Motorcycle Forum / General / Technical / October 2007

I *almost* went down to Harbor Freight the other day to get a lift when a
friend in another state mentioned that his felt much less stable than the
"high dollar lifts" that you might find in a motorcycle shop. My primary
use will be to work on my KZ1000P's, a trials bike a dirtbike ...

Maybe the push-rod fans are on to something...
http://www.breitbart.com/article.php?id=D8S9C0T00&show_article=1&image=large
I've never seen this type of failure on a pushrod bike.

Two spark plugs - One cylinder
I have a circa 1970 Yamaha 175 enduro motorcycle that has one
cylinder, but two spark plugs.  I've never had a spark plug wire on
the 'other' plug and it's run just fine.  Now, many many years later,

i'm getting back into it after a 20+ year layoff, so i'm basically a
noob.
got some questions about ergos these days.  background:  i'm a long-
time competitive bicyclist and still train alot, race often, and do

Hello all humans far brighter than I!
Recently took my 1980 CB750F on a two hour highway trek to NYC.
Pulled into a reststop a little over half an hour into the trip.  As I
pulled onto the ramp and began to downshift, the clutch handle felt

What's the best way to remove old stickers from a tank? These are just
misc. stickers the a previous owner stuck on the tank, not sure why.
I don't want to damage the paint when removing them. Any suggestions?
Thanks,

Hey, gang!
I have recently acqired a 1980 CB750F Supersport in moderately decent
condition.
I am frightening small children and Vietnam vets whenever I'm

So I bought some after market carbs for my 72 CL350 from SUDCO. I had
some problems with the carbs fitting into the carb holders. The one on
the left actually fell out of the carb holder while riding. Seems to
me they should fit as well as the old carbs at least.

Purchased this bike new in '02 for my son. Always seemed to take a few
more kicks than I thought it should and seems to take a fairly long
time to warm up to where it will idle without the choke. Adjusting the
idle doesn't make a difference.

I have a CL350 Honda. I replaced the carbs, and now I have a VERY
strange problem. On the right side of the engine, the bike will start,
but you can tell by holding the exhuast pipe on the right side, it is
not firing. If i take off the plug wire on the right side and hold it

Hi. I have a 1996 XV535 that has done about 5k miles. I find the
suspension harsh over small bumps, typical of urban streets, these
aggravate my back something rotten. I recently rode 170 miles around
Samos in Greece on a 125cc scooter, on some very rough roads with no

I have a Triumph T-Bird that runs hotter than I would like it to. I
was considering removing the thermostat to see if I can get increased
cooling system flow to help alleviate the issue. I have done this with
cars and compressors and have never had an issue, in fact, it has

I have been changing the oil to the forks of my gsx-r 600 k4, after re-
install it again in place, went to try it and its a big mess,
initially even with the standard settings the fork looks too stiff,
but under braking the front compress fully to the end of it, try to

tengo una moto wildlander custom de 125cc y creo que corre poco me
gustaria saber si se puede trucar o hacer algo para que corra mas.
saludos.

Looking for a RWC for my bike but not sure what a fair rate is so
wondering if any fellow riders can pass on any information on dealers
in melbourne?