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I'd like your opinions, please. The wheel I'm using is from an 84 Virago and is shaft driven. As you can see in the pic, the studs that bolt the wheel's drive hub on are pressed in to the wheel and contain rubber. Ideally, of course, I would press them out before dropping it off at the powder...

So i'm refreshing an 82 virago 920 and, because i'm an idiot, gouged the cylinder head while pulling out a stuck dowel pin. You can see the outline of where the circular head gasket sits...right on the largest of the gouges. Is this thing salvageable or should I just order a used one off ebay...

Hey guys, I just finished up restoring a 65 Honda Dream. 4-stroke twin, single carb, stamped steel frame, it's pretty awesome. I decided to start a youtube channel before I started reassembling it so I'd appreciate you checking it out and subscribing/liking/commenting! Here's the link to the...

2nd new thread of the day, at least i'm staying busy! Take a look at the parts diagram for a '75 Honda XL100: That o-ring...Is there only 1 on that dowel, or are there 3 (one for each dowel)? Do I put the dowel in the cylinder, then the o-ring around the dowel, then put the cyl. head on? I...

Hey everyone, I'm working on a '75 Honda XL100 dual sport. Looks like the cylinder will need a rebore... The standard bore is 50.5mm Can be rebored if <52.6mm Mine is measuring in at 51.3mm I've never had anything rebored before. Will the machine shop source oversize piston and rings for it...

79 CB650, Keihin mechanical carbs, not the later CV style carbs. After pulling them in/out a few times in a row to clean the pilot before riding season and adjust the choke cable that I shortened and moved to the side of the carbs I must have caused some sort of damage to the #4 carb body. The...

Howdy-ho friends, Because I really need a third mc in the garage, and another cafe project, i'm thinking of buying a cx500. It's the deluxe with ~40k miles on it. Otherwise decent shape, starts and runs. I plan on stripping it completely down to do a cafe build anyway. $500, would you do it!?!?

Hey guys i'm about a 1.5hrs outside philly around Reading. Does any one ride around here or outside philly/allentown/harrisburg?

Here's two Duro tires, sizes 3.5 and 3.0x18. They have about 60 miles on them. They were on the project bike when I bought it, and were brand new then. I just put on bigger tires, so I have no use for them. They still have the rubber hairs on them. These are TUBE ONLY tires 60 bucko's gets them...

For some reason my horn is giving me such a hard time haha. I'm trying to get it working. It's getting 12V of power. I think the handlebar button just connects the ground of it, when I push the button I get about 0.7V across the horn's terminals. I tried connecting the horn's ground terminal...

Hey guys, I think i'm going to get the following to relocate under the tank or somewhere else: www.partzilla.com/parts/detail/aftermarket/XP-4562530.html It's a 3 way switch though. Isn't mine a 2-way on my 81 kawi? It's either off or on. Also, I have 4 wires coming out of mine, can I be sure...

So i'm still fiddling around with my kz440 front drum trying to get it adjusted properly and i'm wondering how strong it's supposed to be. Going ~25, applying the front brake only as hard as possible results in a somewhat quick, but not immediate stop. So how strong would you say your front...

So i'm considering closing my eyes and letting my wallet do the work on mounting new tires for the kz440. I just don't know if i want to tackle it myself on the cement floor of the parking garage. Anyone know of any place around Cleveland for mounting and balancing? I called pride of...

So currently I have 18" spoked wheels with a 90 in the front and 100 in the back. I'm going to go up one size to 100 and 110. Do I need to buy new tubes if i'm only going up one size like this? Or will the tube just inflate into the larger space? Also, does it matter what stem type the tube...

So because i took off my front wheel, when putting it back on I followed the steps in the fsm to synchronize my front brake. With the wheel off the ground the process is to loosen the "secondary pad" (turning the connecting rod clockwise), then tighten the "primary pad" (which is the one...

I removed my engine covers for paint today and the gaskets are still on the engine side for the most part but a few pieces a couple inches long are still on the covers here and there that ripped (maybe in 2 spots on each cover). do you think this will create a leak? I really would like to...

**UPDATED WITH NEW PICS OF BRAT SEAT ON PAGE 7!! 11/16/13** Hey guys, I bought the 440 a few weeks ago and have since been doing repairs just to get it running before i start mod'ing it. It has under 5k miles on it. When i bought it the carbs were never cleaned, could barely even idle not to...

Hey guys, just starting my mild build, you'll see it pop up in the appropriate section soon enough. I'm having some trouble getting it into 2nd gear. It will just stay in neutral until I push the lever up a few times, then it will finally sink in. After that, it shifts up fine all the way...

Hey everyone, i've been lurking for a while, and didn't plan on posting until I could start a build thread. Well i've been doing less building and more repairing. It's an 81 KZ440 with the CV carbs. they overflow out of the drain hole at the bottom of the bowl all the time. Here's what i'v...