Situation: Bike needs new pads badly (they don't grip well, contaminated, or something). They might as well be wooden blocks. I ordered new...
All-American aka Donati in SCruz is good, but parts are $$$ and they're way south in SCruz. MDK in Redwood City is a pretty nice place, but...
How much drag should there be in new wheel bearings. Just picked up my wheels from the shop, and the inner races in the rear are tight, but...
I'm doing brake work on my '86, and it's at least getting new pads all around. I'm trying to decide what to do about the rotors. The rotors...
'86 vfr700 I'm looking in the service manual, and it's talking about the special tool (socket) for the steering head locknut, 30x33mm. So...
rearset compatability question (since I've majorly bent up my left rear-set in the accident wednesday): However, what's the distance between...
Stupid mistake #1: too much rear brake coming into a corner when going downhill, locked up the rear Stupid mistake #2: not getting the...
Found that one of my hardcase mounting points has given up the ghost today when I was washing it. Wasn't the weight of the case, but vibration +...
Whose in these parts other than me? Live in Boulder Creek, work in Palo Alto, ride Hwy 9 in between the two. I know we have some people up in...
My '86 has been looking a little worse for wear (150-200 miles a week right now), so I gave her a bath today. The big win was discovering that...
These are HawkGT carbs, not my VFR (the Hawk's the one that's currently strewn about the garage, getting re-assembled). But, sample principles,...
'86 700, 20K miles Recently I've been getting some odd feedback from the handle-bars when in tight, slow turns and when in 35mph-ish turns that...
'86 700, 20K miles I've noticed that the rear rotor is too hot to touch after a ride, but the fronts are cool to the touch. This is even after...
We finally finishing tearing down the engine in my wife's Hawk this weekend. Now we're ordering parts and cleaning stuff up so we can...
Lindemann Engineering Fork Services My fork seals finally gave up the ghost after 20K miles and 22 years. I called up a couple shops about...
I always found bleeding brakes a PITA until I bought the power bleeder, but that only had adapters that worked with the cars/trucks, not the two...
Riding home last night, the bike felt way too soft, and a bit squirrelly in turns, and stopped to check tire pressure (down again, @^#$ slow...
Anyone used the LSL kits and care to comment on the quality and the adjustability? LSL Superbike Handlebar Kits They seem like they're...
I ride to work 3-4 days a week, 35 miles each way, split between mountain twisties and freeway riding. After that hour-long ride, I'm really...
I have an AXO 2-piece suit that's what I wear, all the time. And in this 100+ degree heat, boy do I make it funky smelling. What do you guys...
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