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M. When I got my licence in 1980, the graduated system wasn't even thought of. you wrote for a 60 day emprary begginer's permit first, then road tested for the M. Rider training courses were few and far between, and there wasn't one within 150 miles of where I lived. I leaned by reading books...

I would probably have welded up the crack, since I do welding repairs as a buisness. However, if you want a new frame, you will need a VIN on it to be legal. New replacement frames come without a VIN from the factory. The VIN from the bike it is going into is to be stamped on it. Bike shops do...

I would agree that the problem is probably with the hydraulic clutch setup. I had a Honda 500V4 with a hydraulic clutch. Because of the placement of the slave cylinder, and I regularly rode gravel rods, it was constantly eating the piston on the slave cylinder, and refusing to disengage the...

If you don't have a hitch on your car, UHaul's 14' truck, which is unfortunately the smallest one they offer with a loading ramp, is only $19.95 +tax per day. However, you do need a credit crediit card or $100 cash for a deposit, and you pay for the gas. Either that, or most shops have a pickup...

I don't have the 1/4". but I do have the 1/" PA torque wrench. I tested it against a recently calibrated Snap-On at work one day. I torqued a bolt with the Snap-On, then put my PA on it. It didn't move. Then I torqued the next bolt with my PA, then put the Snap-On on it. The bolt didn't move...

I bought mine at Parts Source

I just use a hammer and punch. For retightening, the correct torque can be approximated by the feel of the steering when turning it.

I don't see a mention of which bike it is. Some bikes require a valve inspection at 1000kms, some don't require it until 20000 kms or more. For the latter bikes, a first inspection is really just an oil & filter change and checkover. If its supposed to have one at this point, I would do it.

I'm in Kitchener, otherwise I could repair it for you same day.

I run a side welding repair business out of my garage workshop. Mostly aluminum TIG. PM me.

Myself, being a welder, I would pull the oil pan,TIG weld the drain hole partially closed, then redrill and retap the hole to match the original plug.

A problem with the tipover sensor would cause that, although it might be one of the things already tested. It is mounted up behind the headlight and shuts the bike off if it goes down. If all other connections are good, unplug it at the sensor, or better yet, follow the wires back to the main...

Everything wears eventually, but the valves do recede into the seats. There is no specific size that the shims should be even from the factory, they are put in according the size that is required to bring the clearance to spec. The nice thing with the Kawis is that the factory service manual...

There is no water involved, nor a hole. Water is not put into to a new battery, it is filled with acid from the start. It sounds like the dealership did not properly fill and service the battery from the start. Although there is the possibility of a defective regulator/rectifier overcharging the...

Yes. on some of these bikes, the battery is only there to keep the lights bright and even, so only the lights are wired through the battery, and the ignition is unaffected. On others, the engine's entire electrical output goes through the battery, so the battery must be charged for the ignition...

So someone's replaced your pedal operated switch with a hydraulic pressure switch. That is not unheard of, but is usually done in custom situations, such as adding a brake light to a bike that didn't have one, or moving the pedal. It makes the connection to turn on your brake switch when...

Unless they've changed in the last few years, the gs500 comes with a non-sealed battery, which comes without its own acid, and must be filled from a bulk container of acid by the dealer. It comes in a clearish plastic "cube", much like a 5 gallon collapsible water jug, and is obtained from auto...

Are you sure that its an XL? The XL, or XR-L came with turn signals, and even if someone had removed them, the wiring would still be there. I'm thinking it must be an XR-R, which only had head and tail light. It didn't even have a battery, just a capacitor to smooth out current flow to the...

Strips cut from an aluminum beer can and wrapped around the bars under the clamps make great shims, or a dremel type tool can be used to cut your own serrations.