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My brother bought himself a 2004 Bandit 1200 a couple of years ago. Last year it started acting up and then wouldn't start at all. I figured I'd give the carbs a clean and we managed to get it started. I had the petcock on PRI when we stared it and it ran until gas started coming out the...

My experience is mostly with Yamaha and Suzuki wire harnesses. I've just recently started to work on my Honda and have come across these connections that I'm having a difficult time separating. I've searched and couldn't find anything. The harness is old and not sure how brittle it is, but I...

Picked up a set of new Micheline Pilot street radials. I installed the tires (haven't done many), but the rear was a fight to get on. It was 2am in the morning and I just wanted to get them on and I may have pulled on the lever much harder than I should have. I managed to seat the bead on the...

I'm rebuilding a seized caliper I got from the UK. I've tried using compressed air. And I've tried using a caliper piston removal tool. I've got three of the four pistons out... but there is one really stubborn one. I haven't had luck using either method. The piston is stuck almost all the way...

Looking at fixing a bent fairing / meter stay. Mid 80's construction... looks possibly like mild steel round and square tubing. Going to build a jig to keep all solid and bend the parts back into shape. My questions are how hot do I need to get the metal before I try to bend it back into...