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  1. Technical
    I have been excited about what I've been reading about Mikuni RS carbs and their effects on the bike's performance. I've seen some videos online of people getting lucky and plugging these into old bikes, and they seem to get lucky and run great. I have an '82 Suzuki GS550. I'm thinking of...
  2. General Bike Discussions
    I'm having trouble with my carbs I no longer have the stock airbox and from what I can I find the 360 runs poorly with pods my bike has a hesitation or loss of power at mid throttle this goes away when the put the choke on about 1/8 to 1/4 from what I understand its because the pods throw off...
  3. Project Builds
    So after months of not riding and fixing little things its time to get my 82 GN400 on the road with the good weather. What I am experiencing is a lot of kicking before it actually starts, When it does start then it may back fire once or twice. I get it on the road and almost everytime I...
  4. Technical
    got my cb500 for my old laptop and it took nothing more then an oil change and putting gas in her to get it to start right up (lucky me), but won't drive. as soon as the clutch is let 1/2 to 3/4 out the bike just dies. checked plugs and they were black so thought this could be because of the 4...
  5. Technical
    Hello all! First post here. I have a 1973 Honda CL350 (it was my first motorcycle, bought it a few years ago) That no longer runs. Back when it used to run, it would top out at 45 mph (or 50 going down hill). Anyway, recently I took the bike out of storage and it will not start. When I turn the...
  6. Technical
    posted once before and since then I've gotten my bike running now time to turn her into a racer. was thinking i wanted to do a more modern sport bike front end swap, but iv read on a few other forums that its real only benefit is cosmetic? the real question about it is what kind of front end...
  7. Project Builds
    Hey everybody, I picked up a freebee CB900C not too long ago and found that it was in better condition then I thought! The engine turns with no problem, spark seems good, and the rust isnt all that bad. And the electronics also work completely fine! Its like nothing went wrong! The...
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