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Once everything is back together I will be bleeding the front & rear brakes as the fluid in the front master cylinder looks dark. Have you bread your brakes? When a clear tube goes onto the bleeder nipple do you secure it with a zip tie just in case if it comes off as this stuff is quite corrosive.

I don’t have a centre stand but it is on a motorcycle lift with the two wheels in the air. Once everything is tightened & I bolt the caliper on with no pads to check the alignment of the rotor to the caliper, the rotor should spin in the centre I presume?

It is shaft driven, the caliper bracket has a slot at the top & it is mated with a lip that a bolt fits into which holds it tight in this area as well. But when the axle is tightened the top of this bracket where this one bolt is seems it is shifted to the left, do you think it might come back...

In the Yamaha service manual the torque sequence is first the four bolts that hold the rear drive to the frame then the axle bolt, next the axle holder, then the brake caliper bracket & the last one is the brake caliper bolts. Which sequence would work out better?

I started installing my rear wheel by following the instructions from the Yamaha service manual, I have all the parts to where they should be & when I tighten the axle nut to 77ft lbs the calliper mounting bracket will not move as I have not put the bolt in at the top of this bracket. Just want...

I am having to replace my tires on my 2003 VStar 1100 by the spring, currently that is on the bike is Dunlop and found they wore out fairly quick. Looked at Metzler and noticed a big difference in the tread pattern vs my Dunlop ones, any thoughts on Metzler about performance, traction & wear...

I ride a 2003 Yamaha VStar 1100 Classic with stock pipes and find that they are too quiet, but looking to change these out to a good set to make the bike loud, but not sure which ones to put on. Would there be someone who has a VStar 1100 with loud pipes who would be willing to meet somewhere so...

I have a Yamaha V Star 1100 with a stock seat and find that I can not ride long distances because I will be to sore. Could I please get some feedback on what is thought about a Mustang seat, as I am aware that they are shaped differently but in terms of riding long distances how are they for...

Currently am using the stock seat on my v star and find it very uncomfortable when riding for long distances, possibly thinking of replacing this seat with a mustang one. How are the mustang seats for comfort

The bike has Dunlop tires that have 21000km, are there tires that can achieve higher mileage than what I got out of my existing ones as I am not a hard rider.

I currently ride a 2003 V Star 1100 that I bought last year, I was riding it the other day and all of a sudden it became very hard to shift gears to the point that I had to force the bike into gear. And whenever I came to a stop while in gear the engine would slow down then stall, but at the...

Tried the clutch and it still has tension when pulled in but when it is not pulled in and the engine is not running while in 3rd or higher I can move the bike more than 5ft

Today I was riding my 2003 V Star 1100 and all of a sudden when I tried shifting gears it felt very hard to the point that I had to force the bike into gear. Also whenever I came to a stop the bike wanted to pull forward while I had the clutch pulled in and the engine would slow down and stall...

I currently ride a 2003 V Star 1100 and thinking of upgrading to a Harley model similar to my V Star. Which model Harley would be good to go with except the Dyna Glide as I am not aware of the various models that there are.

I have seen a motorcycle child harness from Rider Ragz that is in Calgary. I am thinking of purchasing this harness for my 6yr old daughter so I can take her on some rides. Has anyone used a five point harness that attaches to the driver and then goes around a child while on the back of a bike.

I ride a 2003 Yamaha V Star 1100 and thinking of putting a hyper charger onto it, by doing this will it increase my horsepower.

I will be taking my M2 exit test this year and wanting to go to one of the companies in Toronto that offer this. Is there any paticiular one that is a good one to go to for my test.

Thanks for the advise, I put my bike away and covered it up for a few months and might look into getting a Jack in the spring or summer. I have seen one online it's called Big Blue that uses no hydrolics and it uses a drill to raise and lower it but kinda pricey

I am thinking of purchasing a motorcycle Jack to lift both wheels off of the ground for service or winter storage. I have seen one at Princess Auto that has two steel support arms that would straddle the oil pan. One of the arms would be positioned just under the mounting bolt from the engine...

I have a Frog Togg rain suit and I am getting wet with it The pants were bought just over a year ago and the jacket is a few years old I am thinking of waterproofing this suit, any suggestion on something good that can be used.