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A school club I'm in is doing marketing research for features on a tracking device. We are looking for pet owners, car owners, motorcycle owners, and anyone else who may have use for a tracking device to take this survey. Please take the survey at the link below. Anyone who takes it will be...

I bought some Mikuni VM32 carbs for my bike and I'm trying to decide how to mount them. The stock carbs were held up on both sides by being attached to the head and the air box. Since I'm doing pods*, the carbs will only be attached to the head. Is that enough to hold them on reliably, or do I...

I'm trying to cut down on the switches and buttons, but since I don't have a kickstarter, I need to keep my electronic ignition. The CM450 has separate units for an ignition switch, a start button, and a kill switch. I'm trying to reduce this all down to a single ignition switch with a magnetic...

I rebuilt my engine about 3 months ago, full top end rebuild, honed walls, new rings, but left the bottom end together. I put assembly lube on everything that needed it, knowing that it would be a few weeks, if not a couple months until I could get it back into the bike. Life got in the way...

I'm about to start disassembling my wheels for painting and I'm curious about the spokes. Assuming I'm able to get the spokes out without having to cut any, can I actually reuse my spokes when I reassemble the wheel? Is there a problem with the spokes being stretched, or is it just a "Replace...

Hi everybody, I bought a 1982 CM450e back in September of 2012 and I've been slowly getting it to where I want it. The goal of this bike is to make it reliable and decent looking while not breaking the bank. I'm not looking to "Do The Ton" or tear around mountain roads, I just want a bike...

Hi everyone, I've been a member for a while now, but I'm just now switching from just browsing to actually posting. My current (and first) project is a 1982 CM450e that I'm making into a cafe racer. I've learned a lot already, and I know that I'll learn even more as the project goes on. Wish...

I have a 1982 CM450e that I am tearing down and building back up. From what I've read, the CM450 carbs are not the easiest/greatest for tuning, especially with pods(which are part of my rebuilding plan). Are there any suggestions on setting them up right while I have them on the bench before...

Hi everybody, I'm new to the forum, but I've been browsing the build threads for quite a while. I'm trying to figure out if my engine will be ok to move forward with the rest of the bike or if it needs some investigative tearing down. I got this bike from a guy who hadn't started it in years...