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So I have been wanting to replace my existing wiring harness with a completely new loom that I'd be putting together myself. Besides a non functioning electric starter, my electrical seems to be fine. However, since the bike is nearly 40 years old, I figured it's best just to put together a new...

I'm looking for a little advice/suggestions. I have a kz400 that I'm looking to lower the factory gauges a bit. I know I can purchase different gauges and mounting hardware for a different look. However, I'd like to keep the factory gauges. The option of purchasing gauge mounting hardware is a...

So, when I purchased my bike it came converted to a single carb setup with a single throttle cable and throttle tube. I've been working on switching it back to the stock dual carb setup with dual throttle cables/tube. Since this is my first bike, I'm not sure how the throttle cables are supposed...

He does one go about calculating the amp hours required when selecting a new battery? For example, I'm trying to figure out the requirements of running with stock incandescents vs switching over to LEDs. I've gathered stock incandescents would put me at ~6 ah for my 76 kz400 d3. I'm wondering...

So I spent some time tonight installing my clubman bars on my KZ400 D3. Much happier with the appearance and feel compared to the stock bars. I started noticing some issues that need to be address at every step of the install. Looking for a little advise, words of wisdom, suggestions, or...

My apologies for asking this but I've been wondering something in regards to a seat idea. I haven't seen anything specifically addressing this on this forum or anywhere else. Of course, I'm not quite sure what to search for. Is it possible to convert a cowl into the back hump of a cafe seat? I...

I'm looking ahead to the possibility of painting my motorcycle in the far off future. However, I was wanting to see about tying something a little different than what I am mostly seeing. I'm wondering if a very small amount of paint can be added to the clear coat and sprayed over a bare tank to...

I'm looking at taking a welding class or two at my local community college and was wondering what type of welding would give me the most bang for my buck? Something that will serve me well in building/modifying motorcycles (seat hoop, rearsets, etc.,) Mig, Tig, Arc, Oxy.? I think for the fall...

Bike is a 1976 kz400 with a single PWK35 carb conversion. Bike was running at the time I covered the overflow with my finger resulting in the engine immediately dying. Now I can't get it started. Being that this was the first time I've ever touched a carb, I'm not entirely sure what happened. My...

My name is Byron, currently reside in Oakland, California . To be completely honest, I never really liked motorcycles, have a hard time appreciating loud exhausts. About a year ago I came across one vintage picture of some cornering cafe racers. I sat there for about 10 minutes staring at the...