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I use Superglue if the grips aren't already quite tight. It acts as a good lubricant to slide the grip on and it holds well. With some grips you need to decide where you want them to end up before you push them on because you do not get a second chance if you use the glue and you can not stop...

You need to shoot for +- 0.010. Some wheels have offsets, some don't. Its very easy to tell if yours do or not and in the telling you can see how little it matters when you are thinking about truing a wheel. You do not deal with the offset when you true the wheel, that part is done when you...

Roller bearings are self centering, ball bearings are not. That is the difference that makes the All Balls or any other roller bearing setup worth the money, and yes, they are well worth the money. If someone will give you the measurements (Outer race OD, Inner race ID, and height) of the...

No, it won't fit. Well, that's not exactly true. Yes, it will fit over the frame and drop down far enough but the mounts won't line up and you will find that the tunnel is quite wide as well. Of course you can make one work, just make up a new set of mounts. Oh, and the reason I know this is...

I don't understand, if you have the ability to shoot clear coat on it why would you use rattle can paint under it? And besides, if you clear coat over top of the paint it won't make a hoot in hell if the paint can withstand gas or not, all that matters is if the clear coat can stand the gas -...

Yep, makes sense to me. Thanks. I'm sorry that I don't know of any such list.

Folks, I don't know if you all understand this or not but virtually any brake hose part you can immagine can be had in the aftermarket so you can build any sort of custom system you want. Braided hoses are available in lengths in 1" increments with female connectors on each end. Then you can...

Your posting does't make a lot of sense. You ask for spoke lengths and then tell us you know exactly the spoke length you need. You don't say what wheel/bike you need it for; not what hub you are using or what rim you are using (though its clear its from a small bike). One of the things you...

The best cleaner is a dilute phosphoric acid, its what's used in nearly all commercial rust removers but of course they sell that stuff in little half pint cans at insane prices. If you live in a rural area or on the outskirts of a city you should be able to find a farm supply store or two...

What do you mean by "it was after boiling them"? Why on earth would you ever boil a carburetor part and just what were you boiling them in? Also, take that can of WD-40 and toss it in the garbage. The stuff has no good use what so ever on a motorcycle, automobile, boat, plane, or pair of...

I guess it never occurred to you that you could buy actual carburetor cleaner and do it the right way? I will never understand why guys want to soak their carb parts in all manner of stuff that was never intended for the purpose, other than maybe they imagine that in all the history of man they...

Crazyph, I'd be looking for another powercoater if I were you. Around here there are no powder coaters; I have to take parts over 100 mile round trip to have parts done. The next closest powdercoater is 100 miles farther away. But even around here where there is scarcely little competition...

Spend a lot of money to double your unsprung weight in the rear end, hmmmmmmm. Unless there is some indication that the swingarm is flexing it would be awfully difficult to justify this modification and then of course I have to ask, what shocks do you plan to use to harness this additional...

If you are going to powder coat it the Powdercoater will sand blast it as part of the prep he does as his service, so you don't have to do anything. If you have any, and I mean any, modifications planned for your frame do them now. That means if you are going to cut off any tabs or weld on any...

$800~900 you say? Well, I repeat, Snatch that bitch up!

Snatch that bitch right up. Its been sitting indoors for goodness sakes. The carbs will be trashed but other than that - and that is no real problem at all - that bike looks great. Don't pay too much for it but don't walk away if it looks good when its in front of you either. Just keep this...

I've had several of them over the years, the most recent of which have been made by Makita. I won't buy anything else these days. One will last you for years and once you get your first one you'll find yourself using it a lot more than you expected. You get a couple of cut-off wheels for it...

I prep parts the same for black as I do for white, it doesn't make any difference to me. I don't like the 2nd paint scheme at all. I don't think I've never seen a bike with its frame painted a bright color that I did like. It makes them look like broken down rides at a cheap circus to me. If...

Go to Flanders, they are most likely to have a set of bars to meet your requirements: http://www.flandersco.com/