That's good to hear. I bought another engine for my 550 a couple of weeks ago, so if it's any good it could be running again this summer. If not,...
I feel like I'm getting old as I remember walking into auto shops and seeing brake linings hanging up, waiting to be glued on. I never fancied it...
I've had some XJ750 fork legs with the brake callipers kicking around for about 20 years. I had a sidecar on the bike and put leading link forks...
I have a couple of dozen shims. And the shim and YICS tools.
@a1100man Give me a bell on 07956 026 365 if you're likely to be anywhere near London soon. I'm going to be clearing out a garage soon and have...
If it's not starting on the button, then you could jump from a car as Adrian says, you could try and pushstart the bike or you could use the...
@raptor8 Pray tell... I can't say that none of my motorcycles has ever gone wrong and I'm back on the site because I suspect my poor old 550...
Leaking valves let the magic power pixies escape.
I first saw it over 25 years ago - supposedly it was the precursor to Mad Max, though someone may just have said that afterwards. Someone I know...
Did you check the condition of the o-rings on the mixture screws ? Just wondering - if they perished and died a little air could be getting in. A...
If I'm looking at the right diagram and understand you correctly, I'd suggest you check a couple of things with a multimeter. First - here's...
The syringe method works well. Once you have the piston working you can also pump the fluid back into the syringe in case you feel there might...
An interesting comment - why do you think that discs of differing thicknesses would cause a problem ? Hydraulic brakes are self adjusting and...
It COULD mean that the bearings aren't seated, but very often the spacer will move about even though everything else is fine. So long as it...
