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A couple weeks ago my bike started up fine in the morning, then after work wouldn't start so I bump started it, got home and put the battery on the charger. Next day, same thing - bike started in the morning, nothing at the end of the day. Both times I was just getting a click at the solenoid...

Yesterday I went out for a ride and I noticed a couple new issues. I started the bike choked, let it run for a minute and took off on half choke. As the bike warmed up I let it out and didn't think anything of it as I wasn't stopping at all. As I was driving around I noticed lots of popping as...

Just went to go adjust something on my rear break and saw a tube hanging disconnected right by by rear wheel. I gave it a little pull to try to see where it was connected or running to and it came out, disconnected. Any idea what this is? My thinking was an old breather tube for the battery. Is...

This is my first bike (82 Maxim), really only starting to get some good usage now and only the third bike I've rode at all - a TU250 for my safety course and a V-Star 650. I've been doing some reading and constantly see people saying that these bikes aren't really alive until around 7k RPM...

After cleaning out the rust from my tank I now have a leaky petcock. I'm a bit pressed for time so I figured I would replace it instead of messing around trying to repair it. My old petcock has the fuel and vacuum lines in line with each other going straight down. Looking around on eBay and...

Not really sure what the word I'm looking for here is, but I'm looking for the rubber plug like things that help hold the tank in place. Here is a link to an eBay sale for what I am looking for, just the circular ones for the front of the tank is what I need...

Starting a thread now but updates may or may not be slow - we'll kind of just have to see how things go. I bought this bike early this week and it's my first bike. I have absolutely no mechanical knowledge at all but can work with my hands, can follow instructions, have the manual and have a...

Well, this was going to be a "first bike!" post but sadly I'm having some issues. This is my first bike and I have very little knowledge but am happy to learn and try things out. First I want to rule out anything stupid and if I need to take it to a mechanic then fine but if it's something I can...