[Least this thread digress into a squabble about the environment, allow me to state that I am all for preserving the environment. No one is suggesting...

Ahh ! My bad. When you said "top of the seals", you meant the end of the seals toward the cyl head. I understood it to be "top" as in "up", toward the...

What you are really asking is this: Which is most trustworthy, the book or people ? 😛 In my experience the books published at the time of manufa...

It sounds to me as if someone has fitted "rim locks" to the wheel. These were standard on some makes of motorcycles up until the mid-1970's. They stil...

Anybody used Cycle Works steering head bearing race puller? Of course, some steering head bearings do need replacement. But of the several I've wor...

If I understand you correctly, you're having trouble fitting the cable housing end (found on the clutch-end of the cable and shown in the first photo)...

There are also such things as "adjustable handlebars", which allow micro adjustments to heights and wrist angles. Makers such as HeliBars used to make...

I have a 1985 R80RT do they make a pullback handle bar ? Yes. And the bar you find has to be 22mm (0.866") and not the usual 7/8 inch (0.875"), o...

Ahh! The stock bulb, switches, and wiring are set up for a 50/65W H4. The higher you go in bulb Wattage, the more the current draw increases. Wire siz...

Thanks, Pulled the diaphragms again today because I liked the hold up to the sun idea. Still look perfect. Reassembled carbs. Did a compression test w...

Sorry, but I have absolutely no idea what you are talking about. You either need to append this question to an older thread, so that the context of yo...

Thanks Wobbly! What have me confused is the fact I get an over limit reading On both AC and DC settings on my meter with the bike running. My initi...

Some common charging system areas to check. In no particular order they are..... • Bad battery. Most all the m/c batteries are made in China and th...

If it runs better with the choke in the ON position, then we can surmise that it's a leanness issue.... too little fuel. Allow me to backtrack and...