Interference where the brake drum engages the brake shoes perhaps? I'm not sure that using a clamp to force the assembly together is a good idea.

I wouldn't give up on that frame just yet. The weld on the rear sub frame isn't much of an issue until it cracks all the way thru. A mysterious wob...

My understanding is that a Russel seat has additional structure under the cover and padding. I have never seen one opened up. Your OEM seat pan may no...

If your Russel seat is built on a stock seat pan, the attachment brackets and weld nuts should be in place. If you have never seen a bare OEM seat pan...

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Mike, I regret to inform you that it is time to "pay the piper". If you know anyone who keeps derelict bikes for parts donors, you could go that route...

• The swing arm should have 150 cc's of oil. Some of it will pool in the drive shaft boot. Milky contamination in gear oil is water. I would guess tha...

You might pull the rear axle and dislodge the rear wheel so you can tip the bike to the rear. Bind the center stand to the front wheel or the forks wi...

Tim, yours would be the first one I have heard of. Bear in mind, I am not a professional mechanic so I don't see all kinds of things. It seems odd to ...

Curtis, my correct phone number is 309 251 0877. I have Parkinson's disease and my typing was never very good anyway.

Ok, I saw the video. Definitely insufficient cold start enrichment. Were you holding the cold start "choke" lever all the way open,? and do the enric...

The video doesn't play on my browser. If it were my project, I would pull the intake tubes and mist the carb throats with starting fluid to see what h...

Idle setting adjustments should be performed when the motor is warmed up to full operating temperature. Valve clearance setting should be done when th...

I am not sure that the upgrades you propose buys a sufficient dose of "more better" to justify the cost.

First thing, I am far from an expert and have no official relationship with the ABC or the web team. I would attribute that image to the source. The ...