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i just want to congratulate and ask how any victorian guys that have gotten a custom/classic/cafe on the road with a RWC. after my 3rd fail, countless moved licencing appointments and subsequent lost deposits or paying $16 to move the appointment, days off work, unregistered vehicle permits...

hey my bike 1984 honda xl350r with the yellow wire from the alternator spliced to pink, keeps blowing a fuse between the battery and a 40a relay which then provides power to the RFID ignition unit. i started out with a 10a, blew that coming to stop. put in a 20a, blew that after some more...

hey guys. im a bit unhappy with the amount of cables and wiring visible from the handlbar area on my XL so am wanting to make a headlight cowl. I tried with an offcut of my rear fender but it was half arsed and didnt really suit. ive always loved the JVB D-Tracker sr500 so am wanting to...

i have read all the bad news on the EMGO pods blocking vacuum ports on carbs and such, but discarded it cause my cheap pods are attached to rad hose then to carbs so wouldnt block anything. fast forward and im having trouble with my temporary oil recirc venting for roadworthy. im using the...

i want to start looking at replacing the god awful one and a half carb setup my 84 honda xl350 uses. its such a convuluted system that im sure a single carb would work. it is after all only a single cylinder dirtbike. what size carb should i be looking for? any OE carbs i should search for?

any victorian know the laws regarding crankcase breathers. im going to assume that a filter with vent to atmosphere is illegal? gone rogue or in the shed

bike is a 1984 xl350r. single cylinder, CDI ignition. got finished re-wiring the bike with a Sonreir x Nedmmo custom harness yesterday. plugged my cdi in after checking all accessories work and tried to kick her over to check we have spark. well the only sparks came from inside the CDI box...

ive just assembled the front end and found the front wheel didnt spin...not a good sign. thought i had somehow install the speedo drive wrong or something...nup thats foolproof. looked closer and its the end of the caliper bolt going to far into the caliper and hitting the disk. from the parts...

got the front painted and on. now I can decide where I want the fender mounted. on the forks or under the triple trees like its dirtbike inspiration. and keep in mind I have no mounting points on the fork lowers so would need to come up with some kind of clamp setup. im leaning towards under...

just going through my forks replacing seals, fluid, and painting. i did one at a time so i had a reference if anything went bad. anyway upon dissassembling fork 2, i noticed that each fork leg had spacer tubes in different locations. fork number 1 had as per my service manual, spacer at the top...

bout to start painting my lower fork legs. 84 model honda so more modern fork leg construction. once the dampner rod and forkseals out, would it be safe to oven bake them for an hour at 200f? am I going to get a lot of oil leach and mess up my kitchen oven. or should I get get them back on the...

has any had experience using these kinds CDI before? http://www.ebay.com.au/itm/6pin-ROUND-white-CDI-Ignition-Box-150cc-200cc-250cc-scooter-ATV-Bike-part-travel-/221131880591?pt=AU_Motorcycle_Parts_Accessories&hash=item337c7cb88f they have the same 6 pin wiring as my honda XL350r, although...

hey all im chasing a fender to replicate this look? any models have a steel fender and are between 4-5 inches wide? ned

hey yall this is just documenting the continuing build of a little xl350r. the original owner and doer of all the hard work was julian, whose a member and has a build thread on here if you care to search for it. he rebuilt the engine, painted it all, new rims and tyres. I purchased it running...

http://japan.webike.net/products/20924102.html anyone know anything about it?? to be honest i should stop being lazy and build my own but it just looks perfect!

arghhhhhh!!!!!!! just going through my Xl350R wiring with its multitude of electrical issues and they wiring job is a friggen mess!!! im tempted to buy a used harness and just start again! im all for people "having a go" but at least use the same gauge wire as standard!!! just needed to vent!

hey all I need to change the front brake setup on my 84 xl350r. theres nothing mechanically wrong with the current setup, but for legal and aesthetics I want tp change the master Cylinder and line. its a simple single disc with a braided line to brake caliper. looks like a stock nissin caliper...

bit of an intro here as well. my names ned and im from melbourne vic. i ended up buying Julians 84 Xl350R tracker bike. im now in the process of getting it re-registered and changing a few things. now the headlight he bought for it is a chrome plastic bucket, bout 6.5" diameter and...