with the water going round the other way down the...
The brake fluid is unlikely to be a problem, as long as there is enough. Check the brake lever pivot is well-lubed; pull it off, clean and grease...
Ssshhh!!! Stop trying to bring logic to the table. He just wants the speedo to go further round the dial!
Put the smallest possible sprocket on the back and the biggest one on the front. As the speedo is driven from the countershaft and not from the...
Well THAT takes me back....I owned this beauty in 1983: [ATTACH]
I'd try wiggling the key up and down a little in the barrel as you turn it. I got new keys cut and until I'd used them a bit, they were very...
I'm guessing he bought it and is still out on his first date....
So you have some end-to-end freeplay when you compress the forks? That doesn't sound right. The spring is always compressed by the fork cap and...
My VFR also has a clamp with two bolts. Use copper anti seize grease on the gasket, and if you need to open up the muffler pipe so it slips easily...
I've used the jack/block under the headers on my 5th gen a number of times but I never trust it! I have to make sure I loosen as many big...
The bonus with the head lift stand is that you can easily remove the forks for servicing (or endlessly changing shims as in my case...). I made a...
The big hub nut is "staked" to the axle. That means a small section of the nut is pressed into a slot on the axle so it can't come loose. You need...
These are great and cheap but probably too far away (although they all come from China). An easy one-handed lift and nice and steady. You need to...
There IS no adjustability in 5th gen calipers. The only thing that you can do is check that the left axle mount is in the right place on the axle,...
The Service Manual says....334.3mm
You should be able to test the switch by heating in oil to a little above boiling point , and checking for continuity. That is, when cold it...
Then my VTR1000 must BE a Harley. I'm just some leather chaps and a bad attitude away from Hog Heaven!!! Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
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