Sounds like your starter clutch is broken or the springs are wore out. Typically the springs wear out and need to be replaced. Some have...
Go up one size on the slow and main jets. See if the bike will run decent. If it does, then take it to a dyno with an exhaust analyzer to...
Until your grip gets stronger/used to it, you can slide your hand out further on the grip. It will give you more leverage and make it easier on...
About 90% of your backpressure comes from the common collector under your bike. So if you only replace the mufflers, you probably won't have to...
What spray adhesive did you use?
This page is about a different issue, but has some great pics: http://www.daughertymotorsports.com/ Click the "How To" then "Fuel Tank Valve...
I am one to preach about keeping the bike in gear at intersections - and far enough away from the car in front of me to maintain an escape route....
Tip when replacing cables or hoses. Tie a string to one end of the old cable. Remove cable and untie the string. Now tie the appropriate end...
Spraying carb cleaner into the airbox intakes can eat through the diaphragms and I've heard they cause nitrile O-rings to swell...
My choke acts similar to yours. No real tension in the lever until 2/3 through the total travel. The no resistance is likely the slack in the...
As was said before, sticking choke plungers/cable. If you can put the choke plungers in at all, either the cable is too tight or the plungers...
Squirrelman, not sure if you're being sarcastic or not. I'm just trying to help the guy out... I don't have the factory manual. Considering...
Pull the airbox top and start the bike. See if the slides are moving at the same time. If you don't want to run the bike, just gently lift up...
Another - less injury prone method - is to pull the plug wire when the bike is running and see if the idle changes. If it doesn't change, you've...
To check for a carb boot leak, spray wd-40 around the carb boots - 1 at a time. If the idle changes, you have a boot leak. The only way to tell...
I had the same problem. My issue was that the main jets were drilled out - way too rich - couldn't sustain combustion over 5K rpm.
Billy Carr rebuilds them. Shoot him an e-mail: billycarrjr@earthlink.net
If you have milky oil - and compression test shows low - more than likely, it's a blown headgasket.
If the Float Needles are not sealing, then you will get gas leaking through the carb throats, onto the pistons, past the rings, into the crankcase...
Doing it this way you go through a lot of fuses. Start by disconnecting all the lights. Turn the power on - check fuse. Connect one...
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