Motorcycle Forum / General / Technical / February 2008

My sprocket ratio was 14 teeth on the drive and 50 teeth on the back
wheel or 3.51.  I want a higher ratio so I went to still 14 on the drive
but 45 teeth on the back wheel. that makes it 3.21.
So if my little sprocket was going 2000rpm's  the back one was going 560

when i got my 400 the front wheel and carbs were in the basket. I
think I got the carbs back together but I'm having trouble what parts
come out of the basket and go on the front wheel. The books suck and
the parts fisk don't tell me what some things are made of. I have two

I have swapped out the motor in my "74  Honda 550f. The new motor is
said to be a "76, but I didn't see the bike it came out of. The
original motor number is like CB550E-103xxx and the new one is
CB550E-108xxx. My question is can I just plug the '76 stator /

Hi. My xv535 wouldn't start the other week. It was taking a little
while for the front cylinder to fire the last few times I started it.
Rear cylinder was fine.
I've taken off the carbs and cleaned the jets, checked the float

The ~It takes 30% more dino fuel to produce ethanol myth.
Talked to my brother about this a while back and told him I had trouble
finding credible sources for the quote. He told me:
~That is because some researchers at MIT questioned the clown who made

Is there a DIY method to measure the flow-rate of coolant through a
motorcycle radiator?  My bike is 12 years old and I'm wondering if
there's been enough scale build-up in the radiator fins to reduce flow-
rate and the water-cooling efficiency of the radiator.  I've looked in

Looking for gasket set and liners for Yamaha 650 rebuild project.
Any suggestions?

What should output on this be?I'm getting 14 volts.Will this blow out the
headlight?Thanks

Hi, Why am I reading all this MI5 crap on the motorbikes site? Plse
can you remove it all. Thanks

Can anybody post a link of a wiring diagram for a 84 suzuki 1200
Mine is not firing,   no spark at the plug