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I went out yesterday to look at a 77 kawasaki z750, it was an hour ride to look at this bike, and I specifically asked about any issues because I would ride it back home if I got it. Show up and bike won't run an one cylinder or go over 40mph, and is leaking battery acid, and the rear brake...

My neutral light was acting goofy so I pulled the cover off and low and behold oil was commin from behind the white plate with three screws, so I pulled that off and there was oil behind the switch? I will replace the o ring on the switch, just wondered if oil should be behind it.

Just a little FYI if you guys wanna save some cash, my 82 sohc headlight burned out on my way to work this morning, I work in a auto shop so I grabbed a 9003 automotive bulb and pulled off the light, just bend up the five tabs and pull the old bulb out, the actual glass of the bulb will have to...

Hello all, I haven't posted in a while, life happens divorce broke Ect.... But anyway my bike after riding for a while on the highway when I come to a stop my bike dies, I have both idle mixture screws turned out to about 2.5 and have new carb boots. I attempted to turn up the idle but then the...

At the beginning of the season I replaced my front tire with a bias ply tire from the dealer and a new inner tube, I now badly need a rear one, the guy at the dealer seems very knowledgeable and he said my wheels wher not designed to run modern tires, and to stick with bias ones, does that sound...

As the tittle States, I also have the headrest for the sissy bar but it fell off due to rott, I would trade for a back tire, or really any parts or make an offer I only wanna deal locally I'm in wausau wi. Will post picks soon. Thanks guys, it's off a 1982 xs400sj

Have any of you guys used this paint? If so could you post pics, I wanna do my tank and fenders in flat black.

One of my front shock tube, I have a small chip, I know I need new fork seals anyway, but will those two small blemishes wreck the new seals? It looks like the finish came off on those spots.

Every time I ride to work on the interstate for thirty miles, when I get off the exit the bike wants to die if I don't father the throttle, If I let it sit ten mins it's fine when I start it up again, I can ride all day in town and this won't happen? :wtf:

Today I drove 30 Miles home from work on the interstate 65-70 mph, then when I got off on my exit and shifted back up through gears to sixth, after about quarter Mile it popped out of gear and revved way up! It Def was not slipping I pushed it back up into gear. The bike is an 82 sohc with 8100...

I was going to remove my carbs one last time for a cleaning as its getting warm out, I was reading a lot about the being o rings under the idle mixture screws on post 1980 models, I want to replace them, I removed the screws and there was just a spring, no o rings or anything else? Here is a pic...

Today I finally bought my new front tire, I took my bike out for the first time on the interstate and hit 65-70mph,the speedometer was OK I checked it against my phone gps and was only off a couple mph, the needle was a little shakey, the tach however was bouncing all over after about 6k, I...

I have a new clutch cable and I adjusted it at both the handle and the side cover, contrary to what I have read all over this forum I do not have any issue shifting into neutral under any circumstances, but I did notice every so often, when I go from fourth to fifth gear in won't engage, almost...

Like the tittle says after 50mph my front wheel shakes bad, I can see the front forks bouncing up and down, the tires are in OK shape, a little dry rott but nothing to bad, I have it set at 28psi per the sticker on the forks, they are Yokohama tires and I have spoke wheels, (like a bicycle)...

This took place at my work a while back, customer was driving in, cell phone in his (your kid) lap, looking down at it doing God knows what, not looking at my employee, and bam right in the pit! Now I am attached to my smart phone almost constantly, the one exception however is while behind the...

One of you gentleman helped me on a past post about my left piston not working, one of you guys suggested I return my idle mixture to 2.5 turns out, I did, it was way off, both where, I noticed that also stopped the popping just off idle, now I noticed today that only one side is backfiring...

Went for on other longer ride today, at Highway speeds drove like a champ! I pulled over to get gas and after I filled up I restarted the bike and smelled burnt plastic, I looked bellow the seat there is two relays in rubber holders, one was smoking bad and smelled like ass. I unplugged it and I...

It was kinda warm today here 39 degrees! Anyway warm enough to go for a ride, I noticed that I had to have the idle screw turned all the way on to keep the bike running and even then I was only at like 900rpm,when riding the bike would die and barley accelerate, so I flipped the petcock to PRI...

I notice that after the bike is warmed up I often have trouble getting into first gear when at a stop light, I found I can get it into first by letting the clutch out about half way while at the same time pushing down on the shifter with my foot, I adjusted the cable per the manual, I have a few...

Today for the first time I took the bike for a little spin, the motor fired up on the first kick full choke, I let it warm up and took the choke off it seemed to idle Ok but the left exhaust pipe was cold when I took it for a little ride maybe a quarter mile at 15mph,i got back and it was firing...