It is possible to pinch the points wire between the cover and the engine when tightening the 2 front cover screws. Tightening the screws breaks throug...

My brother fitted shocks from Ted Porter to his Oilhead 1100R (no idea what brand) and they were indeed superior.

Justin - The information I gave you was in error and I apologize. The article I referred to can be found HERE.

Lots of tire brands make those older "inch" size tires.... the problem is that very few of the tire sellers actually have customers asking for them. I...

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1. What James has written you about is doubly true if you have a /7 with the brake master cylinder under the fuel tank. Not only was the stock wiring ...

> The automobiles have methods (such as hydraulic lifters) to quieten the valve noise. Cars need that because the engine noise gets into the driver...

And that small switch is the item is the part of the "starter system" most likely to fail ! And the reason for that is that the switch gets physically...

Not to beat a dead horse... but the reason you can't simply pull the plug "any old time" is that the 1+ minute of idling the bike did as you pulled up...

Besides the 'Neutral lamp' on the dash not working, the switch also controls when the electric starter is allowed to work. So, getting it in good oper...

That's very ingenious ! I like it.

It's a good thing to change when you're doing your annual gearbox oil change.

As in any other venture that you want to succeed, 90% of the work is in the prep. * Most of my work has been done with NGK plugs. I find they have a...

Continued... - Sometime in the early 70's the US DOT and/or EPA started to establish emission output for motorcycles. They weren't as strict as the ...