Category Archives: Motorcycle Mechanics

I never thought I’d get to say this…

MY MOTORCYCLE RUNS!!!!!!!!!!!! That’s right, faithful readers, my bike is now in the running state.  Not only that…it runs WELL.  My high idle appears to be solved, as it now idles consistently.  My loss of power over 5,000 RPM’s appears … Continue reading

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The legend becomes reality…

I was commenting to a friend the other day that getting my bike back up and running has achieved sort of a mythical, legendary ambiance in my mind.  It seems like every time I try and get it back together, … Continue reading

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What I did this weekend…or…Will I ever get this bike back together?

I didn’t want to steal my own thunder in my title, but that’s what is consuming my thoughts this weekend. Seriously, this bike has somehow taken on an aura of the unattainable.  I wonder if I ever get the thing … Continue reading

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Carburetor work…taxing and sometimes maddening.

So I mentioned in my last post that I’d bought and learned to ride a motorcycle.  This was a $750 motorcycle I bought up in Jamestown.  I reasoned that if I wrecked it, or if it stopped working after a … Continue reading

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