Before I answer that very good question, let me ask one of my own... How many 1985 cars did you see on the road yesterday ? If you said "none" or "one...

Welcome Aboard ! The same flasher circuit is used whether you signal Left or Right. You can see from the schematic that the power gets sen...

That's industrial hardware, so I'd look at McMaster-Carr, Grainger, or MSC. Here's a link to McMaster's page.../p> ► Pay special attention to ...

In these situations, the 3 words I hate to hear the most are "new to me". Because the new owner is assuming that "if I can just make that one adjustme...

Welcome Aboard ! We are very sorry to hear of your loss. 1. Tune-up. While it may well be the carbs, without a full tune-up it could be anything. ...

For the most part I agree with Donald's writeup. But allow me to add some thoughts.... 1. Type Of Fuse I strongly disagree with the suggested cyli...

• The Starter Relay simply routes low current 12VDC to the starter motor. You can unplug the small wire at the starter motor, affix a 12V mechanic's t...

► If you use the OEM type screw in that position, then you'll want to first lube it with silicone spray. To install, first turn it backwards (LH) unti...

This is a message about TIRES in a thread about SHOCKS. Black HTML characters are expensive, but the Club can afford it. We're going to move this to i...

When working on carbs I find it really helps to get into the correct "mindset" or understanding. These thoughts might help... ► The carb is part of ...

Thoughts and suggestions.... New air filter from where ? If the bike has over 50K miles then you need new needle jets, regardless of what you can...

PS.... The correct spark plug for this bike is NGK BP7ES. Pay no attention to the NGK plug chart. It is wrong. NGK will soon stop making this p...

Welcome Aboard ! Some thoughts and comments (in no particular order).... There are 2 screws: Idle Mixture and Idle Speed. Idle Mixture starts at...

I can't talk to the Brillo. No experience in that area. However, I'm all in for... Making sure the tiny drain hole is open in the "recovery well...

So in the first paragraph you are discussing what is clearly off-road riding, complete with stream crossings. If you do the breather re-route as dis...