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Shame on me, I have been playing on You Tube for a long time and just found your stuff. The carb sync one was very helpful. It would have helped me a lot last year when I was wading the sync thing. Thx Bud

OK here is mine and I used it again yesterday. I have a problem all riding season. My bike starts to miss at 4-5000 rpm. Talked about my problem here and it sounded like a sticky float. The fix required pulling the carbs. I have done this twice before and I think I would rather have a...

I buy small quantities of powder paint for fishing lures. You heat a jig head with a heat gun, dip in powder and hit with the heat gun again to smooth out the paint. Could I do the same for my valve covers on my 1100?. How would I get the powder on evenly before the final warm up? Where could...

I know that many have replaced the ageing dripping OEM epoxy with JB Weld or other types of simmilar epoxies. My question is that is there a need to refill the boxes. The boxes are up under the tank do not get wet. Is the new epoxy just for cosmetics?? Would the epoxy cause the electronics to...

I keep having fouling problems with plug 3. I put in a new set of plugs and drove the bike twice and the miss was back after the second ride. I pulled the plugs and the plug 3 was black. I checked for spark and #3 had none. I took a small wire brush and cleaned the plug and got a good spark. I...

My wing has some chrome aftermarket parts that are starting to Pitt and look rough. I would like to buff the aluminum base material back to a luster but the chrome would have to be removed first. I was told that to have the old chrome removed is as expensive as having new chrome put on. Can't...

Sitting in the house looking out the patio door at the snow out on my deck, I can't even remember the last time I was able to ride. My scooter is mothballed and covered out in the frozen garage. I need the rush, wind, and interface with my bike. Beer and booze don't help. Any chance "you tube"...

Here in southern Wisconsin ethanol crap gas is $2.09/gal. How much is gas where you live?

I need to replace the CDI boxes on my 1100 again. This time I plan to use coils from a 1500 to stop the black resin from melting out. The boxes have a number cast into the aluminum housing. Should I look for identical # boxes? I see expensive new boxes from Ricks. About double the price of...

About 4 years ago one spring my extremely well cared for 1100 was missing terribly and acting like it never had in 20 plus years of ownership. Milage about 20k. Noticed lots of tar like drips on the floor and with the help of this site figured out it was the CDI boxes, replaced them and problem...

Looking to pump out the brakes on my Honda Pilot. Went on line and they suck the old dot 3 refill the tank open a bleeder into a bottle with dot 3 in the bottle so it cannot suck in air dand pump away with brake pedal. Stopped at the dealer and he said that you need a vacuum bleader. Claims that...

Was watching a u tube video on doing a timing belt swap on a Honda V6 car engine on a Honda pilot. The similarities between the car engine and my 1100 are amazing. The revelation I had was when the mechanic ignored all the usual mark the sprockets and the coresponding engine case. He marked the...

Can I use ATF in my car to clean up the fuel system? I am worried about the catalitic (sp) converter. Not sure what is in the little plastic bottles of injector cleaner but it must be OK for modern cars.

I have a 1980 1100 and have a problem that comes and goes. When I leave the house the bike coughs and misses under load that surfaces @ 3500 rpm. Once I get out on the hi way the bike kicks in and pulls real hard throughout the rpm range. Then I go through a small town with low speed and traffic...

I saw a post on installing a rectangular vent designed for an 1800 on a 1200. There were guys who also installed them on 1100 interstates and aspencades. I have a Vetter and can buy the round standard vents or the rectangular for about $40. My question is has anyone tried the rectangular one on...

Where can I get the blade type in line fuses. Radio shack? Nappa? Amazon? EBay?

I want to pull the pop out vents and install them in a different shield. They are good vents but old. Can I get them out and in without breaking?. Looked at the Vetter site and cannot get the vent video to download. I am thinking about putting a headphone jack in my cycle sound and a speaker in...

Just rode my 1100 with dyna beads in the tires. Really seemed to smooth the road out. Much nicer and more sedate. I like em. Kind of a pain to get into the valve stem. I did not buy the installation kit. Bought 2' of 1/4" Id clear tube and a clear plastic katsup bottle from Walmart. The big...

I have one of the cigarette lighter plug in voltmeters. Started my 1100 and went for a 60 mile ride. While pulling into my garage while the bike was idling at about 1000 rpm and the volt meter read 9.9 volts. Reved the bike to 3-4000. Meter came up to 11.5 to 12. I thought the charge rate was...

In Wisconsin the local HF is having a sale friday-sunday. The bike lift table is on sale for $299.