I have an 85 Honda shadow 500 with 23xxx miles. I'm getting it ready to sell to a friend and I cant seem to get it to run right. It lacks power on...
Maybe you could take the new head in to be resurfaced?
Awesome work! When you say interactive, what do you mean? Will everything come apart in an animated parts fiche sort of way? I think a...
I got an AGM scorpion battery online for $63, shipped super fast and no complaints so far.
Could be the speedometer mine just started doing whining....
Magic Hat Séance Saison!! Tasted and looked like a stout. You can only get it in September and early October though :(. Really can't go wrong...
This website and a couple others say it should have mikuni's; http://www.motorcyclespecs.co.za/model/ ... 0%2084.htm so those could be the right...
This old dude I used to know always told me "If you bring it, you won't need it. That's why I take my work boots everywhere." If I were you I'd...
Finally, after much anticipation, I've got my maxim x up and running!! Huge thanks to all the Vetran members of this site and many others for...
Different guy, this guys name is Don, seems to be an FZR guru. As others have stated though your problem most likely lies somewhere else, I was...
Could be wrong but I'm pretty sure the only way to test it is to swap in a known good one. They are somewhat expensive and sometimes hard to...
+1 My first car was an 84 Grand Marquis, relatively similar. I miss that thing everyday and I'd take another in a heartbeat. I bet it would have...
Well guys, after looking at a few bikes, I went with one of these [img] 92 fzr 600 with 17,000 on the clock, new tires, V&H pipe. It seemed...
I've been looking at some triumphs and ducatis too, most are a bit out of range right now though. Is it safe to assume the modern triumphs are...
I've been looking at adding a new ride to the fleet. I'm looking for a sport bike/sport tourer. There aren't too many hondas or yammies in my...
Awesome tip, going to have to do this on my shadow!
I know you said the fuses are ok, but did you check the fuse box itself? Common problem on these bikes from what I hear and read.
Wish I had seen this sooner... If you detach the coils from their bracket you can get them out without removing the thermo. When putting it back...
As much as it sucks, you're probably going to have to clean the carbs again, sounds like the pilot jets might still be clogged... Before you do...
That'd be an expensive test, but I'd like to see it...
Was it out of the wheel or the final drive?? If it's coming from the final drive it's time to replace the oil in in. If its green I'd change...
Anyone know if this is normal? I believe they are all slightly past 2 1/2 turns out...
Ok, you might have been right... I THINK it might be this http://maxim-x.com/spark_plug_wells.html I haven't had the time to check it out...
With the plugs that were in the bike I got a fat blue spark on all 4. First I did 1 &2 then 3&4. On a side note #1 smelled like gas and #3 spark...
Definitely have gas in the carbs and everything is hooked up correctly.... Also compression was good when I checked it. Before pulling the carbs...
It should be, it's an AGM that I got back in March and it's on the charger/maintainer at least once a week, although I should double check it.
Finally got the carbs sorted (I hope), cleaned, floats set, bench synced... I put them back on the bike and she still won't start :? . It cranks...
I'd pay three grand for that...
I feel like this site and others like it are making it easier for people to restore old bikes, which drives up demand, which makes the prices go up...
I love a good success story! :D
Is it a sealed battery? I was having really hard starting problems on my shadow, then I looked at the battery and all the cells were low on...
Hahaha but you remembered compression and valves, so kudos Patmac :lol:
Welllll, I'm no wizard, but I'd start by checking the battery, make sure it's full of juice and completely charged. Then make sure your...
+1 On that thing^^^^ It looks like the perfect crossover from street to sport. I say we start a petition.
I found one that was made into a bobber... Just wondering if anybody has seen/made a custom Maxim X? Looking at the stock photo it seems like...
Re: Wet setting the floats (Mikuni), not getting any readings I'm in the same boat right now, (even had the "fluid only fills the bend"...
+1 I boiled my airbox to carb boots a while back and they shrank big time.
You could try it this way.. http://youtu.be/zcLx2UE-q4Q
Such a good deal it's already over...
Will you possibly be out there next weekend?? :lol: :lol: I'm having the same problem...
You definitely want to stop the gas from getting into your engine. Like Maxim said, could lead to catastrophic engine failure or you could...
+1 I think the k&n is too expensive for something that won't really give you any extra oomph. Also I've read that the hi flow filters let more...
If I wasn't trying to buy a house...
Been trying to wet set my floats and can't seem to get it to work out. My adjustments seem to hardly make any difference. Sometimes I think I got...
I was wondering the same thing. Looks like there wouldn't be much of it left after getting all the rust out. I'm always skeptical of the "all...
I would go AGM if you can... can't remember why your not supposed to use gel. When I got my bike it had a 5 year old AGM in it. Started in the...
When I'm getting frustrated, I look up the stock photo on Google, takes me right to motivation town...
Bottom line... get the bike running like a Kenyan before you melt that airbox... Then tinker away. ( Personally (and my bike doesn't run so I know...
No air filtration at all?!?!?!
As always, great service! Thanks Chacal!
