I'm even shorter but without real footing problems. A Hawk fits me far better, like it's exactly designed as sportbike without plastic, capable of...
Suspension needs improvement first according to setup customized to your weight and riding style by various means depending upon what you spend....
I'd bet that some maintenance work happened in there before you got the bike (cush drive rubbers, for example), and the nut wasn't proppaly...
Use a syringe to reverse-bleed the system with the reservoir cover off and a rag over it to catch any overflow. It's tough to bleed the clutch...
How many miles ??
Follow kit instructions. If it says drill, drill. You can always use JBWeld* to fill holes later if you don't want them. Installing a kit (and...
Might not fix it but worth trying: With engine cold, drain about half the coolant to bring the level below the gasket, then go around the head...
Cheshirecat must be mistaken or the best fettler in the UK cuz nobody 'round 'ere has ever gotten a VF500 to run that long......... 40,000...
4th gen bike is a landmark in gradual, steady evolutionary magnificence, and that's what i'd recommend !! Later gens ?? Fuel injection is...
AS old as they are, as poorly maintained as most were, and with the many design and manufacturing flaws that came as standard equipment? The...
An ass with tools he is, not a mechanic. There are chances that serious damage could have been done to valves or pistons if timing was wrong...
NO rejetting necessary unless Groveton is above 4000 ft., you're running no airbox lid, or straight-through exhaust.
Kid, you talkin to a EXPOIT hea !!! Big Mountie takin his fitness training to a po liddle 17mm like a polar bear on meth ! Based upon no...
Bad sensor ?? Gotta love FI, Bunky ! FI saved the riding world from all fueling problems forever. Seriously, if it is quitting one one cylinder...
Power Commander might fix it or maybe a bad sensor or computer ???
No, chap, you're not wrong. Damage to threads CAN happen, usually cuz some bluudy fool disregarded proppa proceedure and and installed the plugs...
That's what's so cool about new bikes ! With all those years of manufacturing design experience since 1946, the standards in the motorcycle...
Sure, you might even find a more suitable aerospace material better than JB. Seems like the biggest issue is the strength of the bond between...
If you lived near Sacramento, you'd be riding already !
Yessir, i'd try building up the missing stuff with JB* before i'd scrap anything, ever. . . . . *Not a paid endorser.
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