maintenence

should sump oil filter and main oil filter be cleaned regularly, if you use the best oil available, change oil very regular, don't abuse or ride hard? thnx for your experienced advise!

I just bought a 78 xs this last weekend. Nice little custom job. The p.o.(or before) extended the swingarm, added xs carbs, made home built forward controls, and did some custom metal work for covers, fender, and tank. Rode home great, mostly. This is a bike for my wife, I'm just the wrench and...

I went out for a ride the other day, and my 75 was running great. As it usually does. It was a nice cool, dry day. I got on the parkway, and rolled on the throttle, easily creeping up to 70 mph. I rode for a while, and made a few stops along the way, giving one gentle kick to fire it back to...

Thanks in advance for your help. I finished my bike a couple weeks ago. It runs awesome, everything I had hoped for. I am having hard starts, but once it starts it is fine. It only takes about 5 times to get it started. The whole time it sounds like it is kind of looking for somehting to...