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I was all excited to be riding again, and thought I'd take a nice ride up to kzoo. My new saddlebags were working out great, and I'd taken her to WOT several times with 'em. Less than a mile after the on-ramp I start to feel a wobble, and my first thought is to get out of the way of the guy in...

I know that the engine should be hot to the touch, as it is air-cooled, but this is different. All last year it ran quite well and somewhere in the comfortable temperature range (under say 80C by best guess) even on the longest rides on the hottest days. On really cold days, I would be able to...

As I mentioned before, the stock signal relay didn't work for me when I swapped to the smaller incandescent rear signals. In a nutshell, there were three obstacles to overcome for the LED conversion: (1) the relay, (2) the self-canceling unit, and (3) the indicator on the gauge cluster. The...

I went up to a 130 on the rear, so my used and spare tubes (120-90/16) are up for grabs. Free pick-up (49057) or pay for shipping. First PM gets the new, second gets the used (still great condition, less than 500mi on it).

The conversion to HID is very simple. You have a few options, but at its core it boils down to two things: the new bulb and the ballast/controller. The most common bulbs are 35W singles, but these are designed for older cage vehicles. You want to make sure the one you get has a low and high...

I rode out to Meijer tonight (~20mi) like a bat out of hell (mostly a freeway ride). When I get out of the store, the kick didn't seem to engage. :wtf: Basically I figured "I'll check it when I get home" because the e-start worked fine. I forgot about it and kept on riding hard, until it...

Well I finally got tired of carrying my stuff in a bag like a homeless person, and am in the process of thinking up some custom real saddlebags. Ordered fancy piston locks and aluminum sheets & rods from amazon, resin from Lowes, strong fiberglass sheet from carbon-fiber.us (shipping charge...

I've been getting tired of using a backpack all of the time for storing my extra gear and the random things that I need to buy. Some people just don't trust you when you go into a store with an empty backpack! Just curious about everyone else' solution to this situation. Post your pics...

OK, so was browsing around Amazon, ordering tools for my car, when a voltage indicator gauge caught my eye (the same one that I tried to attach to my bike last year). And I thought "yes, I would still like that information about my bike when I'm riding." Nothing I found really got me excited...

So, I have noticed an increasing frequency of electric motorcycle conversions online, and I must say that I am interested! These guys claim to have built their complete conversions for as little as $1000, and the cost to recharge them roughly correlates to getting 300 to 400 mpg :yikes:. Top...

My entire knowledge of torque converters comes from the Wikipedia and talking to my brother, but apparently the one on my car ('91 Oldsmobile Cutlass Ciera) is pretty much gone. It functions properly for about 20min of driving, but after that it will stick in the locked position even when...

So, last week my rear tire blew out (oh noes!), which I decided to fix myself since I'm a cheapo. Needless to say, it was some kind of fun and took several hours due to my lack of experience, though I only had to buy a $15 tube and a $6 brake tool that I modified into a lipped tire iron for...

I noticed the price drop on fuel this weekend (~$0.55) and thought "yay, cheaper gas!" I fill up my baby and head out on the freeway, she starts getting bogged down about a mile down the road and I start to panic (please don't be oil). Pull off: nothing seems wrong. Start up: idle was low...

Hello all! I was riding home last night, and as I pull off the freeway I noticed the faceplate of my tachometer jumping around! Turns out that the two screws that hold it in place came out, but I don't know how to open it without breaking anything. I removed all of the fasteners that I could...

So I fixed that too! :D Imma brand new rider, got my endorsement in July (passed Riders Edge on the first attempt with no prior experience: woot!), but apparently my dad has some experience as well. I managed to convince my brother to go halvsies on a Rebel 250, which I outgrew after ~2000...

I hate to be someone who starts out asking for help, but I think I need it. After an oil change I stop for fuel, no problems yet. I get on the freeway and travel ~9mi before I start to lose power from the throttle, previously traveling 75mph with tachometer at 6.5k, at which point I grab the...