I want to follow up on this, and reveal a dirty little secret I have practiced for years. Wobbly is perfectly correct. Let me explain this in terms of...

The 1 owner I know personally who went to Mikunis is very pleased with them. However there are negatives associated with the install. The kit has 2 i...

If you hold the carburetor upside down with the float resting on the needle and seat, the feature line should be parallel to the bottom of the carb bo...

Regarding the center stand, they all do that. Regarding the clutch noise, If it were my bike, I would pull the parts out of the throw-out assembly a...

This Airhead is new to you, correct? Not knowing much about the recent history of the bike presents plenty of opportunities for detective work. 1) I...

There is no kill switch on a /5 or 1974, /6. Your left side handle bar switch is high/low beam and flash to pass for the headlight and push down for ...

Scott is correct. There are many things here that we need to sort out. First, understand the the motor turns clockwise when looking at the front. nex...

OT stands for over-top, or top dead center. At OT, the piston is as high as it can go in the cylinder. On models with the heavy flywheel, the S is t...

Another thing to consider is that the /6 motors had a change made in the opening of the motor casting where the cylinder fits in the crank case. All /...

It takes me the better part of a whole day to go thru a set of carburetors. You would have starved to death as a pro-mechanic. 👿 The se...

Right! it takes me the better part of a whole day to go thru a set of carburetors. However, we can not assume the what the owner has in mind. I on...

The answer to your question is yes and no. The carbs should fit, and provide a useful fuel air mixture, but the choke (enricher) action is completely ...

Here's the thing about brake fluid. It's cheap insurance to change your brake fluid because old brake fluid in a system turns into very expensive rep...

Well done! Enjoy your ride! The Airheads are always here.

Not a big deal if you failed to mark the clutch parts for putting it back together. I put a used clutch from a parts bike in my R100/7 that I used to ...