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So!! I have this 1981 cm400e and I have a interesting issue: -the bottom 7amp fuse blows whenever I put a new one in and try to start the bike -The rear running light and running lights for the front signals are connected to this fuse so they are out (mind you the running light for the...

Hi all! I have a Jonway Laguna 250cc ( very basic and a rip off of a Harley cruiser) I was given this bike from a dear friend for free all that had to be done is some body work and wiring issue. I've taken it in to the recommended repair guys they sorted the problem for the time. Its been over...

Hey all zr750 2005. when about to replace tank back onto the bike, the tank slipped from my hands and pinched a wire on the frame of the bike. sparks and smoke whilst the fuel pump wire fused together. i seperated and insulated the wires back to the main loom. bike wouldnt start. pump wouldnt...

I went to do an oil change on a bike I just bought that had not been fixed up or serviced for a while so the oil drain bolt was very stuck. I decided that maybe tapping on the wrench a few times with a rubber mallet might free it a little, and while it did free it, it also broke off part of the...

I have a 1983 Honda Shadow. I didn't realize that when I bought this bike a month ago that there was a big hole in the sub fuel tank that was simply repaired with an old tire tube:thumbsdown: I was wondering if I could just by pass the sub fuel tank and get rid of it all together since it is...

My room mate recently bought a '83 Honda Silverwing. It had these 'riding pedals' installed and they were bolted to what looks like the engine case. I'm new to bikes so the proper terminology eludes me. Anyway, the bolted pedals hit the curb and pulled off a small piece of the 'engine case'...

Hey all, my first bike is going to be a hand-me-down from my father, an '83 Honda XL250R that's been sitting in our garage. It is impeccably clean and has only a few thousand miles on it, but I don't think he has turned the engine on for 15 years. I just brought it out into the sun and...