Year: 2010

I’m buying a ’78 Honda CB400 TII, and I’d like to get rid of the stock mag star wheels and put on some wire-spoked ones. Do you know of anyplace to get these without spending over $500? I don’t want to disparage your bike at all – but don’t bother swapping out the wheels. In… Continue reading Where to buy wire spoke wheels for a 1978 Honda CB400

Hey. awesome article on rebuilding/cleaning carbs. I’m getting ready to tackle my first one. 2002 honda shadow. I deployed and left gas in the bike with no stabilizer. I think my pilot jet is clogged. so, got the gaskets and setting out on my first cleaning this weekend. if you have any additional tips, I’m… Continue reading Any additional carb cleaning tips?

I have a 1985 ZL 900 Eliminator with just over 8,000 original miles. Bike is in excellent condition, but would like to bring it back to the day it rolled off the line. Any suggestions yeah – get to work! If the bike has been stored indoors and is low miles it should be pretty… Continue reading Suggestions for a 1985 ZL 900 Elminator?

Evan: Hats off to ya man!!! Great wealth of knowledge on your site. Can I add your webpage to the list of links on my site? If not no big deal. Secondly, do you have any articles on synchronizing two and four carb sets? Thanks again man. Definitely. I’ll be posting a synchronizing article soon.… Continue reading How about an article on synchronizing carbs!

63yo retired mech. thinking of motarding a tt350. any thoughts on 250ninja carbs or such swaps it’ll be on pavement mostly. if you’ve seen this done to a 350 any wheel/brake combos that are a cheap swap or maybe just street tread. thanks,JP In my opinion the TT350 is a pretty solid platform for street… Continue reading Should I motard a Yamaha TT350?

Hey ya Evan!! I have an 83′ XL600R…noticed your swap on the one you had. What year did the XR motor come out of ? Im interested in doing the same for mine. Mines HARD to start .thinking it needs rejetting? Any info you can offer I would appreciate …thanks Any of the dual carb… Continue reading Motor swapping in 1983 Honda XL600R

I bought a 82 nighthawk 650 and I am looking for body parts for it can you advise? I’m not positive off hand if David Silver Spares in the UK makes replacements for the Nighthawk series – I would have to check their website. Other than that you’re just going to have to go scrap… Continue reading Where to buy bodywork for 1982 Honda Nighthawk 650

I love the site… really informative! About a year ago I purchased my first bike, a 1978 Suzuki GS750, I travel a lot for work so I dont’ get to ride it as nearly as much as I would like… anyway, lately I have been having troubles with the bike running… it starts up just… Continue reading Diagnosing poor running conditions on a 1978 Suzuki GS750

Mr. Fell, I have a 2006 Kawasaki Vulcan 500 with about 2000 miles on it. It was running fine when, right before Thanksgiving, I decided to adjust the valves. The valves were too loose at first, but I adjusted them again and I think they’re fine. But there’s another problem. The bike starts fine and… Continue reading 2006 Kawasaki Vulcan 500 dies when I give it throttle

I need a Carb for a 1986-87 Honda CMX 450. Any help would be great! Those carbs are going to be tough to find, unfortunately. The Honda CMX450 has a bit of a cult following these days, and Honda didn’t make a whole lot of them. Your only real source is going to be ebay… Continue reading Need Carb for 1986 Honda CMX 450