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I have an ‘81 and my clutch cable snapped. The OEM perch and lever has the place for the mirror which I don’t use so I wanted to switch to a perch with no mirror. Ordered one off mikes and the portion of the perch which the adjuster threads through is about half the length of OEM perch. This...
so i bought a 1973 tx650 on ebay like a dumbass for my first motorcycle unfortunately some people suck and sell things to you by lying and saying they work when they don't. The dude said it ran and drove just fine but when it got turned on it kicked over but defiantly did not go into 1st anyway...
Hello all,
I recently replaced my clutch cable with an ez cable from 650central. Now I know that it is expected to stretch while I use it. I am noticing that the adjustment loosens up while I ride, but after it sits it is adjusted correctly. What could be causing this?
The PO who lives by me rebuilt and synched my carbs everything was running fine, idle and all. I then changed my bars rerouted all of my wires and I noticed that my right side throttle cable comes up after, or lags the left hand side.
What are the proper steps for me to get them to open...
Hi all,
I'm sure this has been covered before but I'm looking for a good starting point for my air mixture screws. I have a stock '83 xs650 with Mikuni bs34s, stock jets, stock air boxes and stock exhaust. I think I remember reading that 3 turns out from seated was appropriate for this bike...
I just about had a heart attack when my recently-acquired bike started acting up!
The clutch would grab like no tomorrow, and then some- to the point where no matter how much gas I gave it, it would almost bog down and die.
But first, let me set the scene: I have an aftermarket tank...