Motorcycles - May 2007

on the internet, how do i find the value of my 1950 harley hummer? i found a couple places and either they don't go back that far or they want me to buy a book. any input at all would be helpful. thanks in advance.

2007-05-24 04:44:05 · 9 answers · asked by doughboyd 1

I have a 85 ninja zx900 and I keep melting cdi boxes. I think I found the problem with a inop shorted tach but I am afraid to run the bike as the cdi box is getting pretty warm. I cut the wire that runs to the tach and it runs good, but the cdi still gets warm. Has anybody had a problem like this B4 with a shorted tach? Maybe a bad coil when hot? The resistance of the primary and secondary on both coils is within specs so I don't think the coils are bad.

2007-05-24 03:14:26 · 2 answers · asked by bigboy56073 2

2007-05-23 15:52:25 · 2 answers · asked by Donna T 2

to day i was riding my atv and when i was done i checked my oil to see how my was in there, and when i opened to see smoke or something started to come out, and my question is that sopost to happen.

2007-05-23 15:38:10 · 6 answers · asked by Someone in gresham 1

2007-05-23 15:30:14 · 4 answers · asked by Heather R 1

I'm signing up for the Rider's Edge saftey program through a local harley dealership and obviously I want to buy a bike. I want a harley, because its a harley. My question is, would a Sportster 1200 be too much bike for someone brand new to motorcycles? I really don't want to go the Shadow 250 suggestions that I read about, but obviously I don't want to die or destroy a great bike learning to ride.

6'0 tall, 195 fairly athletic pounds....absolutely BRAND new to motorcycles though.

Comments?

2007-05-23 15:28:55 · 21 answers · asked by James E 1

2007-05-23 14:38:55 · 4 answers · asked by mick 2

I am looking at buying a old-school chopper (1969 BSA Thunderbolt). Just talked to guy about it. Said ti was designed as a bar-hopper / cruiser. Now, the only thing that is noticeably wrong is the head gasket is leaking. He says he just got it serviced (less then 200miles ago) and that he used a copper gasket. He mentioned retorqueing / tightening the head bolts. If it is just a leak at the head gasket is it a relatively easy fix it could this be a syumptom of a more serious problem?

If I can fix it with retorqueing or a new gasket and some high-temp sealant that would be great. I wouldn't mind a old-school bar-hopper.

2007-05-23 14:19:08 · 7 answers · asked by PBPhreak 1

cruiser

2007-05-23 13:15:00 · 15 answers · asked by bloodsweatngears2003 1

when we go to give it gas it cuts out, if we let it sit itll run for as long as we want but as soon as we try to give it gas it cuts out )= please give me any advice as to what you might think it could be.

2007-05-23 12:25:12 · 11 answers · asked by Anonymous

A back suppourter like a car instead of having the bottom you have the top which goes back and stuff, could i put one of those on my moped?

2007-05-23 12:03:31 · 5 answers · asked by Ineedmonah I 1

just for fun, i decided to roll to a dealer in salem that just happened to have 3 different 'flavors' of the ninja. the 250, 500, and the 650r. the 250 would be passable, but the left bar would graze my left knee in a full lock turn, the 500 was spot on for the most part.
what i cant figure out is: with a redline of about 13,000 rpm, and a max speed read-out of 130 mph.....isnt this ninja-250 fast enough? or is it just that u'd rather wipe out at 180 mph so u can get a closed casket funeral....and in enough pieces to need a small box.

2007-05-23 11:47:12 · 15 answers · asked by Anonymous

can anybody tell me where i might get a manual from as this is an import and im struggling to find one,also is there someone who knows the ins&outs of this model ????

2007-05-23 11:42:03 · 5 answers · asked by andrew s 1

PLEASE anyone .. have you got manual for KLX 650c '96 ?
pdf, or zip, tar .. any format'll do. Need it so much- need to change piston, rings, ect... first time.. or can you hepl how to do it? THAANNXXXX

2007-05-23 10:38:47 · 2 answers · asked by wolf w 1

I'd like to get my motocycle license, but will be moving from the US to the UK sometime in the next few months. If I get my license in the US, will it be recognized in the UK? Will I have to go through additional testing in the UK?

Thanks!

2007-05-23 10:29:49 · 6 answers · asked by hgiler2000 1

2007-05-23 10:20:46 · 5 answers · asked by billie m 2

Its a kawasaki Street Bike. It is not a dirt bike.

2007-05-23 07:55:27 · 14 answers · asked by Sly_Guy2k7 2

I am curious to know how people arrive at their decision to buy all the different kinds of bikes you see out there.

Personally, I own a CBR 600 F4 now because of a few factors:

I like the look of sport bikes
I like the acceleration
I didn't feel I needed more engine than that, especially coming off a 250
It was yellow...bought for taste and visibility
The CBR 600 "fit" me better than a ZX6R and came highly recommended from friends

What were your reasons for buying your bikes?

2007-05-23 06:55:01 · 15 answers · asked by Anonymous

.. On a search for a cool naked bike I came across this dealership (http://www.motocinelli.com/) and the sight of a Tesi3d bowled me over. They're rare though. Where to find any proper road tests, head2heads with 'normal' race bikes etc? Or could it be someone on here has one?

2007-05-23 04:53:25 · 3 answers · asked by McAtterie 6

I'm thinking about getting a Harley, but wasn't sure if there was such a thing as chick bikes like there are chick cars.

2007-05-23 04:24:13 · 16 answers · asked by madlyinanger37 2

I've noticed something on my recent rides that surprised me a bit. You know how if you're on a sport bike, Harley riders won't wave at you, or wave back? Well I've noticed two things:

Lots of other people won't wave back as well
People wearing full face helmets riding cruisers WILL wave back

Now that I think about it, it seems that people wearing full face helmets will wave back whether they're riding a sport bike or cruiser or whatever...but I cannot remember ever having been waved at by someone in an open face helmet.

Granted Harley riders and open face helmet wearers overlap as groups, but this is still my observation.

What's the deal? Is the same kind of insecure image problem that forces someone to wear an inferior helmet (it just doesn't protect you as much, you clods) also lead to an image problem with waving to other riders?

"Oh shoot, I don't want other people to see this and think I'm some kind of pansy who waves at people."

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2007-05-23 04:20:48 · 17 answers · asked by Anonymous

i got a big dent on the inside tube. ( the smaller tube on bottom that goes inside the other tube) i got the new tube in the mail. i've changed fork seals before but i've never seen the inside of a fork. is this a job i can do by myself or is it pretty technical inside the tube?

2007-05-23 03:43:03 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous

im trying to get my motorcycle license.... i dont want nothing to big or too fast for me jus something a good size and a lil pep of i need it, im 5'9, 150lbs...... i just dont kno anything about motorcycles but i need help in purchasing the right one for me. I dont want something like a honda goldwing.... more of a sportier bike.

2007-05-23 02:54:04 · 13 answers · asked by Joe J 1

there is a green wire which is the negative and i hooked it up and there is a red one which is positive and i hooked that up...but there is a black wire with a fuse running threw it and i have no idea where that one goes and im not getting any juice right now..so i need to know where this wire goes ...and if you need to know it is a roketa if that helps...

2007-05-23 01:21:58 · 2 answers · asked by melissap1 2

2007-05-23 01:21:29 · 5 answers · asked by rilm666 1

my new fatboy I bought in feb. has taken a crap I have 3800 miles on the clock and the oil pump has gone out. the brilliant dealer mech. has told me because i have used synthetic oil my motor has crapped. The reason you ask. Synthetic oil is too slippery for the oil pump!!!! I have never heard such a retarded answer from a so called profesional. They say crap like that and charge 85 dollars an hour. I have well over 150000 miles on hondas, kawi's,suzuki's,aprilia's,yamaha's and have never had a problem. THey wont warranty my bike and it's three months old totally stock. I was talked into a harley by all my friends and had second thoughts. Why did i buy that piece o crap.

2007-05-23 00:47:00 · 36 answers · asked by Anonymous

2007-05-22 22:19:59 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous

2007-05-22 20:06:31 · 12 answers · asked by lacoste 3

With all due respect to those that make the choice to own a Harley. I would like to know, considering all the other (In my humble opinon) better choices of motorcycle, and leaving out any argument that has nothing to do with the Bike itself. ie: Life Style, Historical Context, Friends, Your Girl Friend / Wife, etc. why you currently own one? Also, please please please Harley Guys & Gals, I'm not attacking your choice, just curious why based on the Bike itself that you made your choice to own one.
Thanks for your opinion, but please, if all you want to do is rant at me for having the temerity to ask such a question, please feel free to pass this question by. Ride Free!!

2007-05-22 16:36:30 · 15 answers · asked by Trooper 1

keeps fouling out plugs popping and backfiring had carbs leaned

2007-05-22 14:02:38 · 2 answers · asked by lynn p 1