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Having recently moved to Jensen Beach, FL, I am faced with the reality that I wish to transition to a bike that's suited to two-up riding. Not wanting to change the character of the bike, I am putting it up for sale. The bike has a long parts list and ran nicely before I left Baltimore, but has...

Hello to all! I have had very little time for my motorcycles this summer, sadly, but I recently set about getting my currently unregistered pro-street '85 Mustang running again, after it had sat for about seven years. I'm trying to decide whether to keep it or not - I have had it since new -...

Still about, still have my beloved '73... just busy with life. Hope all are well!

Hi, all! I have been otherwise indisposed for a while since retiring, but still have my TX, and actually got to meet up with our own Carlos here at The Judge's Bench in Ellicott City, MD, last evening, as well as a few other locals. Nice meeting you, Carlos, and hopefully I can make more...

Been a while again... sorry... (Maryland winter puts me into a funk)... but I'm in PBG visiting relatives and wanted to say hi. Headed home Tuesday. Can't wait for spring! Hope all are well! TC

Cheers to all... Yanks or not! :) *toasts*

Hi, guys. I have been guilty of neglect... both of my bike and this forum... because since I retired on June 1st, I have been so busy with shores and stuff. Anyway, I think I have ridden the TX once since then. :( Then, she started and came off the choke nicely (this was sometime in June, I...

Hi, guys. Hey, if one replaces washers as part of a head re-torque, is it a good idea to check the four or eight large acorns for torque after 100 or so miles? My left rear lower head gasket is weeping ever so slightly after my winter re-torque and washer replacement (brass or bronze, from...

... I'll be retired. Now, life begins. :) Cheers to all my retired brethren here. :) TC

Hi, guys... Question for you: My bike has come to have me know her as a bike that starts almost infallibly on the first or second "hot" (kill/key on) kick... even after several weeks of sitting. Today, however, when I went to take her for a little spin before the rain moves in, it must...

For those interested, being there is such an eclectic lot on here, I have been starting to drag out a few of my road and track bicycles after a long hiatus from racing and riding. This particular track bike is one that I have drug out and fitted with fresh tires and tubes, and have been rolling...

Hi, guys... I have been looking at the parts diagrams at biker.net, but not really enlightened any at all, so I'll ask here. I think my '73's 6-bolt timing chain adjuster case gasket is leaking, mimicking what I thought might have been a head gasket leak. I recently replaced the large cork...

Hi, guys... This particular question isn't directly related to my TX, but could be. In this instance it's a cleaning question that relates to my '05 Ninja 250R: I have Supertrapp cans on this bike - the sort that have the disks and end caps. Consequently, as part of their design, exhaust...

Greets, all... I'm mounting and hooking up a new Mike's tail/brake light on my experimentally bobbed fender after having been hit in the rear two weeks ago. I have sorted out the mounting issues, but have a wiring question. My '73 harness uses three wires, as did the last light I had from...

Greets, all. Well, no sooner had I gone out for a little test run after installing a new coil than someone tried to ruin my day. I was sitting at a light and felt a thud, and thought I'd dropped my tranny or something. So, I'm thinking, "What NAAAAAAHOW??!!" when I realize that my bike has a...

Hi, guys - Some of you may recall that, last weekend, I re-torqued my '73's head according to the recommended procedure/specs, but I didn't have an opportunity to fire it up until today. The bike won't fire, however. The voltmeter is showing a tad under 12 volts with the headlight on (comes...

Guys... There is an existing thread on this topic, which I have read with interest, but I didn't want to commandeer it, so I thought I'd reference it instead. For the first time since I have owned my bike - and just after having gone to winter-weight synthetic, interestingly - I have...

Hi, guys... Fuel filters have been discussed a lot, and I had found one that definitely does its job, as it's got sediment in it that would otherwise be in my carb bowl. I have been using these little critters. However, I went to take the TX out today - it was a rare sunny and 60 in...

Hi, all... Last year, right before the Holidays, I had been working on learning a Martin Tallstrom arrangement of Silent Night. I had made what I felt was a fairly successful pass at it for the peeps on my support forum, and thought I might share it here as well this year. Like very few...

While this is a day early, lest I become distracted, allow me to be the first to wish a Happy Thanksgiving to all my American fellows here, and to their families and loved ones. And by extension, I'd like to extend sincerest wishes to everyone here, including their loved ones, for peace and...