Archive for November, 2009

She'll ride with her 4 year old brother. The instructions say not until 18 months old, but since doc said, okay, is it??

Here is the link, if you wouldn't recommend these please give me a link to ones that you would prefer. They have to be in the same price range though. No more than .

http://www.sandhillspowersports.com/sandhills/OnlineStore.do?DSP=200&PCR=1:5:50003&IID=joerocket_highsdglv_w_06

And I just bought this helmet so they need to match this.

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&ih=012&sspagename=STRK%3AMEWA%3AIT&viewitem=&item=220121662269&rd=1,1

front and rear for a '96 honda vlx600

I am riding from Tennessee into Manhattan in June. Does anyone have any advice on getting there on a motorcycle? I think I should avoid the Jersey Turnpike because of the traffic and high speeds. I'm not exactly sure how to get into the city.
to loco_tech85:
Have you rode a motorcycle on the Jersey Turnpike? I won't get ran over?

Is it the carborator, electric problem, gas problem.
I have a 50CC yamaha motorcycle. I bought it just 2months ago. First it moves with alot of power. It has three throttles. On all 3 throttles it had power to move the cycle with speed. This cycle it was already was when i bought it. The cylinder is bigger than the normal 50cc.
The problem: Now when i shift from throttle 2 too throttle 3, it goes smooth. But when I hit the brake to stop (example: from 50km/h too 20 km/h but not totally stop) and give gas afterwards. I know it takes a couple of seconds too make the cycle move 40km/h at the 3th throttle, but mine it takes more than minutes to make the 40km/h(or goes slower) So maybe i was thinking about changing the bougie or cleaning the carborator. Still the same problem accured. So than i thought of maybe the Motorcycle Electricity, it doesnt gives the full potential electricity i wanted. So can anyone help me with it? Suggestion, advises....
Thank you in advance.

Thinkin about the sporty K1200S, its beautiful and fast. How are BMW motorcycles in general?

I hear it is good to buy a motorcycle with hydraulic valves so that you don't have to get them looked at every year. I cannot find anywhere if the Honda Shadow VLX has them.

Dose it?

I've been getting alot of different answers from different people on this subject. I have a nail in my rear tire. I have some people saying it's okay to use a plug or patch and others saying I need to buy a new tire. Still others say just Slime it and it'll be fine. The tire is brand new (less than 1000 mi. on it) and I hate to have to buy another one already.

BMW Duo Sport approx 550 lbs.

I'm looking to buy a motorcycle after i finish the MSF course. I have never ridden one before and would like some advice on the matter. I'm really into the sport bikes like the Ninjas, Gixxers, etc. I'm 5'9 and 150 pounds, what would be a good motorcycle or engine size to start out on? Would a 600 cc Yamaha FZ6R be too much?

So i got my motorcycle license (M2) with out letting them know about it, but when the found out they fliped !!!!!. So now i want to get a bike , but as u can probably guess they said "HELL NO". I got my license through a creditable motorcycle license safety school and i bought a jacket, helmet, and gloves, which cost me 1k, all of which i paid for my self to show them how serious, and responsible I am. i tried to tell them that i could save a lot of money on gas, but they say that they would rather pay more money for gas, than let me ride a bike. I am 19 at the moment and still live with them, so they pay all of my bills, even visa and iam afraid that they will cut me off if i do get the bike. I can afford to buy the bike my self and pay the insurance on it. WHAT SHOULD I DO ????!!!!

The trailer was treated in 2005. It appears to have been painted red. Where the paint has worn off there are beginning signs of decay.

Can I reapply wood treatment, and if so, what and how? Do I need to strip the paint from the wood?

Should I just paint it?

I bought the Honda, it started up fine. I drove it around once or twice and it died on me. I realized i ran out of gas, i put gas in and it would start and die out on me. I replace the batterey and clean the carb. Now it turns over and dies right away. I damage two of the slow jets in the carb. Not bad, just a little crushed in. could that be it?

Here is a video of me starting the bike.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xV4LJFAk5l8&feature=player_profilepage

And here is a album of pictures of the bike.
http://smg.photobucket.com/albums/v205/jakeklarkowski/motorcycle/

I was wondering if anyone could help me out in building a pull behing wagon or trailer made out of wood and bike tires for haulign kids around or other thing. Juts want some ideas on how to set it up. THANKS

i don't know if i want too buy a motorcycle i really want one cause it looks like fun and im really intrested in it and as other people call it 'being free' but at the same time i know that most riders fall at least once and it dose not take too much too break you neck or back and end up in a wheelchair even with a helmet on you can still have these injuries and i know a helmet helps a lot and if i do get a bike i would always wear one i just want too know what you think from first hand experience

My battery died on my motorcycle so I charged it and it drained within a day. So, I bought a new battery because its been on the same battery since 2002. The second day of riding it around, it died again. Now I know its not the battery but something to do with charging the battery. Can anyone Help?

I bought an enduro from www.powersportsmax.com a bolt fell out knocking out sopkes with it... 3 are totaly gone 2 are damaged ... also the hub is cracked and its such a cheep metal it can't be welded =( ... so i have rather a big problem lol ... does anyone know where I can buy a wheel for my bike??? thanks!!! =D .. oh the brand on the bike is viva...its a blue enduro 200cc

We both live in china, he recently bought a Motorcycle and rides with a helmet too big, shorts t-shirt and sandals.

He has no experience riding.

And the bike (cruiser class) does not sound tuned properly (like a blender).

I've known plenty of bikers and really, this guy is gonna crash I feel and leave me with a ton of extra work... how can I explain to him the safe way of riding.

I recently bought an older motorcycle as a project bike. Mostly it just needs a good cleaning and minor adjustments. The problem is I cannot figure out how to remove the saddle. The repair manual I bought does not give any information regarding it. The bike is a 1983 Honda VT750C shadow. Any one know anything about this. Thanks

Or should I just leave them open (there is no annual fee)? The deal is that my husband bought a motorcycle by opening up a Suzuki credit card, we got the interest down to 6% from 17.9 (thank you soldier's and sailor's relief Act) and he has recently sold the bike. He bought a couple of other things like that too, but those were paid off last year. He doesn't need all these revolving accounts on his credit, so would it hurt it more for him to leave them on there and have no activity or just close them?
It's only 6% for the things he already charged, if he uses it again, it will go back to 17.9%, the limit on this account is 5800, but I don't want him trying to buy another bike!

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