HondaCB650

If it does not have a hydraulic chain tensioner nor hydraulic tappets (please report if it should have), probably your cam chain is worn. However then when you turn further, the chain play should again increase and not stay at 1/8" (which I would think should be a good value, but I have no expe...

German motorcycle assurance prices in the eighties were quite high. Some dealers even wrote down the insurance price next to the sale price (one year third party insurance alone was about 20% of the new sale price of a motorcycle :shock: ). The step from below and above 50hp was about a factor of tw...

Hi, I am sorry I have no idea of this special exhaust. If you do not get any detailed info on that, you will have to find out carb/airbox modifications for yourself. Most important thing then is to avoid running too lean as overheating damage may occur. So you should carefully check your timing and ...

Hi, I think next you should find out whether the main wiring harness or just the right side handlebar part causes trouble: Open the lamp and identify the (red 9-connector) plug for the right side cables (front brake, headlights, starter, kill switch). Front brake is the white/green and green/yellow ...

Hi Ibsen, so here's the place the defeated regroup :mrgreen: Was a quite short career as a moderator! I saw you had a chance to save some things. I tried to log in to the site you gave in the other topic but it did not work. If you can save more, please do so. I would also do that if I had an access...

Hi, thanks Cteodorski for the fast revial! And congratulations to the choice of the forum / site title. :mrgreen: A very good feature of the previous forum was the subdivision of the technical section into carbs, engine, cylinder head, brakes etc. Together with the pinned articles this provided a ve...

Hi,
so here you are now. Great!
Thanks to everybody who initiated and contributed to this revival.