Hello, My mom has a 2003 EX500 with a loud ticking/slapping sound that I cannot figure out. She believes the noise is mostly in the crankcase, but in my opinion it is more near the top of the engine. When I do the 'screwdriver to the ear' test it seems loudest at the exhaust rocker arms, though...

So Wednesday I dropped my key outside of work. Like a fool it was my only key, and while my anger rests with another person as well I understand it was 100% my fault. This thread is not for the story, though I will put that in a spoiler, it is for the locksmith service. The only locksmith in...

I have a vintage racer EX500. I have tried 2 sets of carbs on it and I cannot get it to pull more than 6000rpm. It runs and pulls strong up top that point but won't pull beyond that. It had pod filters on it when I first got it so i did what was suggested here and did the FOG mod and put the air...

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