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Hello guys, This is my first post here! I just bought a 2005 EX500 last week with 7800miles on it. It's my first bike ever. and I've loved the ride for the past week but noticed the bike sure is pretty old (rust, aesthetic cracks). I wanted to learn the mechanical part of motorcycles one by one...

Yes it's me again. 1998 ninja 500r, carbs cleaned, everything put back where it's supposed to be, added fuel filter, hooked everything up in right spots and now is having issues starting. Once every 3-5 tries she will turn over but only for a second and is at 500-1000 rpms then dies. If I try to...

Hey, So I was riding my bike at around 120kmh, and everything was runnin fine. But when I accelerated to around 140kmh, I suddenly lost power and it looked like my rpm shot way up, like close to redline. I pulled the clutch in and came to a stop at the side of the road, but now the engine won't...

Hey, So I recently got my Gpz 500s 1988 out of winter storage. Due to a leak in the roofing my old battery had died. I replaced the battery, but accidentally plugged it in the wrong way around. (In my defense, even though this was the same model as the old battery, the polarity was switched...

I've got a 06 500r 3,200 miles on it.. And just replaced the plugs. I stopped and got a little bit of gas last night since I was fixing to run out and on my way home it started wanting to shut off at every light and even just low rpms.. Now when I go to start it, there is a hissing sound coming...