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So, what is your guilty pleasure when it comes to motorcycles? What do you like but maybe you don't talk about it a lot? For me, it is that I like reasonably loud Harleys and other single pin vtwins. I am not talking the ones that rattle your car windows, but the ones that have enough exhaust...

Today I noticed that my horn and signals were only working intermittently. This is a pain but the fact that the the brake light functions on that same fuse gives me concern. I came home and checked the fuse and it was fine. Went ahead and switched it out for a new fuse and had the same...

Today my starter would not engage the engine. The starter was spinning fast but the engine would not spin. I have had on and off trouble with the starter clutch not catching, but this sounds different. There is no rattle that sounds like it is trying to catch like all the previous times. Engine...

I rebuilt the calipers on my 83 about 3 or 4 years ago. I took a look at them the other day and noticed that one the dust seals on the left is screwed up. It looks like it is poking out a bit. Does anyone know of an online source for genuine Honda rebuild kits so I don't have to order the parts...

My wing sat largely unused during the three years I owned my VFR. The VFR had 15,000 miles on it when I sold it and I doubt the wing saw more than 2000 miles during that time. And, that might be overstating it. Since putting it back into service full time, I noticed that my flashers would...

I just noticed earlier this week that I have a leak between the transmission cover and the engine block. My bike Has 87,500 miles on it and it has the original water pump. Is there any conventional wisdom about how long the stock models tend to last? Money is tight and I would prefer not to add...

My mother in law lives next door and I am having an issue with the dryer outlet. It is the older 3 prong style. The symptom is that sometimes it will start the dryer and sometimes it will not. This has happened with two dryers, neither or which were new but which work when plugged in at my...

A moments inattention while tightening the oil cap on my differential has cost me a busted cap. If you have one, I would like to work a deal.

Probably gonna adjust the valves on my 1100 tomorrow morning. I know that she will have sat long enough to be fully cool when I do it but I am curious if others have pushed the leave it overnight without running rule before adjusting valves. I have to think that 4-6 hours would actually be...

If you are unlucky and pour some ATF in the tank before you fill up, you may manage to get a big glop of it in the intake. This may or may not cause your bike to run like crap as it tries to fire on a heavy mix of ATF. This may or may not cause you to cuss loudly and think your bike is done...

I sold the VFR last night and watched it ride away in the back of a young man's truck. Now that my daughter is in school, it made sense to sell the VFR to get rid of the payment. I guess this means the wing will now be my only tinkering target from here on out. Hopefully that will mean good...

Howdy folks! I am back in the land of wings. I bought my 83 in 2009 and have done a lot of work on it. It started as an Interstate which was in good shape after I put some effort into it. Then, I got the itch to go naked. So that is what if did . I have had a few different colors on her...

It has been a while since I have been around these parts. Between work and family obligations plus getting to know my VFR, I have been too busy to do much hanging out here and NGW. But, I finally got out for a short ride on the Wing last weekend and fell back in love. Don't get me wrong, I...

I put a new rattle can paint job on my 83 a few weeks back. I learned a lesson about rattle can paint along the way. When it says not apply it in temps above 90F they mean it. It did not level as well as the first rattle can job I put on it last summer because the surface dried too fast. Oh...

OK. Our old Previa (265K miles) won't start. It had been running rough when I went through a puddle for a while so I knew that the distributor cap needed to be replaced (Previa engines are under the chassis). It was started to get hard to start a few weeks ago which led me to think that I...

Well apparently one of the chidlers (kids for those you not familiar with Roald Dahl) touched the camera lens and now all my pics are a bit fuzzy. But, I think I can show you where I am heading. Here is a side pic that shows the overall. I have already decided that I want to paint over the...

So, I am in the middle of transforming my bike and as many of you know, I painted it myself. I chose Krylon over Rustoleum because my local store had a gray I liked in the Krylon. After having several cans of Krylon gloss black spit on my tank and side covers, I decided to try Rustoleum gloss...

The Honda manual says that the resistance between the yellow wires should be consistent but it does not give a specific value. My Clymer manual says that the resistance between the yellow wires should be 1.1 ohms and anything significantly lower is a problem. Well, I checked mine yesterday and...

I bought my 83 Interstate in January 2009 with no intention of going naked. But, after seeing all the beautiful bikes over on https://www.ngwclub.com I decided to give it a go. My eventual plan is to turn it into a bagger like a Road King. Well, I am done with Phase One. Here is where I...

Well, I pulled my mufflers off on Saturday to weld a small hole. In the process I broke one of the two bolts on each muffler which bolts to the mount. Argh! Given that they were leaking already and now they would not mount well, I decided they needed to be replaced. I thought about buying a...