Month: April 2010

You must have some secrets to make old engines shine like new again… Hopefully, one or two that do not require taking it completely apart, repainting it, and putting it all back together again! The motor runs solid, but it looks like crap! Any suggestions? Starrider – Cleaning up an old air cooled motor can… Continue reading Cleaning Cylinders and other hard to reach spots

I bought a Nighthawk exactly like yours and love it. I don’t have a manual for it and it has been impacted by being left outside too much. I can’t get the seat to release to gain access to the airbox to ensure it doesn’t need service. It looks like the mechanism by the helmet… Continue reading Frozen Seat on Honda Nightwalk 450

Hello evan, I have a 86 ktm 250 that I’m in the process of restoring. I was browsing through pictures on the web and came across your project 86 ktm 500. This is my first time doing a restoration on a dirt bike and so far everything has been going good but the problem I’m… Continue reading Do you have any information for late 80’s ktm dirt bikes?

Evan wondering if you have a service manual for my bike. Thanks again for all the help you got a great site here. Jay Hi Jay I have the service manual for many of the Suzuki GS750 models – however, the GS750E is a different animal. For what it’s worth, here is the manual for… Continue reading Service Manual For 1983 GS750E

Something I noticed when I got my bike is that it didn’t have a brake stay and instead it had a piece of aluminum angel bar bolted to it,which held it directly to the swing arm. The aluminum angel was bending from use and I figured stock was best so I bought a brake stay.… Continue reading Is it better to have a brake stay or not?

hey bro to tap that stripped plug hole do I have to pull the motor or try to cheat some how to get the head off ? do not really want to chance getting shavings in the cylinder Hi Pete, Off hand I can’t say for sure if the head can be pulled from the… Continue reading 81 XS850sh Yamaha Triple

Thanks again Evan for the tip in the cold start issue ! I cleaned the carbs and put a new air filter in and it cured my problem ! I have another issue with the bike… 1983 GS750E When you start up the bike it has a clacking sound coming from the clutch but when… Continue reading Clutch noise at start up

I’ve decided to get my bike running again after 10 years of storage. I’ve removed the triple carbs and began the cleaning process per Evan’s article. However, the jets don’t seem to have slots for removal as Evan’s photos, how do I take them out?? Hey BillG, thanks for the question. The Yamaha XS triples… Continue reading 1980 Yamaha xs850