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People have a bunch of old Maxims and Viragos from the 1980s, still on the road! It's amazing. But that bike will be just fine. The idea is, you'll be working it hard though, up and down through the gears with plenty of throttle heheh... But that's really what the fun of riding is all about...

Very first step is fairly simple, you need to take the battery out, and charge it (at 10% of its capacity). Fill it if required first, so the levels are within the range between the two lines. Say it's YTX8-AE or whatever, that's 8 amp-hour and so a proper charging rate would be .8 amp (1 amp...

My $0.02, Stick with the stock 160/60-17, the bike is pretty light and won't work an oversize tire enough to get much heat into it. This is 100% counter to your goal, which (if you're a street rider) is to run a tire that warms up quickly, and works well in the cold and wet. Invest your money...

Are we talking about a brand new one month old bike, with its first 1000km on it? You don't want to do that on synthetic oil, friend, you need to use the original dinosaur oil it came with for the first 1000km. During this period, the piston rings will mate with the cylinder walls and the bike...

They have a nice shop there (albeit a bit out of the way...) And Rebecca is Gorgeous! Nice to hear they do good service too.

It's possible that your tach is accurate, and your idle has increased to 3000 RPM. This is what happens when the bike gets good and hot, in the nice spring weather (compared to coupla months ago). Simply use the adjuster, and maintain idle at ~1200 RPM. If any doubts, any Kawi shop can test your...

Kahuna? (North/west toronto) If not in stock it could take ~72 hours to order. Always buy two cables, especially if they must be ordered, and keep a spare one yourself... This used to be standard proceedure - what, you guys don't do it anymore? L8R

Electrical Issue? Yes. An intermittent short-to-ground could possibly cause temporary illumination/flickering. But maybe not enough of a short to actually blow fuses (which is what SHOULD happen). If riding with your buddies, ask them to keep an eye on your turn signals, for any flickering...

Wow. When they first announced this bike I thought, Sure they can make 190 HP at whatever, 14,000 RPM... But they have to Warranty them! And then hand the keys over to knuckleheads, heheh - so we'll see how things work out (in a few years). But very tough to make that bike reliable for the long...

Hi RicoChet, I had a (brand-new) CB900F in 1981... You can go 130/80-18 rear on that; it's considered the "proper" size. Tires had just changed from Imperial sizes (ie. 4.00-18; 4.25/85-18; 5.10-18 etc.) and there were some creative translations, heheh... On CBX / CB750F / CB900F of that era...

Guys, The vast majority of roads in town are 60 km/h. Any road unsigned for 60 km/h is 50 km/h (and school zones can be 40 km/h). For example, Cawthra Road (in Mississauga) is 50 km/h for its entire length. But you get guys going 70, 75, 80 clicks on it... They come flying up behind me (who's...

160/60-17 is nice, big, chubby tire on Ninja650. Looks "generous" size (lots of rubber there). 180/55-17 will have same rolling radius, but you don't really want one - the stock size is perfect. In 1979 a 100 HP+ six-cylinder CBX came with 120/90-18 rear! (We would of course immediately...

SOS. (Soap pad) Just make sure anything chromed is washed first, to remove dust/grit. SOS is perfect for chrome and will not scratch it. So... how's the jacket?

They fit tight - you may need one size bigger than your "typical" size in any other brand. Nothing like a new model (EXO-1100) to drive down pricing on previous models, heheh... EXO-1000 was $399 in Canada when first released; then settled down to like $300 bucks. Kinda heavy, and it's no Shoei...

Hi 5:12, Every bike shop has popular batteries in stock, typically OEM quality (read: Yuasa). These days there are alternatives, like Gel batteries. Gels batteries don't leak or dry out, 100% maintenance-free, and will work fine installed sideways or even upside-down. I've had very good luck...

While we're on the topic of Steering Dampers... I had lots of little tank-slappers, and one very memorable, back in the day (beginning with CB750K3 in the 1970s). I installed an aftermarket hydraulic steering damper on that bike, 35 years ago. Still have a little divot carved out of my left leg...

Yessir! I replied here to pitch a Gel battery to you... they're amazing. Even the inexpensive GS (chinese) Gel batteries available to every shop - they're in the books, both Parts Canada and Motovan. Tires? Match the front. Consider replacing the front (it's probably more toasted than you...

Key point is, a modern bike (built since ~2005 or so) has been engineered to cope with ethanol, no problems. In this case a small percentage of ethanol is actually beneficial for storage, since it is hydrophilic and will mix with any water in the fuel, eventually escorting it out. The problems...

So there you go, you can get a good helmet - or for twice the money you can get a great helmet. Shoei's are the best, the best materials & engineering, and a top-quality faceshield design. The whole faceshield and the seal and the closing mechanism are very well developed. The Shoei is designed...

MV's are rare and unique, yes. If you require rare & unique, buy one (like buddy did). But it's not really the right tool for the job, is it...? Not in my world of potholes, streetcar tracks, curbs, taxis and 100 kmh speed limits. But I guess you could just store the thing in Shannonville or...