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Riding my '94 today.. leaving a stoplight, got to 3 gear maybe 40mph and everything does a total shut down immediately. No sputter & die. Just an immediate loss of all power. I roll to a stop cycle the ignition key and switch, power comes back on starts right back up revs feel fine. Get...

Hello All, Took a ride up to Catskil, NY this Sunday. Bike has been running beautifully. I stopped for breakfast and when I went back to start the bike...nothing. no lights, fan, nothing. I didn't bring many tools, and since it was a Sunday, nothing was open. I checked the battery, and...

have been having some starting issues with the V max have chased up and down the chassis just finished the spark plugs and took a look at all the grounds i could physically touch. and after all the forum surfing i think i may have traced it down to either my starter...

OK. Sherlocks. This is a skills test for you petrol heads who want to test their motorcycle fault diagnosing prowess. :ummm: This quizz is based on a true story. I can usually sort out engine problems PDQ but I have just spent two days working on a friend?s Honda CX500 trying to figure out...

I have an '86 I'm working on and early on determined the pick-up assy was bad,but after getting what was supposed to be a known good used part,the ohms readings on the used one were exactly like the one on the bike.The original tested @ 245ohms on three out of 4 pick-up leads vs. the 110-115 the...

I was syncing my carbs yesterday and while i was ajusting them i heard a ticking noise coming frome the rear cylinder head. Its not horribly loud but enough to cause concern. I removed the valve covers and checked the clearances and they are all in spec. No visible problems with the cam shafts...