Well that was interesting, had a great time alone with the bike and then a good ride, wow, these bikes are small, you don;t even have to lift your leg gettin...
Hey Rick, All good points. I agree with you about the tach and speedo gauge sizes. I've wished they were the same size since the day I bought mine. You're...
Rick, Zephyr came out for 1 year only in the states, 91 I believe. Wasn't a big hit-go figure it was pretty. Sanka ... been ... decent ... were ... test ... ...
I recently bought an 89 Radian and LOVE it!! However, there does not seem to be much available in the way of accessories, primarily bags. All the shops I've...
I've got an 89 radian with 30K miles. I rebuilt the carbs over a month ago, and have been tinkering with it ever since. I realize that the motor has to be...
Are all 4 cylinders working? Fire the engine up when cold and immediately place your hands on the pipes. You should feel them all getting warm. Don't fire it...
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I agree, it needs a carb cleaning. one thing that leads us towards our diagnosis of carb cleaning is that you say that it feels like it has no power at first,...
Derek, Is checking the oil in the crankcase different from checking the oil from the oil level gauge ? If so, how does one check the crankcase that's not a...
Welcome to the Radian group. I too am a recent and happy newby to the 89' Radian. As far as bags go, I'd recommend the Cortech tail bag for ease of access and...
Hey guys, So my friend(87 Radian) and me(00 Thundercat) went riding yesterday. First he ran out of gas. Ok-no prob, pulled over and he jumped on the back of my...
Sanka, What are the compression and leakdown figures? Regards, Derek motolab www.moto-lab.com <http://www.moto-lab.com/> ... From: radian@yahoogroups.com...
Hi Derek, I dont have those figures. I dont have the equipment on hand for that. If it would help though, I could take it to a local mechanic for a leakdown...
Hi Derek, Sanka, Could one of you guys explain briefly what a leak-down test/figures are? Just curious/learning! Thanks, Brad ... Behalf Of ... burnt smell ......
Hey Brad, A compression test will tell you how efficiently your engine is running, how close to factory specs. If you have low compression in one or more of...
Sanka had it pretty well correct. To elaborate a bit: When you perform a leakdown test, you have 2 pressure regulators. You set the pressure to the first one...
Hey Cheese, Actually this shop has been pretty good to me & friend the last couple of years. They made that statement when they replaced the brushes, i brought...
Hey Cheese, They actually said that prior to the incident when they were replacing the brushes. No Worries-I knew the problem was not going to be "small"....
Question: Albeit Silly, We had checked the oil level and filled it prior to the ride. If it was inadequate lubrication, why wouldnt the oil light go off? Sanka...
mine acted this way when i first bought it. had a bad fuse under the seat not allowing the battery to charge. running it after bump starting would be okay...
Same kind of thing here, only on my 86 it was the brushes. The bike would run, but after about 40 minutes or so of riding, it would sputter, backfire, then...
I think you mean, "Why wouldn't the oil light come on." My suspicion was that fuel had contaminated the oil, diluting it and causing poor lubrication. The...
tonight i was out for a ride, nothing new and/or unusual. after about 2 hours away from the bike, i went out to ride home and the bike wouldn't catch as...
