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Hey everyone, this is just a greeting post. I only started riding 3-4ish years ago, but I bought my first bike early 2016 (which wasn't the best first experience one could have). I bought a 1983 KZ440, which wasn't stock it was poorly modded and needed lots of work, but because I was too...

I’ve had this bike for a minute now. I inherited it after a dude got it running for the first time since ‘91. I cleaned the carbs. First time I’d ever done that, figured out what jets were. It kept leaking gas everywhere. The floats were all messed up. I said screw it. I bought the keihin carbs...

Hey there everyone, new here, new to riding, working on bikes etc... looking for a little advice in the right direction. Recently purchased my first road bike 81' xs650 bobber. Fun little bike so far! Issue I'm running into is, the the bike starts fine, idles fine, and rides fine, as long as I...

While doing my first oil change on my bike (1980 XS650) I noticed a substantial amount of metal shavings and would like to know how bad this is. Is my engine close to the end of its life? Is this normal (probably not)? I would greatly appreciate some help from anyone who knows more than me. I...