Ok thanks guys
Is this part of the airbox,where dose it belong ?
I Harley springs are heavy duty, I got it to stretch to size but haven't tried it yet
Good idea
I agree
Yes had a slammed sportster, nothing like having your kidneys hanging out yiur nose
Ok thanks I'll do that
Is the little pin underneath ,the bike, that holds one one of the spring supposed to fall out? And do you hook yer spring on the kickstand and...
No way! Awesome dude can't go wrong with that
Going to take it the spring to work tomorrow and reaf on it
Hey I like your idea if it works why not
Only the Incredible Hulk could stretch this spring by hand
Don't have Ace in Canada but we do have lowes, my current fav. And home depot
It shortened the stand in the middle bike would tip over easy otherwise the Orem spring became to long and would just fall off
dose anyone know ,of a more reasonable priced set of forwards .then the tc bros. there $400 Canadian all in, a bit much. but I need a resolution...
Been doing that
i lowered my bike, cut and rewleded the kickstand .I have a sportster kickstand spring, from a bike I used to have .I put it in a vice and used a...
No but if I pull on the adjustment rod it moves back and forth ya I did that thinking it would give me more room to get in to put the spring in...
How do I rotate the shaft I tried with my hands and it didn't budge plus I don't want to grip it with anything do I need to take the whole...
I lined up the marks just to see and the peal is way up in the air which explains the clearance issue with the footrest how am I to adjust the...
I appreciate your help
1.I marked in blue where my dots are at the moment 2.I'm wondering about the little spring and which way it goes into the hole 3. Is this thing...
Granny was right you do learn something new everyday thanks for the tip I'm not very tech savvy
Sounds logical
Thank you for your advice I appreciate it very much
I'm impressed by your computer skills I'll certainly try your methods
Thanks I will do that promptly
You are correct sir it is bent I lowered my jack by mistake and bent it
Your bike is different then mine I have a 81 xj650 maximum I can't seem to line up the dots without interference from the footrest, should I take...
[ATTACH] Is this my pedal adjuster, not sure how it works ,Haynes is vague the little spring keeps popping off I'm also not sure about the large...
Exactly that's my issue what are your recommendations to fix this
Good work boys ,got it sorted out .my next issue is I can turn the adjustment screw all the way in ,but the breake pedal dose not build any...
All valuable information thanks guys I'll give your suggestions a try and report back
hey guys I put in new brake shoes but took everything apart and cleaned it up put the rear brake pedal back on .the big coil spring behind the...
Took a flying leap could have been me messing around
Bingo give the young fella at the bottom of this post a shiny silver dollar clutch shaft is looking for his girlfriend circlip
Bahaha loved that commit just in the process of putting it back together it's a basketcase
That's quite possible thanks will investigate and let you know
Hey dudes a circling fell out of the rear brake area of a 81 xj650 dose anyone know where it's home is manual says squat [ATTACH]
Cool thanks Dave I'll give it a whirl
Have a 81 650 tok the swinarm off with tire on some time ago trying to reconnect it again to the engine but can't seem to get the driveshaft and...
[ATTACH] I took off my swing arm ,a big spring and the rear brake shaft fell out ,of its hole .I don't see in the Haynes manual,how to reattach...
Bahaha don't have a wife anymore for that very reason
OK sounds good I'll give it a try
No problem I need a few things from Len anyway thank you
Yes I'm using a jack but the motor is never level enough to get all sides to lineup I get in lower fronts in but then the top or rear are way off...
The safety washer that holds the bolt on the swingarm has broken is it safe to just use red loctite on the bolts instead
Hey I'm trying again to get my motor in and can't seem to get it to lineup with the motor mounts and the dampers keeps falling out
Bahahaha no I will post pics I mean the connection between the motor and the shaft drive
