I rode my 600 with dual stacks in a down pour here in Oregon. I never meant to ride in the rain but, it's Oregon and it happens. I have a narrow sportster style tank. not once did it cut out or stu...
I rode my 600 with dual stacks in a down pour here in Oregon. I never meant to ride in the rain but, it's Oregon and it happens. I have a narrow sportster style tank. not once did it cut out or stu...
Welcome. Please take a riding course. Your family will appreciate having you around. The 600 is more "fun" than my 21 Road Glide. Your're gonna love it.
@Box O’ Parts Did you check the 30A main fuse? It's on the starter relay. Also check the headligt fuse 10A and the brake light fuse 15A. Its possible a hot 12V wire insulation got nicked runn...
@TJ X2, This I did too and it works great.
@Anthony Barr Welcome and keep the rubber side down!
@Kristi Knupp Welcome. VT600 will be just fine for you. Do lots of homework and learn as much as you can. This is a great hobby/lifestyle.
Welcome. Glad you're into wanting to learn to work on your own bike. Ask lots of questions and get your hands dirty. :)
@paytenzachary1 Indeed your choices are limited. Most are mounting very low between the engine and rear wheel. If you can't fit the battery in there, do more "choppin", It will fit. I built my own...
@Gabriel San inocencio You can also make your own cables. Plenty of info out there how to do it.
@Daniel Fritz A wiskey flask is about 6oz. Too small and they look out of place.
On my VT600, I removed the headlight cutoff circuit and installed a LED headlight. Zero issues starting for me. Even before installing the LED headlight, the stock headlight had no effect with remo...
Got mostly stock 97 VLX600 back in August. The intent was to chop out the bike to see if I like doing this. If it goes well, the next bike will be a Shovel. All work is being done by myself. Fabric...
I had a 84 Nighthawk. I got it cheap because it had a spun crank bearing on the #3 connecting rod. Found a used donor engine with the same spun bearing. Research at the time indicated this was a co...
The vacuum gages TJ showed are good. I bought a similar 4 gauge set a few years ago to sync 4 carbs. Initially, before using the gauges, I "T" them all to a single vacuum source (mighty-vac) and ad...
Rebuild those carbs if you were planning on it anyway.
@Matty Does it run better on "choke"? Are the carb boots to engine leaking? Set the pilot scews at 2-1/2 turns out. Is the idle screw out far enough? Go through the carbs again, check everything wi...
@Cory Hagan Be ready to adjust your neck angle or tripple tree offset. Make sure your trail is right or you could be setting yourself up for a dangerous ride. Just something to consider with longer...
@amaiz That looks terrible. I would check those fork tubes for sure but also check the outer tubes for cracks. It looks as if that bike was wrecked. verify the axel and axel bearings are not damage...
