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Just finished a DIY phone holder. Most retail ones seemed either flimsy or crazy expensive. Simple solution was recessing 8 rare earth magnets (DX.COM) about the size of quarters and .5 inches thick in piece of Trex decking, wrapping it with aluminum and attaching with hose clamps. Then, cut...

I want to replace his crappy petcock that came with a Benelli Mojave knock off manufactured in India . It was described by the seller on eBay as "1/8 x 1/4 " So far I have determined the thread is not any of the following: 1/4 NPT 1/8 NPT 10mm X 1mm 1/8 BSTP THe thread is tapered from 8.9mm...

Got an aftermarket speedo from Dime city. The print on my Haynes pdf manual is too small on the wiring schematic to read the wire color codes. Anyone been there already?

I took the fenders off my old Virago but am considering shortening the front and painting it black. At least I think it looks good on some other bikes Ive seen and it may help stiffen my spindley front forks. I guess I could make a template of the existing curve of the fenders front and...

I got rid of my standard virago horn and want something out of sight. Just bought the horn to replace a broken one in my wrangler, and noticed it could fit ( somehow ) where my center stand used to be. Perhaps mounting it with several large pipe clamps. Although I like the sound, the horn...

Got the seat mounted via the two tabs in the front ( works fine ) and screw holes in the rear. Screws go through the sub frame and up into the seat . It works, but I often need a flashlight to carefully line up the hex screws with the holes. There has got to be a better way. Most builders here...

Got two petcocks to use on a new Benelli Mojave tank from Fleabay. Couldn't determine the thread size for sure, so ordered two petcocks from the same India seller. One leaks. Upon close inspection, the one that leaks seems to have an extra brass washer or something that the non leaky one...

Just got a new small but pricey Shorai lithium iron battery. Wanted to set up a little flush mount blue led voltmeter on my bike to monitor it. I am thinking it uses so little juice that I could run it right to the battery so it is on all the time - but I'm not sure. Any thoughts on where to...

Just got anew tail light. It has 3 wires - red, stripe and black. The existing wires on my Virago have 4 wires. I believe two of them are ground (black) . Do I just combine the two black wires into one bullet connector to attach to the new light's ground?

I've been reading about how nasty the 2K sprays can be on your health. I take enough risks just riding my bike. I'm using a rattle can of 2k clear coat on my tank and don't want to do anything stupider than normal...LOL I hope this Harbor Freight mask will do the trick...

I am painting a Benelli Mojave tank - from India with a rattle can. Nearly done - and hope to eliminate a little orange peel with sanding and several 2k clear coats. My original plan was to paint a stripe on the top. Today i discovered vinyl stripes of the sort I has planning to paint...

Yeah... I know, when you buy stuff from India, you take your chances... The tank does not leak but will need a bit of bondo to be perfect. That's what I expected. I like the looks of the aero plane gas cap that came with it, but it bugs me that it does not close flush. It also leaks a lil bit...

Shopping for a cafe seat for my xv750 build. Was strongly considering one from tuffside that cost $275 until I looked on eBay . Many look very similar for about one third of the price. I'm all for made in the USA but at over 3 times the cost? Anyone got any experience with the cheap seats?

Just ordered one of those Benelli Mojave knock off tanks manufactured in India from eBay. I will need to find some petcocks and really hope to find one with a reserve setting. Is there a reason all the ones I've looked at so far don't have a reserve? We all run out of gas sooner or later...the...