After any type of sanding/polishing takes place on older spokes they will certainly look better, yes. But that same action is also busting through eve...

Lots of dual carb bikes use a balance tube. I had a late 80's R100 with that tube on it and it didn't seem to hurt or help. I left mine in-place mainl...

Here's a similar needle bearing cage which has a gapped ends....

Thanks for the very clear photo. • The "crack" is in the needle bearing CAGE, not the race. The cage keeps the bearings from touching each other as ...

First understand, I have never done this repair. The following is my best guess after reviewing exploded diagrams of the final drive housing. • Sinc...

• Not clear which size you purchased, the traditional Inch size or Metric, but generally speaking, increase the pressures printed in the manual by 10-...

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You have steel spokes that are (were) proabably cadmium plated. Once you polish through the anti-corrosion coating, then the same corrosion will most ...

Congratulations. From personal experience I know these are long and hard fought battles. You are now officially qualified to instruct owners on the...

The Natchez Trace would be a good Sunday ride, going south out of Nashville. Be sure and eat breakfast at the Lovelace Cafe before leaving.

Correct compression is only something like 10%. So on a 3/32 (which measures 0.103") that's only 0.010".

Places like McMaster may also sell O-ring material on a spool. "Make your own" as it were. Place the end gap so that it ends up in the highest positio...

Discussed here before: Traditionally, 3M Weatherstrip Adhesive was used but it's very messy. I greatly prefer the 1" wide 3M super-duper double-sid...

Then, there are numerous motorcycle scrap yards adverrtising on eBay. Find one that has several Airhead parts and contact them. Keep in mind that some...