Duct tape......
Excessive voltage from a bad r/r is often the cause of CDI failure, so check on that. Does it smell burned ? Maybe a confusion in terms ?? That...
STANDARD SUGGESTION # 34 in FAQ: "Far more likely a clutch release problem than a gearbox issue. If clutch won't fully release, you'll have...
The recommended screw setting is just an initial starting point. Further experimentation may suggest a position more or less than that setting...
Not quite. The relay is activated by power the cdi sends to an ignition coil and keeps power going to the pump as long as the engine is running....
commrad: "....... Even if you drain the bowls there will be residue left that will cause chalking and tarnish." That's insignificant compared to...
Like the man ^ suggests, try raising the forks about 10mm before anything else.
Eliminate any possible pump relay problem using the bypass wire at the plug as described in your FSM. :cool-new: Once the relay is out of the...
Here's mine.......... [ATTACH]
[ATTACH] Being so resourceful and impecunious, i cut the upper sleeve section from a battery acid-damaged sweatshirt to cover my neck........
Another task, get busy with an exacto or small knife blade and straighten out the bent oil cooler fins, radiator too.
A factor directly related to rider skill or abuse. Clutch life is mostly a function of how hard it's used.
Ghost, your attitude seems inconsistent with the tolerance i expect to find on an "insider" forum like this. Norcal may be blatantly one-upping...
You really want to leave us all behind ?? :pirate: Get a BMW, ya bourgeois superiorisist.
Normal, fogettaboutit. Cold butter is naturally stiff. :love-struck:
Wouldn't it be best to re-balance the crank with lighter pistons. And, with all that extra work, would the increased 3-5 hp be worth it, really,...
A word of caution: With the petcock mod there's danger of flooding the cylinders and crankcase with fuel if a float needle should stick open or leak.
How bout a photo or two of the problem area craigm ?? Some differences between '86 and later gen carbs is a big increase in over-all size with...
Same brakes on my '88 and '89 VTR250s. They're good brakes if kept maintained, stripped and cleaned periodically, pins lubed, pistons cleaned....
Too damn many bitin, stingin bugs in Texas !! :stung::livid::mad::cower::eek-new:
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