Motorcycle Forum / General / Motorcycles / April 2008

I am very, very new to bikes so my knowledge of them mostly comes
from, Wow look at that it looks cool. Anyways I was hoping someone
could give me some sites that can tell me everything I want to know
about bikes. Right now I am looking for sites that teach me what the

My 2006 Honda Shadow 600 with about 6,000 miles on it is running just a bit
rough.
It doesn't seem to produce the amount of power I remember at low RPM, so
I've adjusted my shift points just a bit ...

Insomnia.
While watching late-night TV and reading through my 2006 Honda Shadow 600
shop manual, I accidentally discovered that it does have a throttle position
sensor (TPS) that probably is input to the ignition control module.

During this experiment, the "control rider"  was prevented from fixating on the
target.
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Ben

About a year ago, there was some short discussion here on using a car
tire in place of a MC tire with most people against the idea.
Has anybody here actually used car tires on their bikes?
I'm *this* close to getting a new rear tire and am contemplating doing

i wish i could put more into this than i actually can, like what i may
have implied by the annoying wink-emote above ... but ...sticking to
facts...
i stopped by my place all in a rush, on my way back out, and

Honda has to LED's in the speedo, one for low oil pressure and one for
engine overtemperature.
I trust the oil pressure LED because when I stop the engine, the LED comes
on.  This provides assurance that the sensor and the wiring are OK.

I've not seen someone take a Honda scooter and make it a trike...
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Greg

im new to bikes and I want to learn to ride so bad. But im 6’3" tall
and i was wondering if i would fit on a sportbike correctly before i
go and spend money on something im not gonna be able to do. i would
appreciate any help you can give thanks.

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I think I'm going to replace my own spark plugs.  This is major rocket
surgery for me.  The valve clearance procedure also looks pretty easy, and I
don't need any help on that ... yet.
Spark plug questions:

x-post, f'up to rec.motorcycles
Hi,
could anyone direct me to any English language tire tests, especially
concerning recent sports touring, sports and racing tires? Pirelli

hi - taking lots of baby steps in approaching the idea of bike
ownership.  My questions are far too many right now.  But here is one
for starters.
On the blooper video shows that are often on TV, you see people

2006 Suzuki Katana 600.
After chain adjustment, owner's manual says to torque to 47 ft-lbs and then
secure cotter pin.
I did this, and the holes for the cotter pin didn't quite line up so I could