Recent content by wrook1984

Well, it's not the carbs, it's gonna be a timing issue or like someone said, some electrical gremlins making my life hell (I did actually find a short in the turn signal circuit so I just removed that fuse, it'll still crank w/out it so maybe that's just a bad omen)....so anyway I posted the...

Hope the wave is enough of a friendly display for them to not give me a ticket for speeding.... so yeah, I'll give em a wave!

Holy Crap guys! Awesome help so far, haven't had a chance to test the theories yet, but I'm getting there. BTW I've decided to remove the air box for good and go w/ the pod style just for the room. Yeah, I've come back around to the carb cleaning solution myself, thanks Fred. I'll need to find...

:confused: So, I'm getting thoroughly frustrated now. I've put in new spark plugs, I have good compression, I've cleaned the carbs, I've drained and put in new gas, I removed the air box cause it was pissing me off and wasn't making a difference anyway, used some starting fluid to try and kick...

"It's okay to eat fish because they don't have any feelings." --HaHa! Jim Gaffigan fan I take it? ...Shhh..a fish might be right here in the audience, lake michigan's right there buddy! They'd be laughing on the outside but really, they'd be crying on the inside... hilarious

Hello All, my name is Billy, I'm currently located in Auburn, WA (USA), very much a newbie when it comes to the two wheeled world. Rode a dirtbike a few years ago and just got hooked on bikes, the boss (future wife) didn't want me riding on the road though due to her dad laying down a bike at...

So thanks for the reply. Turns out the canister was just for Cali bikes and if I don't have it shouldn't affect my bike at all. I still haven't gotten it to light up but it still turns over really well, especially with the new batt. I just got. I also cleaned out the carbs (not as thouroughly as...

Recently traded a guy for a very rough 1986 FZ600, he didn't take any kind of care of the bike,( let it sit outside for 5 some odd years). Engine removed, which I've tossed and replaced with an 1987 Yamaha Radian motor (basically same motor as I understand, possibly faster 0-60 times but lower...