Motorcycle Forum / General / Technical / February 2004

Anyone knows if my ZX9 -98 have harded gears in the gearbox? I will
have it undercut and would like to know if I need to re-hardening the
gears after the undercut.

Does anyone know of a cheap supplier of front disc brakes for kawazaki
zzr600 M reg. the average price for discs is around £238 would be
grateful for some information.

I have a UK model 1100c as in the topic. The manual says the UK model has 125hp whereas the USA
model has 147hp. Does anyone have an idea where the power output is restricted? The same carbs are
listed, with the same jet sizes. The same ignition advance is also listed for both ...

 I'm restoring my CB360T, 1st I need to find some Original or Replica
tank stickers before I paint it......   Does anyone know anyone who
makes them????

"david" <david.mcgraw@comcast.net> wrote in message news:...

What is the going rate to bore and hone out a cylinder ?
Thanks,
Iowa883
I am thinking about getting a new boring bar but I need to know how many

Hi, my friend bought an 84 Honda VT500.  it ran great for a while,
then one day at a light, it puttered out and hasn't run since.
battery is charged, fuses are fine, but when he turns the key, no
lights no horn, nothing.  he said he checked all the wires and there

How do you clean the pod style airfilters ? The reusable ones with the wire
mesh on the outside.
Thanks,
Iowa883

Got the bike in the warm weather (tail end of summer) riding it in the
winter, the bike has more get up-n-go than when I was tooling around in
the summer.  Is there a reason?  Do v-twins prefer colder climes?  It
has a radiator & fan...........

I have a 72 CB175 with the twin carbs, and it is having a problem that
after I've warmed it up and am ready to ride it, when I give it some
throttle, the engine takes off up to 5-6000 rpm and gradually comes
down. If it doesn't sound like its gradually coming down I have to

Problem I had with the bike is 3:rd gear jumping out and it got worse
by time.
I have now split the crankcase and disassembled the two transmission
shafts. I was almost certain to find wear on gears and dogs on the

does anybody know what i need for a zx7 to zx9 engine swap? is it
possible? is there a kit? any help is greatly appreciated

Any recommendations?
Thanks,
George

I have an '02 Honda 750 ACE Deluxe on which I've recently rejetted the carbs.  Now, as part
of the maintenance schedule I need to check/adjust the carb sychronization.  Question: Even
with different-sized jets installed in the two carbs do I still need to have the vacuum
pressure ...

I am having a hard time locating certain parts for a 1976 Goldwing
Gl1000. Specifically, at the moment I need to find a rear brake master
cylinder rebuild kit. JC Whitney sells the front rebuild kit, but not
the rear (I have no idea why). DOes anyone know of a source for this,