Dont think road rash will ever be out of my sight but have been going through other bikes like crazy. Had a Honda Magna for a while, then a 2007...
Harley? I guess I went to the dark side and bought a harley. I guess at this point I. Should consider updating my anti-harley blog on here but I...
The woes of pod filters are not a joke. They just create headache after headache. If you are bobbing and the purpose is more for looks than...
Still here and kicking. Loving the new Magna and just got back from a cool road trip. Road Rash belongs to my dad now but I keep up on all of the...
It is a real bitch getting them in and out. It is a MUST DO but believe everyone here... it sucks. When you get to the point where you think, "is...
So I had done almost a year and a half of indecision about what my next bike would be. I don't know how many times I had changed my mind and how...
You can run a snap link type chain. Endless chains are a pain in the butt and if you can find a master link type that will fit your bike, go with...
They will come loose very easily. Don't be scared. Haha. Just work them out with some needlenose or a flathead. They'll come out. If they are...
It has everything to do with the front tire size unless you change the gearing in the speedo drive gear housing in the front hub.
get a lawyer in traffic court with ya... a speeding ticket will quickly turn into some non-moving ordinance violation... no points and double the...
There is a ratio for speedometers. 2200 rpms (for front tire, not engine) on most, I believe. That mini speedo on mikesxs.com is the most popular...
...and from skeeter. You'd more expect (from his avatar) something like, "...Now fatty, he's a helluva guy but he sweats like a dancing mule. He...
or even a free ride that you just can't take. Haha... who woulda thought it figured.
Here is how I learned torque and hp and how they relate... Take a 55 hp harley. It's producing 78 ft lbs of torque. Rear wheel power. Modify it...
Hell ya! Well... unless you are a zx12... then you ARE Bruce Lee. What i don't get is with dual overhead, 4 or 5 valve per cylinder technology,...
The mac exhaust won't have markings. It is a chrome system (which could be rusted) with a megaphone style muffler. It will have a straight...
If the thing was totally full of gas that would be a problem too. If there is fuel in it and your bike runs, the filter and the bike are working...
Well... my nose in the wind first... but I want what I am riding to last a long time too. I hear sporties dogged a lot. 1/2 a Harley,...
Right... one will be 1'' for the throttle side and the other will be 7/8".
So far it's been the xj550. We'll see how this Honda Magna fares, now. Has some pretty small but special shoes to fill after that 550.
Needless to say, Chacal... People here like you.
I was going to suggest an early enduro or dual sport with the mono shock.
Just when I start thinking there might be something wrong it's time for an oil change. And it never ceases to amaze me... I always forget how...
Yeah there are two of these threads already. But I'll bite... I look like a bum. Take after my mom a little... except for the third nipple. Have...
yeah... your solinoid isn't working.
oh it's easy to figure out... just gotta read it right
haha... nice
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It was the gas I was using. I pulled the petcock and the screen (which was brand new before I started riding for this season) was coated solid...
Oh I have to stick around. He doesn't know anything about the bike and I only know what I have learned here. Yeah... sometimes I come up with...
I actually got a call on the bike. Guy offered $1125. I was supposed to ride it over to meet him the next day so he could check it out. This is...
If interested... Getting the Honda Magna vf750. So "Road Rash" has to go and I would very much prefer it went to someone who will take care of it....
It was a new old stock tank. Was never used before me. Inside was clean as a whistle (exactly what you'd expect from a brand new tank). I rinsed...
I don't want to go with the fender cushion. I don't trust them and my woman would dis-own me for it. Want to make a 2 seated bobber and don't...
Well mine leaks but only out of one side. This is the second aftermarket gasket I have used on this bike and it leaks and only at that gap. I am...
Well on the Mikuni carbs that pull bracket would be positioned the right direction... only it's way on the other side of the carb rack. If you ask...
This is the best place to start your ownership of one of these bikes. good thing about an xj is you'll learn a lot about wrenching. These bikes...
Oh it will leak. All it takes is a good ride and you'll see oil all over your fins... and I mean ALL over from front to back. Had the same...
Re: BOB TURNED INTO A RAT (PICTURES UPDATE) I like it. very nice. The v-max style engine covers are cool as hell
Well, even the neenah/menasha and appleton and green bay guys... I mean, whoever is willing to get together. I have been wanting to get a group of...
Newest addition to this project/daily (and I mean DAILY) rider coming soon. Stock side covers got their first coat today. Going back to the stock...
changed the rear tire. yep... and changed it gooood
Right, the bolts are 30 years old but so is everything around them. Do exactly as Wizard just suggested. With time and age, expanding and...
Well I will be getting my tire today. Your the man Pollock. The tire (Dunlop 404) was 84.04 shipped! Ordered it Monday night. It is thursday morning..
wow... slim pickins. haha. Bumping
Hey guys. Looking to see what i can find in here for wisconsin and illinois xjs. It would be cool to get a group together for rides and such....
very nice. I love that you kept the side covers on it. Bad ass, dude
Thanks guys.
Also, what would you guys recommend, from experience, for a 550 maxim. I have always gone with dunlop but I want to spend as little as I can and...
I'm so bad with knowing sizes. I just brought a spark plug with me and got one the same size. Do you know how to do the compression test?
