Two suggestions.... 1. Your OEM mechanical voltage regulator may have failed. (They often do.) I always suggest upgrading to a modern solid state ve...

In my experience it's the after-market gaskets that do all the leaking. The OEM gaskets have some type of invisible sealant applied that negates the n...

Blake -As my BIL is fond of saying... "You don't know what you don't know." There is always an outside chance that Rick has mailed the package, thinks...

Contact your Air Marshal. They may have some suggestions for you.

Welcome aboard !!

>> The "copper band" is an electrical "slip ring" (similar to a generator's commutator). The 2 slip rings are how electrical power gets into the...

It's been a long time, but I seem to remember 0.004" Intake & 0.006" Exhaust. There is some minor variation by model. >> The big takeawa...

• Everything you're saying is true.> The EBC barrels do eventually loosen and rattle around. > A larger dial rotor would increase the breaking p...

Because it's the one gasket you can't make even with a pair of scissors. And, like many riders, there is a high likelihood that you will at some point...

Welcome from GA !

• To be fair, the South has recently experienced back-to-back bouts of bad weather. An ice storm, followed days later by a snow storm, and of course v...

My understanding is that the "mixture" is actually set by the Slow Speed Jet. All the "Idle Mixture Screw" does is set the volume of mixture, which is...

• Find and contact your local "Air Marshal". They may be having or planning a tuning clinic for this spring. That's something you'll want to attend. ...

At idle the more desirable characteristic should be smooth running that doesn't stall while you wait for traffic to clear. Mixture is certainly import...