Motorcycle Forum / General / Technical / November 2009

I am now well equipped with TWO repair manuals and a full toolbox and
a Positive Mental Attitude.  Time to go to work.......
I was watching the dimming of the headlight on my Kawie as I engaged
the starter.  The headlight is hard-wired to the "ON" position and is

I just got a new gixxer 600. Unfortunately I have to keep it outside,
covered of course.
But even then whenever it rains some moisture manages to get on the
front rotor and rust starts forming almost immediately.

The letter, below, was mailed 09.10.05.  To date, no response has been
received.
I will post any reply that is received.
Thanks

I am about to replace the chain and sprockets on this noble beast and
so begins the Quest for the Unknowable Right Answer:
Should I change the gearing, or in this case, the sprocketing?
It's a cute little in-town cruiser and bar hopper but it wasn't made

Older CBR600, lo-miles.
Engine warm, accelerate up hill, maybe 35 mph, in 3rd gear. Reach
top, dis-engage clutch, coast down hill in 3rd. with clutch lever
actuated. When I hunker down, I can hear a sort-of growling/grinding

Apparently most bike street tubless tires are designed to stay on the rim if
they go flat, a few aren't. In the sense that you can hobble along at
walking speed for quite a way and not wreck the rim. The tire will be
hooped, but at least it stays on the rim and the rims OK.

OK- I gotta buy new tires for my Kawasaki Mean Streak 1600.  I heard nothing
but bad news for the OEM Dunlop radials that it came with, although I have
had no particular problems with them.
Since these damn things are so expensive anyway, I want to get the best

This is fun.  I simply ask the technical questions and the rest of you
good souls log on and start swearing....
1st: I just used Slime and if you use the recommended amount then it
WILL NOT cause an imbalance.

I have a Honda Shadow VT1100C 1996 problem, when I accelerate and on a
certain rev count the bike is miss firing (losing power) when give
more petrol it go past the miss fire problem. I did replace sparkplugs
change petrol and oil filters but problem still exists. What else can

I did manage to change the tire and the bike is up and running!  This
ole hoss breaks down all the time due to age and if something is
running right then a little speed and vibration is all it takes to
make something start leaking oil or gas or air out of the tires.

I'm working in Africa. I bought a cool little Chinese-Made motorcycle
that looks to be a copy of a Honda from the 60s/70s...
The motorcycle is a ACCESS A125 (Engine CG125)
The SPARKPLUG it came with is a "TORCH D8RC".

I feel so overwhelmed when looking to purchase jackets, gloves, chaps, etc.
for cooler/cold weather riding.
There is so much stuff out there- so many brands - so expensive - so many
choices.