Forum: The Mechanics Corner

Hello I recently purchased a garage kept 74 ks125 from the original owner. the bike has sat unmolested for about 29 years in the garage. I started the usual checks and oil replacements . I cleaned the carb which was almost perfectly clean allready. the bike has 700 original miles on it . the issues...

I've got an 88 zx600c that is running pretty rich. I've never worked on carbs before but I do have experience with mixture from flying. I've read that the carbs have a mixture screw. Can anyone tell me where the mixture screw is or better yet give me a diagram for the carbs? Also how hard is it to...

Thank you ahead of time for helping or just reading. 1982kz75csr. Parked in the dust for 9years. Amazed I got it started and home. The right side carbon is so rich... ugly bad. I've looked for the adjustment mixture screws and... nothing. Looking on YouTube.. still nothing. Where and...

Hello - first time posting and I hope this is the correct place. I have a nice habit of trying to fix things that are not broken and then breaking them in the process. I've got an '87 454 LTD and I'm learning to take care of it and tinker with it's appearance a bit. I removed the carbs during...

Hi i have a Kawasaki klf 300c quad bike and i am having trouble with the battery boiling up is this because the battery is going bad or is it something else gone wrong

I have a couple of 1983 and 1984 GPZ 1100's. The '83 has about 40k miles and there is a little timing chain noise (not serious, but noticeable). I have seen a couple of patch and bolt items that replace the spring loaded OEM device and wondering if anyone has any recommendations on modifying or...

Hey guys and gals I need your advice. I am a brand new rider with only about a week and a half of riding experience under my belt. I bought a starter bike, 2002 Ninja 250r; 12500 miles, and the dealership told me that they had inspected it and everything was good to go. 2 days ago I encountered...

I bought a 1991 ZZR250 for £150 of a guy to tinker at, got the bike running again but a bolt plug was missing just under the carbs on the engine casing, after a few revs a mixture of oil,water(not sure about the water mite be just fuel) and petrol started to fly out of the hole, i put my finger...

Hi everyone, I have been watching this site for some time and have just bought an 800 Classic, Silvertail exhausts that sound amazing and loads of chrome that I have taken off and am going to put on ebay. I am slowly modifying it and will upload pics soon. One question I have is concerning the...

Hey guys, I'm new here, I just bought my first Kawasaki last week as a fixer-upper and looking forward to learning from you guys. I'm not a mechanic, I'm just using this as a learning opportunity to teach myself how to fix up this bike. The owner said it had been sitting for the last couple years,...

I took my bike out for the first time this year. An i drove it for a while but then the engine flooded. I had another rider stop to check on me telling me that it was probably cause by my carburator needing cleaned. I have worked on cars but not bikes, so i was looking for some good instructions on...

New to all this so here is the "read this first" background info. Make, Kawasaki Model ,Ke 175 F7-"?" Maybe C Year, 1974 Milage, 1,130 How long you've owned the machine (2 Weeks) Events leading up to your problem. I Bought the machine from the orignal owner,with the orignal title in...

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Hello all. I have a very nice kmx125 on an 02 reg and have recently rebuilt the top end of the engine and would like to know what the torque settings are for the cylinder head please?. Many thanks.

im getting a 1985 eliminator 900, it has being siting for 10 yrs plus and haven't been started in 12 plus years, wat must I do to get it back running, I want to do it my self, I know cars and trucks but not bikes

i have an 81 kz750 h, that has no spark. I have 12 volts with the key on at the red and green wire on the ignition coils. I see that the negative to the ignition coils is switched at the ignitor, signal from the pick up coils. Pick up coils have 440 ohms on each, ok by the manual. I have 3...

Hello guys does any one know why this happens? (https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/33246716/20130507_154332.mp4) this is zx6 2009, all tubes are well connected (i double checked) but still only one shows measures.. is this normal? i mean, am i connected in the wrong place? <it works...

Hey guys, Just out for a ride today and my ride (en500 Vulcan) Started to splutter so swtiched the fule tap onto reserve and everything was ok. So pulled into the next petrol station and put more fuel in and switched the tap back to normal. After a few yards the bike started spluttering again...

anyone know if these will work on my Vulcan 800 with my stock clutch cable? Barnett Performance Products Universal 1&Prime; Ball End Lever | 510-096 | J&P Cycles (http://www.jpcycles.com/product/510-096) know any other options? thanks!

I have a 1980 kz750 ltd twin. I was changing the battery and the one i ordered had the polarity opposite from oem. Being the idiot that i am i decided to make it work anyway. I was able to get the leads on the right battery terminals but i did short the positive terminal out a few times. Now i...