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1976 Kawasaki KZ400, 5500 original miles, runs PERFECT. Has electric start, and also kicks over on the first or second kick. The bike has been very nicely rebuilt/restored with new House of Kolor metallic green on the tank (tank is SUPER straight), side covers and headlight housing. New bars...

So... in my quest to make double-digit power (haha) from my SR250 "race-bike", I have deemed the balance shaft as parasitic and it shall be removed. This will not affect crank balance as it is a different shaft altogether and is only meant to cancel out some of the first order...

OK, so after searching some old posts, I am pretty confident I know what wires to give the snips to. Basically all I want is battery to ignition with a switch of some sort in between (and fuse of course). The bike will have a tach, but will likely be the Vapor Trail Tech and (if i understand...

Sorry if I am missing the obvious, but why are there no stainless steel tanks? From all the info I have read, a 304SS would be fuel resistant, and obviously very rust resistant too making it a perfect "never rusting" tank. I know raw material costs more, but why not use SS? I guess it is a...

I finally finished (for now) my first real project. I used as little aftermarket parts as possible and attempted to use as many stock components and modified stock components and still get something pretty unique. This will give me confidence to tear into something else...let me know what you...

I have been browsing this forum for quite a while now but am just getting started with my project. It is a 1981 Yamaha SR250 that I will be using as a learning project and potential land speed racer. My question has to do with the front forks. The chromed steel fork tube (the tube clamped by...