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  1. Vintage Forum
    I’ve got a 1979 Yamaha xs1100 that I just purchased. It’s beautiful but unfortunately the taillight, brake light, and the turn signals all don’t work. Made sure no fuses were blown but looking for some advice on what the next probable cause could be.
  2. 🔧 Motorcycle Repair 🔧
    I've been slowly tinkering away on an old barn find I acquired. Overall the bike was in great shape for where it came from. Next to no rust, no rips in the seat, all parts accounted for. Had a few issues to tackle to get it running but successfully rebuilt the carbs, dealt with some fuel...
  3. 🔧 Motorcycle Repair 🔧
    Hi, I have a 2006 DRZ400S that wont keep a battery charged. It seems to be charging intermittently but Im not certain. In the shop, when it is running with and Optimate battery analyzer attached, it slowly drains until the bike dies due to lack of juice. Here's what I've done to troubleshoot...
  4. 🔧 Motorcycle Repair 🔧
    Hey all, trying to repair a no spark issue on my 1980 Honda CM200t. Compression is good, carb is the cleanest it’s ever been, and it’s getting air just fine. Ran great just before this incident happened. What happened was, I added a bit too much fuel additive with a full tank of gas, and the...
  5. 🔧 Motorcycle Repair 🔧
    This is the second time this has happened. I took the bike in last season to a Honda repair shop and they assessed and got me a new stator and battery. I made sure the terminals were connected securely and rode this season but it happened again. Before the battery got to the state of the...
  6. 🏍 General Motorcycle Discussion 🏍
    Hi all, I'm currently building a Kawasaki Ninja 250 go Kart, I'm almost done, just wrapping up the wiring. This might sound like a dumb question, but what do the electrics that connect to the radiator do, not the fan, the actual radiator. Any help would be hugely appreciated, Thanks!
  7. Honda
    Hey there fellow riders, I currently am having a problem with a fuse that keeps blowing out. First off the fuse "usually" blows out when I use the turn signal and hit the foot brake at the same time but as far as I've noticed not when I use them separately and sometimes not, I can't say for...
  8. 🔧 Motorcycle Repair 🔧
    Hi all, I am a new rider and I just purchased my first bike, a 2009 Kawasaki Ninja 250R. When I bought this bike, it ran just fine for the first day. It seemed to not want to start at first, but it was most likely because of how cold it was (this is a carbureted bike) or the battery being...
  9. 🔧 Motorcycle Repair 🔧
    Hi, I'm work on a 1986 kawasaki vulcan. Recently I went to go start it up, and when I pressed the ignition switch the whole bike died. After that even if I turned the key the bike no longer lights up, horn doesnt work etc. I can see that the battery is a little under 13 volts and I know it's...
  10. Honda
    Hello Everyone I would love some help with my 1979 CG125. I recently stripped the bike pretty far down and made some changes changed the handlebar, removed the indicators, added a horn switch, changed the tailight. and guess what? Its blowing fuses now ! :-0 I have found a few not great...
  11. 🔧 Motorcycle Repair 🔧
    Hey guys, This completely baffled me and my boyfriend so I wasn't too sure where to go. So I recently got my first bike after passing my CBT. This is a Honda CG 125 1989 model. Amazing bike. Had some issues when I first got it but ran like a complete dream for over a month until the other...
  12. 🔧 Motorcycle Repair 🔧
    Hey - so disclaimer: I am new, and know very little about bikes.. I would love to learn and appreciate any help. I apologize ahead of time if I ask stupid questions! Was riding my new-to-me bike on the highway (97 Suzuki Savage 650), and heard a rattling sound from behind me. I pulled off ASAP...
  13. 🔧 Motorcycle Repair 🔧
    I recently got The bike stated, the guy who sold it to me had it sitting for well over a year after he wrecked on another bike. When i got it, it would turn over and while it was hard to turn on, with a good mix of choke and throttle it would fire up, and would stay on for as long you kept it...
  14. 🔧 Motorcycle Repair 🔧
    Im still having trouble getting my bike to start. I thinks its a bad wire but I just cant find it. There are a few splices in the wiring harness that I think are from a previous owner, maybe not I dont know. Would it be more work to try to build a new harness (All the ones online look just as...
  15. 🔧 Motorcycle Repair 🔧
    I'm trying to get a new ignition switch wired up correctly on my 1978 Honda CB400 Hawk 2. The switch is one of those "auto" style, or more accurately, boat ignition switches that turns the bike on in the first position and turns over the motor in the second position. So I've removed the old...
  16. Tool Talk
    New to the motorcycle repair world, I had to pick up my first multimeter. With so many options online I had no idea what to get. Usually when it comes to buying tools I like to spend the extra cash and get something that I know is a great product. But I know I dont need an extravagant multimeter...
  17. 🔧 Motorcycle Repair 🔧
    Okay, So I have a 81 Yamaha Virago. When I bought it, the bike was in good working order, had a few cosmetic issues, apparently though while sitting in my garage a gremlin broke in and ruined it, or I am just very unlucky. So basically my bike wont turn over, click, chug or start for that...
  18. 🔧 Motorcycle Repair 🔧
    So i just got this bike. 1983 honda vt750c. Changed out old oil and filter. Rebuilt starter with a brand new starter rebuild kit and bought a brand new battery. The engine turns by spinning the rear tire and if you take out at least 2 of the plugs the starter will turn engine. The second you...
  19. 🔧 Motorcycle Repair 🔧
    I have a 88' Yamaha Radian (I'm a backyard mechanic) that I replaced the motor on because it had a bad cylinder. Was starting and running before I had replaced the motor. Before I installed the new motor I tested It, turned over and had good compression. Well problem is now that I installed the...
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