Motorcycle Forum / General / Technical / June 2004

I traded my BMW F650 for a Suzuki SV650.
It is time to flush/replace the coolant.
I've got a couple of gallons of the BMW brand (MC) coolant
left over.

After 24 yrs. the OEM coils are finally done, so now I'm looking for
replacements.  Kawasaki OEM replacements are $190 ea.  OUCH!!!!
Anyone recommend an after-market part?  I was looking at the Dyna coils as
it looks like they are the only drop in replacement.  I really don't want ...

Hello I am George from Athens/Greece and I'm a (very happy) owner
of a Yamaha TDM 850 Modell 2001.
After asking several yamaha-authorized mechanics here in Greece
I didn't get a clear answer to my question.

I took a ride from San Diego, CA to Quartzsite, AZ, and then to Parker, AZ
all in the same day.  On my way back, more than half way, I experienced a
nose bleed that lasted for about 2.5 hrs.  I had a full face helmet to go
out there, but had a half shell - open face for the way back ...

Bike is a 1984 Kawasaki 550 Ltd, with about 17,000 miles on it. In the
last 2 years, the carbs have been rebuilt, valve adjustment done, new
battery, and a lot of the electrical connections have been cleaned.
Went thru the carbs(again), put them back on, synced them, played with

I have a 1984 Honda V65 Sabre with a few turn signal problems.  To
start with, I purchased the bike from a guy whose intent was to part
it out.  Before  I got it, the head light and speedo/tach unit was
gone.  The tach/speedo unit, I was able to find one in a boneyard, and

OK, probably the topic has been done to death.  But I want to tap into
the wisdom of reeky just this once.  I just bought a trailer to carry
the SVS from Minnesota across the vast expanse of South Dakota to the
Black Hills for a couple of days of riding over the July 4th weekend.

getting sick of posts like the one above this one.. head for a
moderated site..
I know, they are all the same. Not true.. This one combines all your
tuning needs into one place. over 100 forums, 9 powersports

The kawi 3 peice head gaskets are like a cheese sandwich: one lump of
cheese 0.4mm and two bits of bread either side 0.2mm each compressed.
Has anyone tried adding an extra adding an extra bit of cheese to the
centre

I've noticed head skim markers under the exhaust ports on my gpz550
cylinder heads, on std heads they are ?? 1mm below the gasket face, on
a heavily skimmed head they are flush. Anyone?

I have just bought the above mentioned tool, but as it came without
instructions, I have no idea how to use it. Can anyone help?
Dave

Can anyone in the UK help with this one, I bought a compression tester to
check my bike. With it came the usual 18 and 14mm adaptors, however the
spark plug has a 12mm thread. I have try about everywhere i can think of to
get an adaptor this size but have failed. It is becoming a ...

I've discovered that the clutch master cylinder on my 1984 Yamaha
FJ1100 is
leaking. Not a lot, but it's a leak.
I want to go for a short, brief trip (1000 miles) over the next 3-

ok, why do I have to use the real expensive harley oil in my bike?? is it
something really special?? even the aftermarket brands are very expensive??
is there something special they do to this oil than regular oils?? they must
put liquid gold in it..thats all I can figure?? would ...

Does anyone know if the two nuts on a Dunlop tube valve stem go on the
outside of the rim, or one in and one out. My friends Harley has one wheel
each way. We're changing tires and one HAS to be wrong.
Thanks Noob