Thanks for the feedback Bulleteers;I have rethreaded the cable so it sits on top of the cross tube under the tank.It seems there's lots of clearance and I...
Wow. State Farm covered mine just as you stated... engine size, year, etc. I'm sorry to hear you're having so much trouble... but when it comes to insurance...
I insured my Enfield with "Progressive" it was a cinch,the problem is getting the state here to recognize the Enfield and that's a different story.The bike was...
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Feb 1, 2002 4:45 pm
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... I built one many years agoo. I had access to a lathe at the time, and I turned the top flange off a spark plug, made a drilled insert to push into the...
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Feb 1, 2002 7:41 pm
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... Perhaps, but some of us came back after we remembered....
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Feb 1, 2002 7:41 pm
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Every time I mess with my throttle cable routing, I always check to hear the "clunk" of the slide bottoming when I roll on some throttle and then roll it back...
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Feb 1, 2002 7:41 pm
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Check the Top Dead Center tool at Classic Motorworks website. http://www.enfieldmotorcycles.com/cgi-local/SoftCa ...
There is a device called a TIME-RITE that screws into your sparkplug hole. You bring it up to top dead center or just run it through once and use that as your...
anyone know how to correctly install the spring which returns kickstart to original position. Mine busted and I put in a new spring but it offers no...
... Looks like the spring goes in with the outside loop toward the center of bike (at 1 or 2 o'clock) and the inward facing tang toward the outside of the...
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Feb 2, 2002 5:35 am
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has anyone heard of a book called "modern motorcycle mechanics" by j b nicholson? i was reading about this in the march issue of walnecks. i've checked amazon...
i put some new grips on my 99 bullet. i can't remember what they 're called but they're the kind like on the older british bikes. since i put them on the...
... Have you tried to pound the insulator out of a spark plug lately?? I don't know what kind of porcelein they (at least NGK) use these days but it is some...
I don't know if "modern motorcycle mechanics" book is still in print, maybe someone else could comment. Older editions often come up for sale on ebay, and...
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Feb 2, 2002 8:53 pm
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... Yeah; pull it back away from the throttle mechanism - it's binding up there ahead of your thumb....
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Feb 2, 2002 9:25 pm
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My dealer says one of the bikes he sold last year went to a fellow who has too many bikes, and has decided he ought to sell the RE, since he's only put about 1...
My dealer acquired one of those purple Microsoft 500's (gawdawful ugly thing) and has been 'revising' it for a client... took off the purple stuff and the...
I notice Classic Motorworks sells a 'horn relocation bracket' to reposition the horn up and forward (to the down tube.) I have achieved the same thing with...
On the other hand, they seem happy to insure just about anything. Because of the weird title status of mine (can't register in Cal. until I get enough miles on...
I'm pretty sure it's out of print. I bought a 1965 edition on ebay for about $15, and there were other copies available at the time, so I think it can be...
When you look for the Modern Motorcycle Mechanics by J.B. Nicholson make sure you get the 7th edition , published in 1974. It is more comprehensive than the...
... Progressive will rape you until you can't stand up straight if you try to insure a sportbike with them. They wanted almost $900/yr for state minimum...
Apologies for straying off the subject slightly but I'm sure I'm not the only UK group member who also rides a more modern bike. The Government want to change...
Just a personal thing but I prefer as light a return spring as possible in the carb. I can turn the wick down by hand but on a 8 hour ride my wrist sure gets ...
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Ease the grip back off the throttle handle a little or you may hav pushed the throttle in while installing it and you need to loosen the throttle body and move...
Instead of drilling the hole at an angel make the rod with a foot at a 60 degree angle and it will take care of any angular displacement you might run into. ...
