Youneed2things:avolt/ohmmetertomonitor yourbatteryandabettermechanic. Ifyourbikediesonlywhenhot:...
take alookatsparkplugs. ifthey(oneormore) lookblack,you mayhavepoorlyadjustedfloatsorbadfloatneedle. uhaveHondaservicemanual??
If your bikes starts well, idles smoothly, runs well at low speeds with small throttle opening, then your synch is probably close enough and you...
No bike for a new rider..... "Buy the newest bike you can afford" is the advice i got as a new rider, and i pass that wisdom along. That's an...
DD:"- -as we are discussing here if all is working properly every carb bike at first needs a choke to warm up,(all bikes i know) then if you ride...
Yes, a small computer fan can keep the regulator cooler and prolong its life......
replace R/R cuz it's responsible for any over-voltage condition.
replace R/R it's a miracle your CDI didn't fry from excess voltage.....
Most common cause of heavy steering is low tyre pressure, but you already checked that........?
Try to clean the contacts as vifferj suggested, but you must be very, extremely, incredibly light-fingered cuz those parts are very easiy bent....
Vic had several earier brushes with the law, so he's on his 4th or 5th chance, not his second. He's only sorry he got caught, not sorry for the...
Time to fire up that RD?? no valves, no cams, no timing chains.......
You're looking for a theoretical explanation that would best come from a gas/fluid dynamics Ph.D.....? I'd suggest that you might find your...
The set of VF 500 carbs i just yesterday finished cleaning/rebuilding had springs all the same length...... main jet holders were different...
Only 2 hoses on 49 state bike: fuel and float bowl vent
>>>>>> Vaccum leak around a loose boot, maybe. Fuel screws, definitely NOT, cuz manual says set mixture screws for fastest idle at 1200 rpm....
i forgot what i was spouting off about but sure this will appear somewhere..... ................................2 beers and...
Actually, Mike,......that's not the vaccum port but the mixture screw location. The other hole is the float bowl drain screw. Read that...
Engine uses power to pump cold, dense oil throughout engine; as engine warms and thins the oil, pumping is easier, there is less oil drag and idle...
Chains develop tight and loose spots as they wear and can surge, jerk or pulse the bike. Stock original chains on a VFR last about 20k miles,...
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