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Quick question potentially (no pun intended). I have a new AGM battery. Strong charge from the store and held nicely at 12V+ for a few weeks without running the bike. I finally got my new petcock in and hooked the tank back up and ran the bike. It was beautiful!! That new battery started...

So my dad is swapping his HM341 pipes to a set of 4-1 MACs and it has been nothing but hell for him...well, 2 of the bolts have been. One of the bolts is seized in the head and nearly behind the frame. It looks like we may have to slide the engine over to even attempt getting that one out...

I am trying to connect my idiot light that is inside my DCC speedo. It has a + and - as you would expect. But the stock idiot light has 2 positives! There is ORANGE (O)and LIGHT BLUE (LB) coming from the light bulb. The switch on the handlebars touch the O to a GREY (Gr) or the LB to the Gr. The...

Hey there. I have replaced the petcock on my 71 CB 500 and just like the original, it leaks fuel out of the fuel line even when it it is turned off. The new rubber gasket behind the lever should prevent this, but somehow, it does not...and some how it does not leak out of the lever itself...

Hey guys, a buddy at work wants to buy my original 4-4 pipes off of me. They are in decent shape, but will need some cleaning. Any idea on the value of these, I have no idea how much to ask him for. Pic will come late... Thanks

So am and torn between if this should go in the Electrical or Engine section... I have read a lot about setting the timing of the points and I thought I had it down, but then something interesting happened today that it totally confusing me, so I will try and explain this as clear as I can...

I feel like the title is not totally correct, but there is one is decent running shape near me for $800. It sounds like a good deal. How are these bikes as far as parts costs and what sort of issues are they known for? Thanks guys.

This bike is for sale near me, but the guy doesn't provide much details. Can you guys help ID what model/yr Honda this is?

So my buddy is building a car and is interested in setting up, let's say, 3 toggles and a start button. In order to activate the start button though, one must flip the toggles in the correct order. Once this is done, you can push the start button and off you go!!! ...now I know there are some...

Newb question: So I have looked around and learned a lot of great things, but have not come across connecting a larger wire to a smaller wire. The new speedometer I got from DCC have LED idiot lights integrated into it. These use a 24g wire and my bike (71 CB500/4) uses 16g or 18g. Most...

Hey, I am using the tapatalk app and there doesn't seem to be a search function. Sorry if this has been posted already. I am decent with the mechanical drawing but I tend to get a bit mixed up with the electrical drawing/words and I wanted to double check my work with you guys. I found a...

So this is more of a reality check...when the cam lobe lifts the points in the contact breaker, it causes the current from the primary circuit to break. Therefore, when the points are touching, there should be a spark in the corresponding cylinders. And then the points are not touching, there is...

http://youtu.be/rii-IZ1eUDk I finally got my 1971 CB500F running again, but the idle is way too high. Correct me if I am wrong, but shouldn't it be near 12-1400? It appears that something is sticking. I can adjust the idle screw and bring it down, but hen I rev it, it gets stuck again. I still...

So on the 1971 CB 500F, the petcock has 2 lines coming out of it. One of the fuel lines go to a T-fitting between carbs 1 and 2 and the other goes to a T-fitting between 3 and 4. This T has 2 o-rings on each side. Any idea of where I could pick those up without buying a gasket kit for all 4...

My little used battery is being a pain in the @$$ and won't charge enough for me to start my bike so I can tune it. Can I just kick start the bike and leave the battery out? Or could I kick start it and leave the dead battery in? Stupid electronics!

So one of the mounting holes for the carb bowl on my 71 CB500F stripped out the other night. It was almost there previously...and just went. Now I am wondering if I should tap it or use a helicoil. The debate is 1) is there enough metal to apply a helicoil vs 2) will a tap just mush the soft...

Who here has or has seen drag bars on a cafe bike? Is it typical to need risers? I am trying to keep everything low and sleek, but damn the clearance is TIGHT...

I got my 71 CB500F to run on the 3rd kick, but when I shut it down, the carb started spilling gas all over. I know for a fact that the petcock is toasted. It can't stop the gas in any position (new one ordered). Due to the non stop flow of gas, could that cause the carb to fill and run out...

No way! I found some of your seats online and I had no idea you guys were on DTT until now. I have a 71 CB500F. Do you have other pics of http://slipstreamcycle.com/index.php?route=product/product&path=59&product_id=57 this seat mounted to the 500? I assume the ridges in it are for rigidity...

This should be obvious but I never paid attention to this on an older bike before. My wiring diagram for my headlight says "high", "neutral", and "low". On my modern bike, the headlight is always on and I can put the high beams on. So what is neutral and low? Sorry for the ignorance... :-[