Use pure synthetic oil after your breakin. Good for 8000 miles (per service manual). Learn to slip your fairings off on, learn where the...
Going to watch best I from CA, I read an artcle about all the solar power they are going to lose, good chunk of change!
My 8th gen is definitely thinner than my 2003 6th gen, but I am not! Same bike different color, no mechanical changes.
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Not bad, once you get the hang of it. Got it down to a science. My only other comment is there are different size hex bolts that hold on the...
Same here. Roads are bad everywhere, I bent my front rim on a pot hole in sunny CA.
Only need to remove ONE carb from plate, that will allow you remove tubes and change O-rings.
O-rings on tubes dried out and got smaller, petcock also has small o-rings. Hopefully o-ring(s) did not crack. I had same problem on my 83, found...
Took this from another thread.
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I am not complaining, I have developed a technique that works, and trust me my right hand does a lot of lifting straight up while my foot presses...
In his signature line, maybe he doesn't have one, oh well.
My 83 is much easier than the 8th gen, my 6 th gen was easier that the 8 th gen, I weigh 240 and it takes both weight on stand and lifting! No way...
Just watch your RPM's with the 500, lot of horror stories on here about bent valves. As your confidence build, think about a more modern bike and...
I felt the same way after a long absence from riding and buying my 2003. It takes time and reading articles on how to improve your abilities and...
First, step on stand and make sure both legs of stand are square to the ground, and bike is vertical. Then reach down and grab passenger peg...
To allow atmospheric pressure to be evenly distributed to the top of the fuel in the bowls, just make sure they free and clear.
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