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What they both said. Grips are fine for Fall days but gloves are needed for anything colder. Like Mikbusa, its my hands that do me in. The palm of the hand can stay toasty, even burning hot on the high setting but the backs of the hands and tips of the fingers especially can freeze. If you...

Glad to hear you survived it. You may feel relatively ok but you are running on adrenaline and in a day or so the hurts may settle in. You may have some damage even later so it would be in your best interest to get checked out medically and get things on the record. I hope the bike is not too...

Funny that some of the character's bikes sport Arai stickers but they're not wearing lids. Wonder what Arai thought of that? Spyug

I am not 100% familiar with your engine and couldn't find a fiche for it but on most bikes of this vintage the carbs are connected to the head by rubber tubes referred to as "boots" but more properly as "intake manifolds". Some of these tubes connect to the head using spring steel clamps, some...

Forget the smoke issue. If you are having idle issues, you have a) too much gas b) too much air. In most cases it is too much air and usually as a result of air infiltration around the carb. As CruisrnGrrl mentioned. Intake boots or intake boot o-rings are leaking. Some bikes like suzuki GS...

Parking is difficult all over it seems. I seem to have problems at Horton's and in store parking lots. In places like Hortons in Smithville that are well supported by bikers, I end up having people I don't know squeeze right into the same spot with me....even when I try and take up the whole...

The clutch switch will be in the clutch lever perch. It is a sliding contact switch and it is conceivable that it got broken when the bike went over. There will be 2 lines attached to it that will be connected to the main wiring harness somewhere close to the headlight. They will each have a...

I've been driving for 42 years and riding for the last 8 and I believe riding has made me a more aware and considerate driver. I drive the car like I ride the bike and find myself shoulder checking and doing the right,left,right head turns as I go through intersections. I check the mirrors much...

Excellent plan you have but it might be a little like the blind leading the blind. Perhaps you should try and enlist a "trainer" i.e. someone that knows how to do things. Lacking that, I would suggest you pick up a copy of David L. Houghs "Proficient Motorcycling" (2 book series but book one is...

Finally, a sensible newbie! Welcome aboard. cheers, Spyug

Thank you and thanks to all that do and all those that try to give. I had open heart surgery last August and had an infusion of platelets as my count was quite low. I have a very close buddy that donates frequently but you don't hear much about this need and I'm a bit surprised about that...

How often do you check your tires? do you know if your wheels are balanced? Are there any dings in the rims? How about bearings? Are the wheels in alignment? How about the chain, properly adjusted? Forks and shocks? Axles tight? Swingarm bearings good? As mentioned you can see there are a lot...

I've got to say this advice is spot on. Stay away from the centerline in those situations. If someone swings out, you'll likely have little time to react and no place to go. Like many of you I weave quite a bit and two years ago I was pulled over by a cop who thought I'd been slugging back the...

On my very first ride on the streets I was wearing a half helmet and took a bumble bee to the side of the head near my left ear. Somehow the little bugger got caught in the strap and it proceeded to show me how much it disliked it. As I'm trying to dig it out I almost put the bike in the ditch (...

Absolutely the right call. You have no way of knowing what skills and experience the guy has or anything about him. He might be trying to steal it (be wary if a guy gets a ride from someone else and the dude stays in the car). I'm even careful with letting anyone sit on it as I've seen idiots...

Well just to keep you young bucks on track let me give you a little encouragement. I played rugby all through highschool and up until age 30. Then I quit exercising and like Gummy, took to nasty food and lots of brown pop. Fast forward to age 57 (last summer)and riding my bike one Sunday morning...

Such a sad start to the season. My condolences to the family and friends. R.I.P brother. Stay safe everyone.

Requesting again that my rep be updated to reflect the total in my CP.Thanks.

I don't know myself but try posting on the Classic Universal Japanese Motorcycle http://classicujm.forumakers.com/ or even on the larger GS Resources http://www.thegsresources.com/index.htm. There are many members with a ton of experience on different bikes and they are all very helpful. Tell...

Could you please update my rep. I'm showing 2 under my avatar but my CP show 5 in total. Thanks