Recent content by Chrisraven

I have transferred it over thanks.

Thanks very much I appreciate the manual.

Got it solved, thanks

I am having trouble trying to figure out how to put the clutch basket back on the shaft. The primary gear has another thin gear in front of it that is covering the primary gears teeth so the basket will not go past the thin geared washer. It looks like the thin gear is held on with a 10mm...

I use the bronze or brass metal filters, clear housing so you can see when and if they get dirty. To run the bike without a filter is really just asking for trouble, the jets inside are really fine and when they plug up the only way to clean them is with an ultrasonic cleaner. The dirt just...

Sounds like you have some good advice to follow, I too would recommend that you get rid of the pods, they will give you nothing but grief, especially if you are new to the mechanical world as you say. You could rig up a temporary air intake with some rubber and a cardboard box with a proper air...

I have found that the only problem is availability of the colour that you want. I ended up at $17 bucks each for 10 so $170 for a set for my 900F. But at least I did find a set in England. Nothing in North America. Netherlands has usually got some decent stock I have found over the years.

I would agree with all the above advice, a couple of points maybe worth mentioning, have you got an in line fuel filter in case there is dirt/rust in the tank. And when you are cleaning out the carb jets be extra careful if you try to clean out the jets with a wire it is very easy to damage...

With a dead short I would really lean towards an electric problem.

A clean piston is an indication that the cylinder has not been firing. Could be all kinds of things, like carb not working, coil not working, bad high tension lines, even a short in the high tension line. First thing I would look at is the spark and make sure it has one. after that I would be...

I would agree that when you initially had a problem with the bolts coming free you should have stopped before breaking the bolt. One thing that has worked wonders for me is a infared heater coil, you can buy them Canadian Tire, Harbour Freight. It is a coil that you put on the bolt head and it...

The case letter is located on the back top right of the upper engine case. Where the engine holding bolt goes through. With that letter and the crankshaft marking you can determine the correct replacement bearings for the engine. With that said, as others have mentioned, I would mic out the...

I bought a rear rim from a used supplier in Toronto Canada for $75 and then I powder coated it black and chrome.

I would probably agree that it is casing marks. If you want to be absolutely sure then you can use a penetrating dye (like iodine) and see if it bleeds through the casing. Similar to a magna flux to test welds, but much cheaper. You can use most any small molecular liquid (like white gas...

You will not know for sure until you crack open the engine. I would take the head off first and have a look at what you have. If the cam was in fact out by 180 degrees then you could easily have a broken piston/bent valve, Having the aluminum in the oil filter is not necessarily the end of...