Motorcycle Forum / General / Technical / June 2007

As part of some needed service, I asked my dealer's service dept to
install a new pair of tires.  There was no discussion about type or
brand; I assumed I would get another pair identical to what the bike
came with when I bought it at the same dealer.

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Poor Quality product
My son purchased a 110cc dirt bike from a distributor in WI with his own hard earned money on 7-4/06.

I went for a ride yesterday on my Kawasaki VN800B Classic. I was less than
two miles from home when I came to a four-way stop. I was still running a
touch of choke. The bike has just over 750 miles on it.
I began pulling away from the stop sign when the bike suddenly locks up,

After a recent bout of twin-bashing on rec.motorcycles, I dragged out my old
XS650 parallel twin last night and took it for a ride.  The ride was good, I
enjoyed the sound from those skinny chrome mufflers even if the 650 corners
like a pig compared to the sportbike I usually ...

I've been reading through the posts with the fellow having issues with
his XJ 650 carbs, and it sounded terribly familiar.  I've got an '81
XJ 550 Maxim with a sick carb and wouldn't mind a pointer if anyone
out there can help.

its an 1984 honda cm450e.  it has VB22 carbs (CV) I'm having
hesitation/stuttering at about 1/4 to 1/2 throttle.  the carbs have
been professionally cleaned and synced.  the slides move easily
in the bore.  once past this "stuttering" it runs fine.  i just had

Why do different bikes wind you differently. My big 1400 pounds the sh.t
out of me with the wind. My my little Yamaha has no wind at all is is
pleasant to drive around. Both have the same size windshields. And I'm
talking about the same road speeds. As a matter of fact my 1400 now ...

JUNK JUNK JUNK.....!!!!
TRASH TRASH TRASH!!!!!
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I have just bought a 2nd hand daelim VL 125 that clocked around
13500km. The bike is ok except it requires 5mins or more to warm up.
The engine will stall immediately when I engage 1st gear if warm up is
not sufficient.

Anybody know if there is a relatively not-too-difficult way to install an
oil pressure and/or temperature gauge on a 1989 Gold Wing 1500?

I've been tearing up the internet looking for a carb kit for this bike
(BS28 Mikuni) but have been unable to find one. Anyone know a website
that sells these things. Also, if you have any experiencing cleaning/
rebuilding these carbs, your two cents would be valuable.

I have a 1995 Suzuki Savage 650, single cylinder.  It has a 3-position
fuel switch: ON (which automatically becomes OFF when the engine is shut
off), PRI ("Prime", which bypasses the automatic OFF), and REServe.
I had it parked in the garage all winter with the switch in what I ...

I miss not having a tach on a bike, is there an aftermarket company
that makes a tach that would fit on my '84 cm450e?  thanks.

The saddle on my 1989 GL1500 is getting pretty sad, and I would like
to replace it.
What is this august group's opinion of the most comfortable (for long
trips) aftermarket saddle available?

   Was wondering if anyone here knew of a place that had these besides
thehonda dealer...I am sure these aren't specific made o-rings for the bike.
I know honda sells them, but they are in kit form...I need 4 kits and at 30
bucks a kit... well you can do the math...... I want to ...