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i fixed the kickstarter and she runs! i changed the oil which was black. now it appears everthing works on this bike except the starter button. death silence nothing zero when i press the button. i took apart the button and cleaned it, there was no rust and a little corrosion i cleaned...

multimeter on 9v - i get 12.38 multimeter on 1.5v - i get 12.25 isn't my battery 12v and i need to have higher setting than the battery? also, after cleaning more of the right handlebar wiring housing, i have a working headlight and my right turn signal works, but the left signal is just...

"Peal back the big black insulators and jam a big screw driver between the terminals like you mean it. Does it crank?" No crank when i stuck a screwdriver in that place, with key on, and neutral green light showing

i have not ridden this bike on the road in three years due to a "texting while driving a car" conviction, which made me uninsurable for 3 years. so this bike sat in a shed, and from time to time i would turn it on for fun to see if it still worked. every time it started up just fine. then...

the bike is fixed up, here are the mechanic notes of what he fixed: rear brake dragging; check bike over; rear brake pedal improperly installed; no free play in pish rod; calipher carrier bracket bent / rubbing on brake disc; le? the bracket and straighten; no free play in the front brake lever...

ah ah ah ah stayin alive stayin alive no i have not been riding my death trap 650. today i put the bike in the trailer and dropped it off at a certified mechanic who works on classic bikes. he fixed my 1100 very nicely. thats why i was in no rush with 650. but then the 1100 starter button...

Thanks 5twins. My mechanic fixed the height of the rear rod that adjusts the pedal. He said the caliper bracket seems bent or the axle might be bent. He gave me a washer to insert on the right side between the disc and caliper bracket as a duct tape solution to get separation. He wonders if a...

What if when I adjusted the rear pedal I screwed something in too tight and basically the caliper is locked onto the disc?

Not since I’ve owned it (2 years).

My caliper is off because my axle is probaly off. How do I get my axle centred correctly?

yes 650SE

yes gary, my issue is that i tinkered with my rear wheel and now i cant align the axle lined up correctly and my caliper is rubbing against the disc. So how do I fix this? Manual says put bike on center stand, remove cotter pin and loosen the big axle nut on the left. As soon as I do that the...

im thinking the reason my caliper was smoking hot 1000 degrees the other day is because it’s touching the disc in the right side. Shouldn’t there be a gap? Im loosening the bolts again and will try to adjust it properly. ps: reason i could not find anything searching the forum for the rear...

i found the alignment issue

i did thesame as you 5twin,removed the bulb soi can tackle thenext problem! i rode the 1100 while my gf was on the 650. 30 min ride and i noticed her chain kinda loose, so I’ll fix that easy enough. but when we got home her rear right calipher was smoking (paint melted?), and hot like hell! i...