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so after not posting for a while im back with my questions and endless repairs of this bike... i had noticed that i was low on oil so i filled up, then bike smoked, then may have ran close to or completely out of oil, refilled with oil, have re-torqued head bolts and checked cam tensioner...

After a month in china final back in the states and had time to work on the bike. Got it running finally after the rebuild last fall. It seems to be running good except for a few minor issues. 1. I do not have to use the choke to start it unless it has been overnight or longer. During the day...

i believe i may have a bad seal on my carb float needle because i get gas to seep out of the carbs when not running i have taking the carbs apart several times and noticed that there is a small grove in the needle, i have tested the floats and they are not leaking and have adjusted them to...

heres the story rebuilt engine, had air leak at carb holder, got fixed not 100% but better, took two hour ride (to get back to school), lost left cylinder half way thorough (believed to be because by air leak), ordered new holders from JBM, instaled carb holders, checked timing, also replaced...

i was putting the engine back together and stripped out the hole that connects the carb holder to the motor any recommendation on what to do i am hoping to just re thread the hole and hopefully that will work also wondered about using a helicoil or something similar

I got the engine put all back together after a tear down and rebuild i had it running for a while to heat it up to readjust everything (valves, head torque, timing and cam chain tensioner) when rotating the engine adjusts the valves i noticed that i had not tightened the cam chain...

i am working on putting my bike back together after a teardown and following the manual pretty closely i am at the atu shaft and bob weights and they say that the arrow goes out (which mine does) and that the mark lines up with the corespnding bob weight i do not see any marks on the...

I am planing on putting a smaller rear sprocket on. wondering what people do to speedometer to make it correct after such mods or do you just deal with it hope its not to far off and hope that the law will look he other way

I am working on a top end rebuild and have already split the cam chain.(i know i shouldnt have but to late know) Is there any way to rivet the new chain with out the $44 tool from mikes A clip link would be nice but dont know if they are available Thanks for help guys

i liked how the 650rider website had quite a few categories, maybe something similar could be used in the garage section to make looking for topic specific information easier

I was wondering if anyone was running the stock exhaust without the H pipe. Im working on a tear down and rebuild and while i was removing things the H pipe on exhaust pretty much disintegrated. I was wondering if i could just cut it off both sides and plug the holes. Any recommendations...